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What is this about "dirty old men"? Ageism. | 269 comments | Create New Account
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What is this about "dirty old men"? Ageism.
Authored by: xtifr on Thursday, July 04 2013 @ 12:33 AM EDT
To quote the inimitable Dr. Isaac Asimov: "You don't have to be dirty to be
a dirty old man; you don't have to be old to be a dirty old man; you don't even
have to be a man to be a dirty old man."

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Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for it makes them soggy and hard to
light.

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What is this about "dirty old men"? Ageism.
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 04 2013 @ 04:20 AM EDT
I resent being called an old man as well.

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Any phrase can be used in a negative fashion
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 04 2013 @ 03:47 PM EDT

The point of the subject being:

    it's not all bad
One should only be insulted if one uses a phrase in an insulting fashion - to be insulted otherwise is a waste of energy.

I'm sure if a Lady you were highly attracted to was being flirtatious with you and called you a "dirty old man" in those circumstances - I wouldn't at all be surprised if you were not offended.

I certainly wasn't... mind you, I wasn't old either so perhaps my perspective will change in 40 or 50 years (or earlier... when does one "feel" old?)

RAS

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