Originally Posted by
HawkOwl
Bluntly, I put the "G" word for age and infirmity in the same category as the "N" word for race and ethnicity. I find it insulting, nasty and discriminating. I am not, nor do I know anyone who deserves the description posed by that word.
It is one of those words that at one time was humorous. That time is past, way past.
You are, of course, entitled to have your opinion about it. I use it deprecatingly (in a humorous sense) about myself and will continue to. If it offends you I understand, then you might want to avoid my threads and posts.
Rich