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Hey guys.
Would appreciate your kind opinion on the use of the term "aging" in the phrase below. Does it appear to be disrespectful to the Justices?
"to replace the aging Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia..."
Thanks.
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)They are in their late 70s now.
My question has to do with the term "aging" itself, whether it is appropriate to use in relation to the sentence.
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)I need more from where you are quoting from than just a fragment of a sentence.
In general, I don't think it's inappropriate to say someone's aging, but there are probably more tactful ways of saying it that are more polite. That's why it would help to see more of what you are quoting as it relates to the sentence fragment.
FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)to quote more than that.
I've seen instances of the term being used before to describe the justices.
I've never been comfortable with it, but I can't seem to find an alternative adjective that works as well.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)And not disrespectful.
FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)mythology
(9,527 posts)I'm sure both of them know that they have fewer years left than they've already had. But given their druthers, I'm sure they'd rather be aging than the alternative.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I hate birthdays anymore, but my daughter told me that aging is better than the alternative. I just turned 74 this month and hope to be around for many more years.
FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)datasuspect
(26,591 posts)"you ain't getting any younger."
had to learn that one the hard way.
FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)And you don't stop until you die.
I'm aging right now as I type.
But no, I don't find that context demeaning.
FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)Consider me suitably convinced.
elleng
(131,370 posts)As ever, Supreme Court justices are experienced attorneys and judges who have worked themselves up through various ranks, into a life-tenured position. We should all live with it, while noticing the great work they do (ESPECIALLY Justice Ginsburg.)
FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)Truth be told, I do share some of your concern.
I've been racking my brains for an alternative word.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)now then, the rest of the story might not bode so well ...
those dots could tell the tale.
FleetwoodMac
(351 posts)The intent is not malicious, and those dots are benign.