#Ageism

Brianna Bell ♿️

briannasbell

Most of a fear of ageing is just ableism (specifically, fear of disability) if we’re being real about things, right? Am I missing something here? Context: that thing where a

Janet L

tenaj_love

Racism in medical education is real. Being a black nurse, doctor, medical student may put you in uncomfortable situations especially during clerkships. It's just interesting how when my classmates bear

Shelina Janmohamed

loveinheadscarf

The ugly and dehumanising we talk about 'old' people makes me RAGE and it should make you rage too. Let's stop with the ageist remarks. A THREAD. Last week I

Dawar Butt

theLahorewala

I am guilty of ageism. My deepest apologies.Anyone older that 50 years should not be making policy in Pakistan, in subject areas which disproportionately impact youth.All political parties should be

Darren Markland

drdagly

Some uncomfortable truths about ageism and #COVIDー19. The average life expectancy of someone who lives to 80 is 9 years, they however are most likely to die if infected, and

Rabbi Jeremy Markiz

rabbimarkiz

I grew a beard to look older (and shaving is annoying) but every once in a while I like to go clean shaven to give my face a refresh. And

Billy Dukes

billydukes

Mentioned this last week, but since 1985 KT Oslin was one of 2 women over age 45 to hit No. 1 on country airplay charts, the other being @reba (a

Ana Valens #StopSISEA 🏴

acvalens

You know, no two trans people have the same relationship with gender transitioning because no two trans people have the same relationship with their body and gender.Puberty was an incredibly

claribel a. ortega

Claribel_Ortega

ageism doesn't just hurt older people. there is a reason why you, at the v young age of 20 something, are panicking about not having accomplished a giant goal. we're

Cheryl 🍥 Available for work!!

cysketch

Re: exponential growth on social media leading to a damaging view from a younger mindsetGrowth in likes or followers happening suddenly is a lot like winning the jackpot in gambling.

Farhana Sultana, Ph.D.

Prof_FSultana

Few women academics, and rarely women of color academics, make it to full professor by age 40 (if at all, because of toxic institutional racism). Imagine how they feel... https://twitter.com/timminglab/status/1278623270820929537

🇨🇦 Bill Comeau Crush the Curve 📉

Billius27

Ontario's ability to administer vaccine supply within 7 days is not an issue. The real issues at the moment are:1. Lack of focus on province-wide LTC residents in outbreak who

Christine Gibson MD

GibtrotterMD

COVID-19 has proven to exacerbate inequities in systems. If policy-makers, decision-makers, and advocates are not explicitly and overtly focused on equity then we are propagating and cultivating the existing inequalities

David Sumpter

Soccermatics

I have spent much of today studying the Stochastic Parrots paper by @emilymbender, @timnitGebru, @mcmillan_majora and @mmitchell_ai. (http://faculty.washington.edu/ebender/papers/Stochastic_Parrots.pdf) This paper is important for many reas

Antifa Pill

AntifaPill

An anarchist critique of not only schools, but nursing homes, "workshops" for people with disabilities, and group homes is desperately needed. These institutions often abuse already marginalized populations. It's important

Stacy King

stacyking

Guys: you know that dude who said something creepy about women to you once or twice, but seemed fine after that? That dude was testing you. Pushing your boundaries to

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