Ageism

Relevance As We Age

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Think about how seniors are depicted in TV advertising. They’ve fallen and can’t get up; they don’t know how to use their phones, and they compare notes on incontinence products. You’d think that once people reach a certain age, they’re an irrelevance that should be set aside while the rest of the world gets on … Read more

Age Shaming

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I had been privileged all my life never to have been exposed to any form of discrimination – until recently, until this phone call, when I experienced age shaming firsthand. How old are you?” asked the voice on the other end of the phone. 24 hours previously, I had signed up for an online course. … Read more