Ageism is the Stupidest Prejudice of All

Sexism and racism are perhaps more evil but ageism has the numbers: It's the only prejudice that will affect everyone who does not die an early death.

Still bringing home the bacon (Dan Perry photo)

I am an optimist, so I expect that humans will one day attain a higher plane, at which prejudice is unknown. Until then we’ll muddle through, scolding others while hoping to ourselves be prejudice-free. We probably hope in vain, for prejudice is everywhere. And while all of it is bad, one version stands out for its idiocy.

Interestingly, the most self-defeating prejudice is the one that’s treated with least urgency: ageism. And while racism and sexism are evil and have caused more empirically provable harm, ageism has the numbers: It is the only prejudice that will affect every single person who does not die an early death.