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This would assume that racism is totally equivalent to ageism, and I just can't imagine a world where this is true. Generally speaking, cultures have revered th
by everdrive 3y ago
This would assume that racism is totally equivalent to ageism, and I just can't imagine a world where this is true. Generally speaking, cultures have revered the older generations. It's only the recent rapid innovations in technology which have reversed this ancient trend. And crucially, it's reversed it because accumulated wisdom is negatively impacted by an ever-changing landscape. (it's not rendered useless, of course.) On the other hand racism and sexism have been around since time immemorial. Dr. King himself did not believe it was possible to erase racism from the world completely, and I think he was wise to believe that. Ageism by contrast is a very different, and modern problem.
- CharlesW 3y ago> This would assume that racism is totally equivalent to ageism… No, it just assumes that ageism, racism, and sexism are all forms of bigotry. > Ageism by contrast is a very different, and modern problem. Even though attitudes toward different age groups have varied across cultures and time periods, it's not "a modern problem". For example, the U.S.'s Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) became law in 1967, but ageism goes back centuries.