Essay # 3: Age Discrimination

    Usually, people who are in their freshman year of college are around seventeen years old, but I ask you dear classmates, how would you react to someone who is still an undergraduate at 25, or 32? If you feel weird just imagining that, then you are discriminating a person based on age. This is obviously called age discrimination.

     Age discrimination has been rampant in our country for a long time, in workplaces, schools, various communities, and most prominently, in relationships. Are you familiar with the terms “cougar” and “sugar daddy”? They refer to men and women who enter into relationships with people who are significantly younger that they are. Does it make you uncomfortable seeing a hot, young woman with a man old enough to be her grandfather, only to find out he’s actually her girlfriend? If so, why? You might argue that it’s just plain wrong. But I say you are just not used to the idea. I am completely against age discrimination, in all its forms. Whether it be at work, in school, at malls, anywhere. There are certain jobs that require a certain age to be considered, such as flight stewards or stewardesses. These are understandable, unlike other positions like a student for example. It is weird seeing a 25-year old high school student. Whether he has stayed or gone back to high school is none of our business. I believe what is important is he did go back to high school, to pursue an education. We should not care for the reasons behind it because one, it really is none of our business and two, the person might be offended.

     All in all, what I am trying to tell you people is that you should open your minds a bit more, like when it comes to age for example. Never judge someone who you think is doing something wrong just because you are not used to the idea of them Don’t freak out over a 25-year old high school student, or an old man with a 20-year old girlfriend. There are stories behind them believe me, and as soon as you hear them you might not be as freaked out as before. This might sound cliché but remember that age is just a number, and you should never treat as a hindrance for your goals.