The message is clear: Your real thoughts are dangerous.
When we can’t write about anxiety, burnout, or the pressure to be perfect, we don’t stop feeling those things. We just stop talking about them. And silence isn’t safety. Silence is a lonely room where every teen thinks they’re the only one struggling. tac teens edition
And just like that, your truth gets a filter. The message is clear: Your real thoughts are dangerous
That’s where TAC – Teens Against Censorship – comes in. And silence isn’t safety
This is your edition. Make some noise.
Then write it anyway. Edit it for clarity, not for fear. Share it with a friend. Post it. Print it.
You’re sitting in English class. You’ve just poured your gut into a personal narrative about feeling invisible freshman year. The teacher hands it back. In red ink: “Too honest. Let’s keep this school-appropriate.”