Tag Archives: older people
What’s a Seenager?
Cruel jokes about the old are everywhere
In this article from The Guardian, by Francine Prose, the author asks the question When will we face our ageism epidemic? Referring to Saturday Night Live as an example, she points out that jokes about older people have been increasing. … Continue reading →
Are our perceptions of age distorted?
A group of young people asked to cast ads routinely selected people around their own age while dismissing anyone over 50.