I wonder if they removed the teen from teen titans to make this feel like more of an adult show but whether there is “teen” in the name or not, whenever there are teenagers present in any form of scripted media, you already know they are going to talk just like how the 65-year-old scriptwriter thinks 16-year-olds talk, and this usually results in them talking in a way that no human talks at all no matter what age they are…
"We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends." - Mary McLeod Bethune