Meowissa
Ageism against middle aged white women

To be honest, I had to walk away because I’m trying hard not to be reactionary and give people level headed responses.  So here it is- it sucks that your feelings were hurt but this is not a real thing.  Ageism is abuse in nursing homes.  Ageism is treating the elderly like children instead of adults.  The middle aged are not systematically oppressed and throwing around that word belittles actual ageist issues.  Sorry your feelings were hurt but let’s not confuse that with oppression.

  1. somerset said: rooney mara stans still crying
  2. bricorama reblogged this from greengrey and added:
    IDK if the OP is referring to a particular discussion, but I can tell you from my personal experience that there is an...
  3. greengrey reblogged this from desertmar and added:
    disagree with some this. I thing ageism is more than just elder abuse,...does have an...
  4. cherrispryteaintsobrite said: I really don’t want to wade into any of this, but ageism is also denying children and youth a voice in matters they are experienced in that impact them. (Parental notification laws for under-18 abortions, for example, are ageism too.)
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