same time, the label continued to be applied throughout the 1980s to numerous other young actors and actresses, many of them being tagged with the label simply because of their age and because they had, at some point, been cast in a film that was geared toward teenagers or young adults....
As a term for a child, William Dunbar's Flyting (c. 1500) is usually cited as first use; but Dictionaries of the Scots Language questions whether Dunbar's use means "child" or "garment." The child sense is clearly attested by 1530s. The transferred meaning is perhaps from the notion ...
is welcome in concept. “Brats” isn’t that, not really. Instead, and probably without meaning to be, McCarthy serves as our stand-in for a common crisis of meaning and validation at a time when the sheen of accomplishments fades more quickly than ever. ...