Generally speaking, when adults tried to protect me from myself as a kid, they did much more harm than good.
I believe this is true for most kids.
I believe this is true for most kids.
Given how much it pisses me off, I kinda wish I were still protected from politics.
Put another way: you're trying to deny them the opportunity to make a certain choice (that is, vote) for their own good. That is the definition of protecting someone from them-self.
I was pointing out, simply, that (whether right or wrong), being "protected" from politics is in fact protection from oneself.
Now, you may feel that children should be protected from themselves, whereas women should not. That is a perfectly consistent position. The grandparent seemed to be unclear that that is what you were advocating, and that is the confusion I was clearing up.