| “[...]to get old, to survive, it's a struggle between life and death.” (V1_LV) |
| “[...]I thought it was important to emphasize the issue of inclusion, it is impossible to be including and feel included if you lead a life of exclusion, having to endure prejudices”. (V1_AK) |
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“[...]Question: Have you ever suffered any kind of ageism? Answer: I go through this practically every day”. (V4_MJ) |
| EXCLUSION IN LEARNING SPACES/DIGITAL EXCLUSION |
| “[...]and I include myself, as an older person, knowing that I can collaborate in some way in the transmission, in the use of these digital means, now that I am somehow in the process. I am included as an older person in this community that uses digital media to act against the prejudice that excludes me. It seems to be intentional, taking us back to the holds of the ship, especially when you're black. So you have to face these teachings”. (V1_LV) |
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“ [...]I looked on the internet for a course that I was interested in, but when I accessed the site I saw that it was only for people aged 18 to 35. I was at a loss to understand why, as I am a technologically active person. Why discriminate against age? Maybe I learn slower, in the face of artificial intelligence, but that doesn't mean I can't learn”. (V4_MJ) |
| DISREGARDING THE VARIOUS WAYS OF BEING AN OLDER PERSON |
| “[...]most people set standards and don't give older people a chance. There are people aged 65 who have more difficulty with mobility, but not all 65-year-olds will be the same, they vary according to experience and cannot be leveled. It's rude situations that have been happening”. (V4_MJ) |
| “[...]in addition to the various forms of reproducing prejudices, I experience aesthetic behavioral pressure. When a person turns 60, it's as if they were given a list of behaviors and those who don't follow them receive a series of judgments . It is as if certain practices, such as sex for example, become inappropriate just because the person has aged.”. (V7_D) |
| DISRESPECT OF THE RIGHT OF OLDER PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION |
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“[...]when I get on public transport, people discriminate against me, they don't give me a seat”. (V4_MJ) |
| LABEL OF SICK, WEAK, BURDEN AND UNPRODUCTIVE |
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“[...]ageism has developed very quickly and is built on existing hostilities, but the new ageism of the covid-19 era, surprisingly, has increased these hostilities, especially in the US, in the face of the belief that we are old, sick, susceptible to die and we live too long, whose treatment with health would be useless and expensive , acting with indifference to our well-being. The problem has become common in Reddit posts and non-serious tweets, but also in articles published in respected magazines.”. (V6_MM - translated) |
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“ [...]although they seem harmless, many comments have a strong negative, unproductive and unnecessary charge towards the older person ”. (V7_D) |
| MISTREATMENT AND VIOLENCE |
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“[...]I was hungry, I had nothing to eat, I was treated badly by my family, because I was old”. (V2_SJ) |
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