‘Elderly’ no longer acceptable word for older people
13th February 2009
A new guide for journalists warns against using terms which discriminate against people of a certain age.
Oh, for crying out loud. This is just absurd. Terms don’t discriminate. Using terms doesn’t discriminate. People discriminate. Old people are old people. They aren’t going to get any younger by not being called old people. Sheesh.
- Thank God you don’t live in Britain.
- Without eternal vigilance, it could happen here. Probably in Florida.