Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Now I know what it means to be old. And I've been so successfully in denial up until now. I think the single thing is a really good idea for those that enjoy that kind of thing. I'm a bit offended that you would put an age limit on it. Yes, you guessed it, I'm over 40. I've been left out of your age range. So, now that I've been insulted (unintentionally of course), it is unlikely that I will get involved with you young whipper snappers. However, for future sake, you may want to reconsider eliminating a particular cross section of folks. You may be old someday yourself (if you're lucky). I'm curious, what kind of " ism " would we label this form of prejudice? Ageism? This e-mail was sent with the intention of being humorous, but also alerting you to the reality of age discrimination. Getting older is already challenging enough, but then you have to deal with these types of situtations. Best of luck and have fun! Syndee P.S. Just so you know, even over 40 year olds can be a hell of a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Not to get too far off the list's topic, but I wouldn't normally date a 23 yr old and they wouldn't normally date me (42yr old). In fact, in my experience most people are uncomfortable even five years outside their own age. So I can see the utility of age-targeted gatherings. Not meaning to speak for the original writer, but it isn't neccessarily ageist, possibly just trying to make the events useful. I also see an opportunity for you to create similar events for forty-somethings. Bruce > This e-mail was sent with the intention of being humorous, but also > alerting you to the reality of age discrimination. Getting older is > already challenging enough, but then you have to deal with these types > of situtations. > > Best of luck and have fun! > > Syndee > > P.S. Just so you know, even over 40 year olds can be a hell of a lot of > fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Kind of reminds me of a clothing swap I went to recently. There was pretty much one woman for each size from 2 - 20, and a big pile of clothes that no one could use. We decided that the next one would be for a certain size range, but then other people heard this and started arguing that we were discriminating, and feelings got hurt... but there was a darn good reason behind the original decision. I don't think it's age discrimination, just providing a forum for people in those age groups to get together, as Bruce says. My .02... On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Bruce Cannon wrote: > Not to get too far off the list's topic, but I wouldn't normally date a 23 > yr old and they wouldn't normally date me (42yr old). In fact, in my > experience most people are uncomfortable even five years outside their own > age. So I can see the utility of age-targeted gatherings. Not meaning to > speak for the original writer, but it isn't neccessarily ageist, possibly > just trying to make the events useful. > > I also see an opportunity for you to create similar events for > forty-somethings. > > Bruce > > > > This e-mail was sent with the intention of being humorous, but also > > alerting you to the reality of age discrimination. Getting older is > > already challenging enough, but then you have to deal with these types > > of situtations. > > > > Best of luck and have fun! > > > > Syndee > > > > P.S. Just so you know, even over 40 year olds can be a hell of a lot of > > fun! > > > *Got Questions? We got answers! See the SFBAVeg FAQ at http://www.generationv.org/faq.htm > > *SFBAVeg Charter: http://www.generationv.org/charter.htm > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Regarding the age issue, if there were two different gatherings, one for 20 and 30 year olds and the other for 40 and 50 year olds (for example) that means a person who was 39 could miss out on meeting their life partner who was 40! Wouldn't it be a good idea to simply have an event that was not age specific and then the 20 year olds who like other 20 year olds could meet and the 20 year olds who liked 40 year olds could meet and the 40 year olds who like the 30 year olds could meet and so on. Personally, I dated and preferred 40+ year olds when I was in my 20s. Not everyone in their 20s and 30s is only attracted to other 20 & 30 year olds. A singles event that was all inclusive wouldn't leave anyone out. Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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