“Ageism is stereotyping, discrimination and mistreatment based solely upon age. When directed towards older people, it comes from negative attitudes and beliefs about what it means to be older.” EveryAGE Counts.
Ageism is a very destructive type of discrimination. It is hard to fight because it has become part of everyday life in Australia. What makes ageism different from other ‘-isms’ is that it is discrimination against our younger or older selves. After all, each of us has been younger and will (hopefully) become older. Ageism against older people is present in how we talk about ageing and what we think it means to be older. Too often, we portray older people as out of touch, frail, forgetful or worthless.
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