Does this quote actually sound like it came from a teenager?
“As I’ve struggled with my own identity as a queer person, it’s been really, really important to me that I have access to these books,” said the girl, whom NBC News is not naming to avoid revealing her sexuality. “And I’m sure it’s really important to other queer kids. You should be able to see yourself reflected on the page.”
“my own identity as a queer person”?
“access to these books”?
“see yourself reflected on the page”?
That passage sounded totally phony to me, as well. At the very least, they edited out all the “likes”, “y’knows” and “totallys.”
Does this quote actually sound like it came from a teenager?
Sadly yes, although as Albion Wilde pointed out the "like"s and "you know"s have likely been edited out.