Full maturity
Sensitivity about age is such that you have to be careful in bracketing people. Rosalyn Kunin, executive director of Vancouver’s Laurier Institution, says it is no longer politically correct to refer to someone as middle-aged. You must say they have reached full adulthood.
This should be fair warning to reporters who write that an “elderly woman,” (someone over 50) was injured in a car accident. As a guide, here are some examples of how one might use politically correct age references:
“Kisbey Frisbee, a fully mature adult male, was arrested in a toy store Friday after being caught filling his pockets with Lego pieces.”
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Actually, if there is any age discrimination, it should be in favor of those who have reached full adulthood.
Maturity usually means a ripening, an improvement in quality and therefore in value.
Ask any purveyor of cheeses.
