Nowadays, having pets is more accepted, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still a problem for everyone. But with more and more people choosing a childfree lifestyle, children seem to be more annoying to some. Due to such different lifestyles, controversy erupted after an influencer in Los Angeles, California, said that if there are rentals with “No Pets” policies, there should also be “No Children” policies. At this point, there could be a boom in the appearance of adult-only places.
Influencer and comedian Julia Austin uses her social media to talk about the childfree lifestyle. That’s why Julia’s videos usually receive a lot of mixed opinions. In her latest video, the comedian from California spoke about how if some places and rentals don’t allow pets, these same spaces should have “No Children” policies. Then Austin even said, ‘I am gonna tell you by the time you let the kid move in, just let the pets come.’ Then she followed this with examples of how common it is for children to damage a place. Even though it could all have been the result of them playing around. Among the examples were flushing toys down the toilet or scratching the walls with a permanent marker. Julia also adds that these are not isolated cases and that she knows several children who have made such mischief.
The comedian ends her video by saying: ‘Once you let the kids move into your rental property, it’s screwed.’ This final comment, and indeed the entire video, was what caused the comments to be so divided. On the one hand, there are people who feel offended by how they compare a child to an animal. As Queen_beans26 complains, saying: ‘False equivalence. Children are people. I LOATHE how people compare children to pets. It’s incredibly dehumanizing. On the other hand, some say they understand the comedian better, such as Veda, who explained: ‘Yall she’s not talking about not liking kids, just the fact pets often cause a lot less damage then kids, so pets shouldn’t be a reason to turn away a tenant‘. Julie replied that this is precisely the point, that children can cause greater damage to rentals.
Although we shouldn’t generalize, there are well-behaved pets and children, as well as destructive beasts, whether human or not. Furthermore, even if there are adults present, it is not always possible to anticipate how a child or pet will behave or react. Doesn´t matter how well-behaved they may be.
