Title: 5 Ageist Stereotypes That Really Need To Go Away Already | HuffPost Life
Headings: 5 Ageist Stereotypes That Really Need To Go Away Already
Aging In America
5 Ageist Stereotypes That Really Need To Go Away Already
Ageism is the last ism to go unaddressed. We want to address it.
1. People who work past 65 are clogging up the job pipeline.
2. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
3. Older people are too sensitive.
4. Age discrimination isn’t a real thing.
5. Retirement villages are great places for older people.

Content: A study published in Gerontologist magazine noted that ageism can be found both in explicit actions ― like hiring discrimination ― and implicit attitudes that live and thrive in our language. Take these stereotypes readily found in popular culture: the birthday card image of an older adult in a diaper, the “senior moment” joke about the normality of memory loss and aging, commercials poking fun at older adults having sex. Ageism, in the form of pervasive negative attitudes about older people, has been normalized and is widely accepted. It creeps up in cosmetics promoted as “anti-aging” (because aging is a bad thing and we should want to be “anti” it) or even under the guise of a compliment when a waiter addresses an older woman as “young lady.” The implication is that old is bad. Language is power, and discrimination can’t be alleviated without language changes. As for “just joking,” let’s bury that one already. 4. Age discrimination isn’t a real thing.