Teen Activism Mugs

'I don't wanna discuss my responsibilities! I wanna talk about my rights!'

"This is the most important election of our lifetime."

"My mom says I can start a rock band if I call it 'I Love My Mommy.' You in?"

'When played backwards these say terrible things like 'do your homework' and 'clean your room.''

"Nothing else in my room can spin on the floor like a bottle."

'He's at a very impressionable age.'

'More hair than brains.'

Welcome to your new English Class.

'What was the first music they ever said 'this isn't even music' about?'

"What I miss during school holidays is not going out on strike every Friday."

Whatever!

Mentoring Unit: 'Go on! You can do it! You can be a mentor!'

'Oh,oh, Regina has her lawyer with her.'

'Here's what she was reading - an articl called 'Parents can be fun'.'

'I don't want to be a shepherd. I want to be the policeman who interrupts the play to tell all the mummys and daddys who have parked irresponsibly and dangerously outside to move their cars...'

"I attempted to circumvent the traditional trappings of a teen furlough...but I was thwarted by my czar-ish parental unit."

Secretary to boss: 'You fooled some of the people all of the time, Senator, but they were all too young to vote.'

Children hold hands around a map of the world with picnic food.

War on drugs... war on terror... war on lima beans.

"The good news is, the children in the district have strong writing skills. The bad news is, we have sustained a letter-writing campaign from the third grade."

"With the Suzuki method, they start them campaigning as early as three or four."

"I hope that this is just a riot of passage."

Taking out the garbage can, cleaning up my room... Why doesn't someone start a civil war to free us kids?!

Alcohol and Tobacco Danger

"Five kids have signed my petition. We'd like to have vegetarian options on the cafeteria menu. To help, I've put together a few recipes of my own."

'Dad, I decided not to get a tattoo in the end. Like you, I got a piercing, instead.'

'I'm guessing it'll have to be by text.'

'I'd like to run for class president but I don't want to put my family through a background check.'

Class of 2015

Girl to mother: 'Don't call me a teenager. From now on, I want to be referred to as a pre-adult.'