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Researchers uncover AI bias against older working women AI is perpetuating inaccurate gender and age stereotypes, influencing everything from hiring practices to workplace perceptions.

“Why would [gendered #ageism] be showing up in billions of words where there’s no visual presentation of people? That is really suggesting it’s woven into the fabric of how we categorize and interpret people in the social world.”
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

'You look good for your age': compliment or ageist insult? Expert weighs in It's a lovely compliment, isn't it? Although it might seem like one, some people believe we should stop using the phrase in conversations

I recommend saying brightly, "You look good for your age too!"
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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

How a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening 😨https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146

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

YouTube video by The Benevolent Society Imagine a world without ageism

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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs28...

'One of the most invisible violences': Hundreds gather to denounce ageism Barcelona mayor attends International Day of Older Persons gathering

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

are you high-agency or an NPC? AI anxiety and the new language of silicon valley

"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

This @ilcuk.bsky.social report highlights that older people are more likely to benefit from talk therapy than younger patients. Surprised? Ask yourself why.
www.msn.com/en-ca/health...

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. ...

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

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.

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...

#Ageism hits educated white men in their forties. It's worse for everyone further down the food chain.
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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.

A friend spotted in Berlin spotted “The Fountain of Youth” by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1547).
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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...

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...

"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...

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”

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

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...

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

"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...

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.

'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-...

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.

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

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

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...

"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...

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

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

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

"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

Just launched: a toolkit for storytellers who want to confront the encroachment of fascist AI surveillance tech. 👏