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Oldernotwiser wrote: »Anybody notice a strongly ageist tone developing here? Is this any better than being prejudiced against disabled people?
the young have been educated to be more accepting simple as that at school there was a few students with walking issues, bad hearing but i was in mainstream school, unless you want it back to the dark ages were many with disablitys were locked up !!!0 -
TheBottomLine wrote: »I haven't noticed that. It's mostly old fogies who complain though, like when I sit in the disabled person's seat on the bus there's usually some old crone who has a point and mutter. Not ageist at all.
No, not ageist at all!
Mind you, I expect if people started talking about spastics and cripples you'd be furious!0 -
the young have been educated to be more accepting simple as that at school there was a few students with walking issues, bad hearing but i was in mainstream school, unless you want it back to the dark ages were many with disablitys were locked up !!!
I don't see how that's really relevant to my post.0 -
Oldernotwiser wrote: »No, not ageist at all!
Mind you, I expect if people started talking about spastics and cripples you'd be furious!
Something insulting in my post?
EDIT: You mean when I said 'fogies' and 'crone' I think? Well firstly, a fogy is someone who has old fashioned attitudes and is not related to age at all. Neither is crone, it simply means ugly and is not an 'ageist' word. I mean look at Helen Mirren, she's old (65) and is well fit. Look 'em up in the dictionary if you want, but please tell me you're not comparing those words with '!!!!!!' and 'cripple'.Only 3% of those registered blind in the UK have zero vision.0 -
Shall we be political correct thenOldernotwiser wrote: »Anybody notice a strongly ageist tone developing here? Is this any better than being prejudiced against disabled people?0
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My experience is that in general, elderly people are less understanding of my disabilities, and more likely to challenge me when I park in a disabled space. I'm not being ageist, just honest about what I have experienced since I became ill.0
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Wish we did have blue badge police
I get looks to with my disabled daughter and 9/10 they are from older people I just ignore it I dont mind being approached tbh I often see blue badge scheme being abused (car parked with no blue badge). When I go to supermarket nearly always older people who use the spaces I dont dispute they aren't entitled too but maybe the perception by some of them is they naive to think only older people are some disabled0 -
TheBottomLine wrote: »I haven't noticed that. It's mostly old fogies who complain though, like when I sit in the disabled person's seat on the bus there's usually some old crone who has a point and mutter. Not ageist at all.
I had to chuckle - you're really funny, but SO right!Me transmitte sursum, caledoni0 -
Wish we did have blue badge police
I get looks to with my disabled daughter and 9/10 they are from older people I just ignore it I dont mind being approached tbh I often see blue badge scheme being abused (car parked with no blue badge). When I go to supermarket nearly always older people who use the spaces I dont dispute they aren't entitled too but maybe the perception by some of them is they naive to think only older people are some disabled
yeah I'd police all the supermarket disabled spaces especially at Christmas.Me transmitte sursum, caledoni0 -
TheBottomLine wrote: »I haven't noticed that. It's mostly old fogies who complain though, like when I sit in the disabled person's seat on the bus there's usually some old crone who has a point and mutter. Not ageist at all.
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