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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 12h

What would a world without ageism look like? Here's an answer from ‪Jeanette Leardi‬
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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 15h

Today is #AgeismAwarenessDay.

Two years ago, Changing the Narrative, a leading anti-ageism initiative ran brief videos asking pro-aging advocates the question "What if aging was unbound by ageism?"

Here was my answer, which still applies today.
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What if aging was unbound by ageism? - Jeanette Leardi

YouTube video by Changing the Narrative

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 12h

Happy #Ageism Awareness Day!

Watch this two-minute animation. Take a deep breath. Choose an ageist thought or behavior to challenge—gently—today and going forward.

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Imagine a world without ageism

YouTube video by The Benevolent Society

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 6d

Go Catalonia! #ageism www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

'One of the most invisible violences': Hundreds gather to denounce ageism

Barcelona mayor attends International Day of Older Persons gathering

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 11d

"Much like the resource curse entrenches autocracy in oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia, a US economy that no longer needs as many people to generate wealth will have much less incentive to take care of their needs." @jasmine.bsky.social conducts some internet anthropology jasmi.news/p/dictionary

are you high-agency or an NPC?

AI anxiety and the new language of silicon valley

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 18d

This @ilcuk.bsky.social report highlights that older people are more likely to benefit from talk therapy than younger patients. Surprised? Ask yourself why.
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Sep 4

This one is fun. www.thepoke.com/2025/09/04/f...

Fox News says harping on Donald Trump’s erratic behavior and appearance is ‘ageism’ and Twitter’s irony police came swarming to the scene of the crime

Despite the many physical and mental signs of deterioration that the President of the United States is showing, not to mention his unexplained week-long disappearance, Donald Trump is alive and well. ...

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Aug 26

As Trump's numbers fall, the ageist rhetoric is predictably ramping up. A reminder: #aging didn't turn Trump into a bully and tyrant. He was *always* a bully and tyrant.

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Aug 9

#Ageism hits educated white men in their forties. It's worse for everyone further down the food chain.
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Is 40’s the new 60’s? 40-year-old man describes ageism is killing his job search

A 43-year-old former VP-level product manager with 15+ years of experience struggles to land a new role amid ageism in tech. Despite leading $100M+ product launches, he faces rejection for being "over...

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Aug 7

A friend spotted in Berlin spotted “The Fountain of Youth” by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1547).
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A painting showing old women in ill health being brought to a large fountain in the center, where nude women cavort, then emerge as young maidens to dress, then feast and cavort with the menfolk.

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Aug 6

2/2 "For Black artists, and especially those who are older, self-taught, or working outside dominant art world centers, these labels...erase years of labor, marginalize lived experiences, and obscure vital contributions to cultural narratives." Chenoa Baker www.blackartinamerica.com/blogs/news/t...

The Myth of the “Emerging” Black Artist: Ageism and Access in the Art World

The Myth of the “Emerging” Black Artist: Ageism and Access in the Art World By Chenoa Baker The art world has created three categories to describe artists: emerging, mid-career, or established. These...

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Ultimately, the art world’s obsession with categorization, particularly the rigid 'emerging,' 'mid-career, and 'established' framework, serves more as a gatekeeping mechanism than a meaningful metric of artistic merit or impact. 1/2 www.blackartinamerica.com/blogs/news/t...

The Myth of the “Emerging” Black Artist: Ageism and Access in the Art World

The Myth of the “Emerging” Black Artist: Ageism and Access in the Art World By Chenoa Baker The art world has created three categories to describe artists: emerging, mid-career, or established. These...

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Lostcatdog @lostcatdog.bsky.social · Aug 6

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”

Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Aug 6

A thoughtful take on the insidious nature of internalized ageism. "Many of my personal heroes are over 65," Frampton writes. "It’s the adults flying under the radar we need to worry about, and we need to be calling out systemic discrimination and condescension when we see it." #ageism

Pam Frampton @pamframpton.bsky.social · Aug 6

My latest for @winnipegfreepress.com
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Opinion: Ageism keeps rearing its ugly head

I recently read a death notice for a man I did not know, but whose obituary caught my eye because he’d lived in the same retirement home as my mother. I was particularly surprised to learn that he had...

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Aug 4

One for the snappy-answer department. #ageism www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Twitch Streamer Cinna Destroys Ageist Trolls in Viral Rant: “Do You Prefer Kids?”

Twitch streamer Cinna is firing back at social media users who mocked her age following her appearance at the AMP Pool Party. After X (formerly Twitter) users began leaving comments… The post Twitch S...

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 30

Guess what age group is most vulnerable to scams? What assumptions underlie your guess? www.experian.com/blogs/ask-ex...

Who Gets Scammed the Most? - Experian

Learn what age group gets scammed the most, the most common type of scams, how much money is lost to scams and how you can avoid scams.

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wear ear plugs! (I do.) And thanks for the suggestion.

Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 21

What's the "real doom loop"? San Franciscans are growing older.Think the failure of governance or absence of affordable housing or lack of family leave have anything to do with it? Blaming olders is like blaming immigrants for "taking jobs away" or "crime surges." www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

screen shot of San Francisco Chronicle headline reading "This is the real doom loop. It will change everything about life in the Bay Area. Animation shows crowd on sidewalk diminishing to contain only older people.

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 17

"I’ve discovered as a therapist and as a patient in psychoanalysis that the capacity to anchor yourself in the reality of time passing,and to the potential for life to get better, is fundamental to good mental health." 🙌 Huzzah! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

No, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will be

It’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 11

'I’m beginning to think it’s the very act of becoming “women of a certain age” that inclines us toward autonomous and radical thinking — and demanding our pleasure be taken seriously." www.thecut.com/article/how-...

The Little-Blue-Pill Problem

For some women of a certain age, their partners’ erectile-dysfunction prescriptions are redefining what sex looks like — and not always for the best.

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Age inclusivity isn’t charity; it’s smart, responsible leadership.” #ageism www.forbes.com/sites/danpon...

Your Organization Likely Has An Ageism Problem

Maureen Wiley Clough noticed her industry’s glaring absence of older workers. And then it happened to her.

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 8

Benevolent #ageism is nevertheless insulting and unwelcome. “Ask them to change the way they are speaking with you,” counsels my wise friend and Aussie age advocate. Easier said than done, but necessary. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Why was this stranger calling me sweetheart? The benevolent ageism of ‘elderspeak’

It wasn’t the first time Marcia van Zeller had been treated as someone in need of a lap rug and a cup of hot cocoa. But well-intended words can still sting

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 8

"The same #ageism that makes aqua aerobics a joke also makes space for its liberation." Fat positive + anti-diet activist Virginia Sole-Smith virginiasolesmith.substack.com/p/the-untapp...

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks, Jeanette. Love the way you frame the issue.

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Guardian asked me to write something on a very juicy topic: "aging gracefully." www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

The thing about ‘ageing gracefully’: whatever you call it, I’ll do it my way

One thing I’ve noticed is that as they grow older, people tend to care less about others’ opinions. Sometimes that’s liberating

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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · Jul 6

"There’s no style or cohesion besides the slenderness of one feature & a certain dull sleaze. She manages to convey both skank and frump at once; the mistress you leave your wife for and the wife you’re sick of at the same time." 🙌😂https://lytagold.substack.com/p/its-okay-to-notice-when-rich-people

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