From Joe Biden to Madonna: ageism is everywhere | Margaret Sullivan

It’s no fun getting older in our youth-obsessed culture. As for those who would mock their elders, two words of advice: just wait

Just before President Biden turned 80 in November, he said something that I could identify with – that he didn’t even want to say his age out loud.

That’s how I’ve felt ever since I turned 40 – which was, let’s say, not a recent event.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture

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