Geez louise. I said just a thought.

Friendly reminder that Sebastian Stan is playing Jeff Gillooly in the Tonya Harding movie!

Shit is serious when you’re putting a pox on entire houses.

Could this divide just generational? My mother (early 60-something) taught me (early 30-something) about feminism from an early age—and her perspective on this (being overtly sexual) is exactly the same as Sharon’s. My thought is that when you came of age in a time when you were expected to be sexual (but nice, pliant…

Thank you for speaking up. The ageism being spouted is really disgusting.

Not to mention the idea that all elderly people are conservative is just wrong. My great-grandparents, who had seen the depression, passionately hated W. and were in favor of those programs that helped the US emerge out of the depression. I see the problem being rampant sexism already prevalent in our culture (and…

On the other hand, my 91 year old mother uses technology, was a super early promoter of Obama’s run for the White House, is down with gay marriage, and still seems able to evolve her position on social issues.

Exactly. I know a ton of progressive seniors. These folks were fighting for civil/women’s rights back in the 60's-70's and they’re still around. I’m so proud of my 69yo hippie mom and her old sorority buddies for getting super active in politics again. Anecdotally, most of the older baby boomers I’ve met have been…

“I think that if a citizen is retired from the work force, they should not have a say in how our government operates and should not be allowed the privilege to vote.”

maybe, but we also need experienced politicians who know how the government operates and have earned seniority on committees, etc. you dont want to throw out a person who is doing their job well. at the same time, i dont think we need senile strom-thurmonds in office in their late 80s.

You want to trust the future of American democracy to people who use the word ‘adulting’ unironically?

I think you are my new crush of the day. The ageism on this thread is super ugly. My only satisfaction is that most of the assholes reveling in it and thinking they are oh so clever and amusing (or dodging responsibility for their ugliness by saying, “just half kidding! HAR, HAR!”) are going to be... wait for it...old…

Thank you. Believe it or not, we do exist. Unfortunately, the NYT & others in mainstream media aren’t beating down our doors to interview US for their articles on the politic views of seniors.

TF is this? Some of these old people were set upon by dogs in the street so they could start voting in the prime of their adulthood.

I always vote, but only once for a Republican - Gerald Ford in 1976, when I was 18 and chose him over Jimmy Carter because of his experience. Please don’t make generalizations. It makes you look foolish.

“I think that if a citizen is retired from the work force, they should not have a say in how our government operates and should not be allowed the privilege to vote.”

I can’t believe that people have starred this comment. There is no maximum voting age in Iceland, but they do have *much* higher voter turn out than we do. You know who doesn’t turn out to vote in the US? The young. How about trying to get the youth vote out instead of your fucked up idea of taking the vote away from…

That, and, you know, age discrimination being illegal and all.

Who are you to define other people’s “interests” for them? They’re adults. They can define their own interests without your or anyone else’s help.

Why? It’s not like the only thing government does only impacts working people. Shouldn’t they have a say in Social Security or Medicare, for instance?