Check this List! Unthinkingly Ageist Language Can Catch You Out.
“You look good for your age . At any age it should be you look good!
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“You are Young at Heart!” A Compliment? No!
Telling someone old that they “look young” is an insult. Isn’t it?
You aren’t sure? Try complimenting a woman of today on being bright.
Tell her “You have a brain like a man”.
Restaurants Age Friendly? Or Unwittingly Ageist? You Judge!
Unthinking Ageism in Restaurants? Yes! Why havent they thought of these things? Because until you are old, it is very difficult to imagine what being old is like. They need to know. We need to tell them.