Tag Archives: ageism

Cries of Ageism

One of my teenagers’ favorite complaints is to complain of “ageism”–this is their way of standing up against the perception that they are being judged based on their age. I admit that I can see things from their point of view, at times, and I do remember being an older teen myself and thinking that all those adults were persecuting me because of my age. However, there are a few holes in their arguments… Okay, I’m in the middle–I can see why bus drivers get irritated and people write in letters to the editor about the obnoxious behavior of teenagers … Continue reading →

The Disney Blog Week in Review for May 28 – June 1

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Welcome to the first week in review for the Disney blog for June. Can you believe that it’s already June? I can’t. But for many of us it’s summer vacation and summer often means a trip to somewhere. If you’re planning to go to Disney World this summer, you definitely want to check out the Disney blogs for this week. Monday, May 28 They’re Here – The Pirates Have Landed! and they brought quite a bit of plunder with them. Check out this article for a few tips on how the movie opens as a fair warning to parents interested … Continue reading →

Does Disney Hate Seniors?

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Once upon a time, I used to think Disney had some serious mommy issues, after all – most of the moms in the Disney movies were dead. On the other hand, most of the early big Disney Fairy Tale movies were also based on popular German and European fairy tales, so chances are it wasn’t just about Disney having mommy issues, but the idea of a character losing it’s mother gives that character immediate sympathetic quality – because moms represent home, safety and unqualified love. Many modern Disney films have plenty of Moms in evidence – including The Lion King … Continue reading →

Let’s Talk About Teenage Pregnancy – Breaking Through Stereotypes

We all have them: Little bits of prejudice that we don’t like to admit to. Nevertheless, they are there and they hurt. They have an impact on the way we view the world, whether we like it or not. There are many words for it – profiling, bias, stereotyping, ageism. Teenage moms are not immune to this any more than other soldiers of the mommy wars. But that doesn’t make it any more ethical for a person, another mom even, to assume that a woman’s age will determine how well she is able to mother her children. It is true … Continue reading →