https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0 Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2020-01-26 22:15:55 UTC 2020-02-01 01:52:19 UTC hello@padlet.com lowemac https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436202131 Everyone enjoys making fun of millennials yet in this article by Vox suggest that baby boomers in fact have ruined America for future generations. Boomers are to blame for ignoring climate change, cutting their own taxes creating a 4 trillion dollar debt and screwing up any chance for future generations to prosper. The article is focused around pointing fingers of who is worse that is ultimately stemmed from ageism. ]]> 2020-01-26 23:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436202131 lowemac https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436204968 This article links to the lyrics for Rufus Thomas' song "I Ain't Gettin' Older, I'm Gettin' Better". In this song Thomas portrays aging as a joyful thing compared to other songs that show aging as a negative thing. He sings "53, I was still clean. And at 54, still on the scene. 55, funkiest man alive." This song embraces changes and different chapters someone goes through in life. ]]> 2020-01-26 23:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436204968 lowemac https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436206131 The catch phrase "I've fallen and I can't get up!", is famously known from the Life Alert commercial marketing a lifesaving technology to help seniors get medical help when they are stuck on the floorer can't get to a phone. Yet this phrase has been used many times in memes making fun of the seniors in need of help.]]> 2020-01-26 23:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436206131 lowemac https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436207522 USC conducted a study on how elders are stereotyped in movies. The study shows that not only are elders mischaracterized and underrepresented but they are demonized by ageist language. Quotes include "a frail old woman" and "a senile old man". Yet seniors see themselves as highly aware and physically active. ]]> 2020-01-27 00:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436207522 lowemac https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436251878 The Intern is a movie based around a 70 year old becoming an intern, something that is generally uncommon. Yet the movie and even the trailer screams ageism. Robert Di Nero prefers to only dress in a suit and carry a briefcase reinforcing the idea that seniors are traditional and can't adapt to today's culture. In the trailer it also showcases how elders don't know how to use social media and the internet like Facebook. ]]> 2020-01-27 05:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lowemac/cx2wmwgobzu0/wish/436251878