I am very puzzled and quite frankly slightly hurt.

Now Lewis Hamilton is attacking old people.
I think he's attacking "old people" that gob off, like piquet did, he's not attacking you (or me), and if you think what piquet said, see the shite eccelstone came out with, he needs help, preferably a bullet, but not one meant for putin.

The world gets more extreme on every level, age, sexuality, race, I could go on, lets hope we don't just obliterate it any time soon.
 
Attacking cancer victims is the lowest of the low! Disgraceful. :-(
It is offensive comedy so he does what he is supposed to do, however then sticks up for certain cohorts if other comedians have a go. Identity crisis back on the Beeb.
 
First of all, I hope you're well on the road to a full recovery Sheila. Good to see you as feisty as ever.

I agree with you. What grinds my gears is those 'iPad for Seniors' type of books. I'm one of those 'seniors' and I work on the design & development of some of the largest and most complex IT systems in Europe. I don't need some patronising fucker telling me how to use an iPad.
The only pads I use are those bloody Tenaman ones !!!
 
I am, as you all must be sick of reading, a bit middle aged ;-) but I don’t think I’m prejudiced against anyone (except naturally LiVARpool and that Stretford lot) and I’m definitely NOT racist or against the youth of the country. You can’t teach and be involved in education at all levels for over 50 years and not like youngsters.

So why all of a sudden is it ok to be oldageist? This month alone I’ve been patronised by 2 professionals who should know better, I read about people resenting our having to use the NHS and services. I’ve been reading about a tennis personage who has accused older people of not having good eyesight because he didn’t get what the tennis player thought he should. Now Lewis Hamilton is attacking old people.

Please someone explain to me why it is wrong to grow old? I remember years ago watching a film in which people over, I think it was 30, were ‘disposed’ of because the population was being kept under control. Is this what these people want to happen now?

I worked all my adult life, paid a full NI Stamp and still pay taxes on my Teacher Pension that I paid a percentage of my salary toward and don’t and never did claim anything at all. I was a one parent ‘family’ without support from my ex-husband as the laws were not very good in those days. My kids didn’t get free dinners (because I was too proud to apply for them) although one son did get a partial grant when he went to Uni (before loans) but he worked to pay for his accommodation and I took a part time cleaning job for a time to help with the rest. If I had been able to afford it he wouldn’t have had to apply even for that part grant.

My offspring and their offspring and my extended family love me so that helps but why are people so hurtful?

Sorry for the sort of rant but I am hurt as well as puzzled.
Something so sincere is not a rant, i know how you feel, being near the head of the queue at "departures", a big reason for the changes in attitudes is in part due to social media being predominently by and for the younger generations imo. Can't see it changeing any time soon sadly. To quote a famous BMer ""fight to the end" and all that ;)
 
I’m sure your personal experiences are genuine and upsetting but I don’t really think it’s accurate to describe Lewis Hamilton as “attacking older people.”

He was talking about “these older people” within motorsport who get air time telling the viewers what it was like in their day and how Lewis should just take it on the chin and turn the other cheek when he’s been being called a n**ger by an ex driver.

I’ve personally not heard Lewis use any language that would suggest he’s ageist.
 
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