From the Tilted Parenting Forum:
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Originally Posted by willravel
There is such a thing as 'ageism', the mistreatment of people because of their age.
Ageists assume that their experience trumps any experience of those younger then them, therefore they are always right. Of course, that is absurd, as every child in the world has at least some experience that his or her parents have not experienced.
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And from the "Do a good deed, get sued" topic, in regards to a 49 year old woman.
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Originally Posted by yellowchef
I know 10:30 isnt LATE by any means, but they KNEW the lady was elderly and to most people that have families and the elderly 10:30 is late.
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After checking the birthday in my profile, I find I'm weeks away from being "elderly".
Ageism clearly goes both ways. Experienced middle aged workers are getting laid off, college hires will work for less. College graduates can't find jobs, without experience. What are your experiences with ageism?