John Quiggin on Nostr: This đź’Ż from Carol Lefevre "In Australia, the National Ageing Research Institute ...
This đź’Ż from Carol Lefevre
"In Australia, the National Ageing Research Institute has developed an Age-Positive Language Guide as part of its strategy to combat ageism.
Examples of poor descriptive language include terms such as “old person”, “the elderly”, and even “seniors”. That last term appears on a card Australians receive shortly after turning 60, which enables them to receive various discounts and concessions. Instead, we are encouraged to use “older person”, or “older people”. But this is just another form of age-masking that fools no one.
It would be better to throw the institute’s energy into destigmatising the word “old”. What, after all, is wrong with being old, and saying so? "
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-homesick-for-ourselves-the-hidden-grief-of-ageing-202754
"In Australia, the National Ageing Research Institute has developed an Age-Positive Language Guide as part of its strategy to combat ageism.
Examples of poor descriptive language include terms such as “old person”, “the elderly”, and even “seniors”. That last term appears on a card Australians receive shortly after turning 60, which enables them to receive various discounts and concessions. Instead, we are encouraged to use “older person”, or “older people”. But this is just another form of age-masking that fools no one.
It would be better to throw the institute’s energy into destigmatising the word “old”. What, after all, is wrong with being old, and saying so? "
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-homesick-for-ourselves-the-hidden-grief-of-ageing-202754