tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089156085913684104.post8021725132671950839..comments2023-05-05T05:00:34.576-04:00Comments on Inside the Newsroom: Define ElderlyMichelle Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12928503583422208570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089156085913684104.post-34139607572581468152011-04-03T18:29:46.209-04:002011-04-03T18:29:46.209-04:00I agree with Elizabeth. Every time I see a journa...I agree with Elizabeth. Every time I see a journalist use the term "elderly" for someone in their 60's, I think it is time they had their nappy (I think the yanks call them diapers) changed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221866513886990369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089156085913684104.post-39023763711716438672011-02-12T08:59:02.243-05:002011-02-12T08:59:02.243-05:00Sorry - but anytime I see a person in their 60s de...Sorry - but anytime I see a person in their 60s described as "elderly" I think that the paper must be hiring 11 year olds - and not supervising them properly. Actually what I think is "are you high?". I swear that it's happening less frequently in my neck of the woods - probably because of a backlash such as you describe.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057831785266991768noreply@blogger.com