As Twitchy told you earlier Wednesday, MSNBC analyst and TIME magazine contributor Elise Jordan stepped in to shame critics of Parkland activist David Hogg because he’s just “a rising college freshman.”

Funny — the media certainly didn’t treat him like a child when he was leading the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. and calling the NRA “pathetic f**kers that want to keep killing our children.” Sean Parnell reminded Jordan that he had 20 men Hogg’s age getting shot at and wounded every day in Afghanistan, and it was Hogg who made the choice to enter the public sphere as an activist.

So now we take you across the ocean to Great Britain, where Prime Minister Theresa May is catching heat for blowing off a photo-op with 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl who masterminded the worldwide school strike for climate and has been nominated for the Nobel Prize. Thunberg did pose for a photo with anti-Semitic Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, though.

The 16-year-old activist and Nobel prize nominee – who kick started a global youth movement in a bid to tackle climate change in 2018 – stopped by parliament https://t.co/cKFUJr5sQX — British Vogue (@BritishVogue) April 24, 2019

Word is out, though, that as Thunberg gains an even larger worldwide audience for her climate change activism, she’s being “attacked” online.

GRETA THUNBERG

Those that "attack" the sixteen-year-old climate activist on social media should, perhaps, bare in mind that she has been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder & Selective Mutism. And remember, she is just sixteen-years-old. pic.twitter.com/UIkChfl6ZS — ? Man in Black (@69mib) April 24, 2019

Remember, she is just sixteen years old — and can demand a photo-op with of all the party leaders in the U.K., address the European Parliament (where she reportedly “appeared to break down in tears”), and travel the world speaking on climate change, despite all of her diagnoses.

You don't get to try to influence politics and get a pass. Ever. https://t.co/PxKZ1JqSB1 — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) April 24, 2019

Yeah, we have to agree with Kurt Schlichter there. She’s only 16 and was nominated for the Nobel Prize for her climate activism, so she can and does speak for herself. Or does she?

But despite all that we should take her seriously when she opines on climate change? — Michael McNally (@notoserfdom) April 24, 2019

For goodness sake. My Tweet was quite clear and straightforward. — ? Man in Black (@69mib) April 24, 2019

It really wasn't – do you think we should take her seriously or not? And do you think the adults pulling her strings have any responsibility here? — Michael McNally (@notoserfdom) April 24, 2019

You've really not bothered to even try to understand the point I made. — ? Man in Black (@69mib) April 24, 2019

Try harder, and try addressing my points. Focus – don't just act all indignant because you're floundering. You're better than that. — Michael McNally (@notoserfdom) April 24, 2019

She’s just like Hogg; he’s a nationally known activist most of the time but just a “rising college freshman” when he starts talking utter nonsense that isn’t about the approved topic of gun control.

So why is she treated like a circus attraction???? — John bailey?? (@inndexinnsltd1) April 24, 2019

Perhaps those exploiting her should think on that. — MrCEssex (@MrCEssex1) April 24, 2019

So does she have individual agency or not? There are millions of campaigns with mental health and physical health issues in the world and many many young activists, I fail to see how this makes her immune from criticism — Peter C. Barnes (@Barnesy19) April 24, 2019

Think that should be aimed at the adults who are exploiting her. — Neon_knight (@Neon_Knight23) April 24, 2019

Her rich eco warrior parents, instead of nurturing her have led her to believe she will be dead from climate change before she is 30. Her mother ‘coincidentally ‘ has just published her new book. — Brexit has been stolen by knaves (@yjdhillhead) April 24, 2019

Her mother’s book on climate change was released just when she started her climate strike ? — TootingWarrior (@packetsniffer99) April 24, 2019

So… we should let her decide national policy? — Jen和時代 (@Jen_Dodgson) April 24, 2019

In an era when victimhood and vulnerability are valued above knowledge, experience or expertise, this child is the perfect weapon. She cannot be criticised. And it's really disturbing to see her used like this. She should be protected, not exploited. — Caroline (@caroline3033) April 24, 2019

Perhaps the ones that push her into this limelight should also have take that into consideration. Was she chosen for exactly those reasons? She can say what she is told to say and no one dares challenge her for exactly those reasons. I understand what you are saying though. — Mr.B (@thetruebluechef) April 24, 2019

You put yourself forward as an authority and lecture people as if you're an expert, you have to expect criticism. The real problem here is the politicos, celebrities, media and Globalists using her to push a message, in the hope we won't reject it as she's a 16 year old. — Blue Army Faction (@BlueArmyFaction) April 24, 2019

I won’t and don’t attack her. I do however strongly question the tactic and actions of those that are using her — BeFreeLiveKindly (@doncollier) April 24, 2019

Don't care.

If you put yourself into the public arena, you expose yourself to criticism. That's how it works and you will not silence us to save your, or her feelings. Her ideas are stupid and lead to socialism and misery.

Can't take the heat? Get out of the Twitter. — Populo Iratus (@cmahar3) April 24, 2019

There's something quite unseemly about this whole scenario. From the ruthless child exploitation, to the attempts to silence dissent for fear of harming the child. Very unsavoury. — Jim Hamilton (@ImmyH71) April 24, 2019

…therefore she is not responsible for her own actions?

…therefore she should be immune from challenge?

…therefore the substance of her positions is sacrosanct?

OR

…therefore she is likely being cruelly manipulated by barbaric, cynical adults to whom she is but a pawn? — Au H2O Repub ??????? (@TeeKayTex) April 24, 2019

Worrying part, someone is financing her and looking after her travels — Service (@notlistenning1) April 24, 2019

All the more reason for her not to be taken advantage of by her parents and the media. — Syko?? (@Oldenhappy) April 24, 2019

Which is all the more reason for not allowing her to be exploited for one moment longer. This child has multiple mental health issues. She also stopped eating for two months .. she needs to be protected not treated like a Messiah! — Chrissie Martin (@cmartin443) April 24, 2019

Perhaps the people parading her around the world, and thereby depriving her of education, should bear that in mind as well — Jezbo (@jeremyafletcher) April 24, 2019

So why is she being lauded by the press and our shambles of a political leadership?

She is either a vulnerable girl in which case she should be protected and kept out of the spotlight or she isn’t in which case she deserved the opprobrium she has received. — Marty the Tyke (@martytyke) April 24, 2019

She shouldn't be put in a position where she can be "attacked" in this way. The people who have put her there probably want it all to be one-way traffic – they think we should just listen to what she is saying without question. The apparent messiah complex is shocking. — Ross McOwat (@RMcowat) April 24, 2019

So she's your human shield. Got it. — Testosticles (@Testosticles) April 24, 2019

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