Originally Posted by
Rich Gibson
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
My thought is that there is a LOT of ageism out there - I have it happen to me - "Why don't you get in line in front of me, 'Young man'" and on and on. Lowered expectations of performance, rocking chair images, words such as doddering, geezer, old fart, elderly, etc.
If I don't want others using those words and having those attitudes (and I don't), then I should set the example.