I believe the root cause of ageism is similar to the cause of ableism, peoples unwillingness to tolerate that there are people in society who are not young, healthy, and "fast".
I think the reason it is so seldom talked about is because it only recently became a major issue, due to the recent medical breakthroughs that have caused people to live longer. Now with the baby boomer generation reaching retirement age, we are starting to see more and more of the effects of ageism in our society.
I enjoyed watching the video "To Old to Work" (even though it was short), while I though "Living Old" which just talked about old people as sort of a "burden". In "To Old to Work" we can see the the intersection of the issues of ageism and current economic issues and it also shows that older people are valuable members of society. This is another issue why ageism is such a seldom talked about issue, many people will assume that "old people" are anyone over 70 who need to be care for in a nursing home. In this video we are shown how ageism effects those much younger. Many of the people in this movie faced the day to day issue older people face, especially having to deal with hiring discrimination.
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