Agism is the notion that people cease to be people, cease to be the same people or become people of a distinct and inferior kind, by virtue of having lived a specified number of years. The eighteenth-century French natu- ralist Georges Buffon said, \"to the philosopher, old age must be considered a prejudice.\" Agism is that prejudice. Like racism, which it resembles, it is based on fear, folklore and the hang-ups of a few unlovable people who propagate these. Like racism, it needs to be met by information, contradiction and, when necessary, confrontation. And the people v~ho are being victimized have to stand up for themselves ]~n order to put it down. 35
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