http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/10/ageism_vs_adult.html Alex's Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/10/ageism_vs_adult.html#comment-331 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/10/ageism_vs_adult.html#comment-331 Fuck adultism. Ageism all the way! Well, no, ageism must be ended, but, you know, the term stays. Hehehe. Ugh. I need a drink. Hmmm... Don't have any alcohol. I'll just have some Dr. Pepper. Oh, crap, am I still writing? Damn! Fuck adultism. Ageism all the way! Well, no, ageism must be ended, but, you know, the term stays. Hehehe. Ugh. I need a drink. Hmmm… Don’t have any alcohol. I’ll just have some Dr. Pepper. Oh, crap, am I still writing? Damn!

]]> http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/10/ageism_vs_adult.html#comment-330 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/10/ageism_vs_adult.html#comment-330 I agree. Ageism is used to describe discrimination based on age. That is what young people face. That is alos what some seniors face, to a much lesser extent. Adultism, as you said, sounds very academic and stuffy. Ageism is the term most people turn to before they are introduced to groups like NYRA, Freechild, etc. "Youthism" - (discrimination based on one's youth) would make more sense, but it would sound stupid. I wonder how you say "young" in Latin... I agree. Ageism is used to describe discrimination based on age. That is what young people face. That is alos what some seniors face, to a much lesser extent. Adultism, as you said, sounds very academic and stuffy. Ageism is the term most people turn to before they are introduced to groups like NYRA, Freechild, etc.
“Youthism” - (discrimination based on one’s youth) would make more sense, but it would sound stupid. I wonder how you say “young” in Latin…

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