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Agreed Bob - I like the term senior too - it isn't belittling like so many
other terms. I am not yet old enough to take on this term being a young un
of 57 but I think I shall adopt this term when I am old enough to be
promoted.
Thank you for initiating the discussion - it has been most interesting.
Gerry Holloway
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:20:07 +0100, Bob Rust <[log in to unmask]>
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> I am glad the my posting, prompted by the weekly trip to Tesco, past the
> (well criticised) "Elderly persons crossing" sign for the 160+ time
> coupled
> with the American lady's reference to 'Seniors' has prompted such a
lively
> debate. It is obvious from all the comments provoked by both postings
that
> many see the problem as I see it is with the current widespread use of
the
> word elderly in a pejorative sense. Am I being over sensitive? The way
it
> is
> used always seems to imply to me that the user sees stupidity, Vick
vapour
> rub and dried wee? The tabloids of the Murdoch group are major culprits,
> we
> still read of the 'poor old soul who has to go to the Post Office to
draw
> their pension (and risk getting mugged) because they can't cope with
bank
> accounts. I wonder if Rupert classes himself as elderly?
>
>
>
> Someone suggested Thirdagers, following on from teenagers an idea I
toyed
> with. But talking to some younger people about the University of the
Third
> Age I was asked what were the first and second ages? As one said, "It is
> like the Third World, at 25 I still don't know what constitutes the
first
> and second world". Thinking about his comment later, I realised that at
76
> neither do I. Is that age or a gap in education? Can't blame Hitler
don't
> remember that classification being used until we bailed out of Africa.
>
>
>
> We have babies, toddlers, school children, students then a forty year
jump
> to the current group definition elderly. I still like seniors.
>
>
>
> My old Mum (she died at 90) used to say "Old is ten years older than you
> are" which rather ties in with Bill's analogous room.
>
>
>
> Bob
>
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>> Seniors is also a common term in Australia. We have a Seniors' Card for
>> anyone over 55 not in fulltime work. This allows us various concessions
>> eg
>> at cinemas and on public transport.
>>
>> I have a theory that the crossover between seniors, aged 55 and aged
>> pension 65, reduces any stigma caused by the word.
>>
>> We have never used the expression OAP here and instead refered to
>> Pensioners but this category includes anyone on government support. The
>> pension's correct title rather strangely is Aged Pension, sounds like
>> wine
>> or cheese. Many of us with superannuation also get a part government
>> pension.
>>
>> Much adverising here is aimed at Seniors and we have a Seniors' Week.
>>
>> At 65 I am happy to be a Senior but I am certainly not elderly!
>>
>> Megan Peniston-Bird
>> Melbourne
>> Australia.
>>
>>
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>> Sometime ago I posted a question about people's feelings about being
>> catagorised as "the elderly". Something I detest because of its
negative
>> conotations. I recently heard and interview with some Americans who
>> consistently used the phrase "our seniors" or "the seniors". In the way
>> the words were used describing the place of older people in the
>> community.
>> I llike it! What do others think? More importantly how do we get it
used?
>>
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