Prejudice Statement Analysis: Yield Old Fart Crossing

I chose this image of a sign that states “Yield Old Fart crossing. It may take a while” because it represents a prejudice statement to older adults. The social consequence, it refers to the effects of older adult’s status in society due to social judgements resulting from deciding about an action that a person takes. This statement indicated that older adults are physically weak and they are wasting time for people in society. It is believed that this is ageism because it is a preconceived opinion that society places on older adults without a reason or actual experience.

I chose this image of a younger woman who is hired and an older woman who is not hired because it shows discriminatory statement for older adults. This statement indicated that younger adults are more qualified than older adults because of their age. It is believed that this is ageism because it is unjust …show more content…
It represents that older adults are useless in society because they have bad memory. I believe one of the most common negative stereotypes that exist about older adult is that they are forgetful, unintelligent, aren’t able to learn new things, and are prone to so-called senior moments. However, this is clearly a false statement because that is being prejudice to older adults and believing that all older adults have bad memory.

I chose this advertisement because it represents that aging is not beautiful and that being young is the only definition of being beautiful in the world. It is believed that our society believes that beauty decline when you get old, however, that is clearly being prejudice. I believe that our society needs to realize that the signs of aging that mark our bodies are badges of wisdom and that it is something that we need to proud of and not ashamed. I believes this is ageism because it applies that people who have wrinkles are not beautiful.
5.