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Ashton Applewhite: Let's end ageism
Ashton Applewhite: Lad os bekæmpe aldersdiskrimination
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Det er ikke tidens gang, der gør det så svært at blive ældre. Det er aldersdiskrimination, en fordom, der spiller os ud mod vores fremtidige selv - og hinanden. Ashton Applewhite opfordrer os til at smide angsten og mobilisere os imod den sidste socialt accepterede fordom. "Alder er ikke et problem, der skal løses eller en sygdom der skal kureres" siger hun. "Det er en naturlig, kraftfuld og livslang proces, der forener os alle."
Ashton Applewhite - Author, activist
Ashton Applewhite asks us to look at ageism -- the assumption that older people are alike and that aging impoverishes us. Full bio
Ashton Applewhite asks us to look at ageism -- the assumption that older people are alike and that aging impoverishes us. Full bio
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00:13
What's one thing that every person
in this room is going to become?
in this room is going to become?
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Hvad bliver alle i dette rum?
00:17
Older.
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Ældre.
00:18
And most of us are scared stiff
at the prospect.
at the prospect.
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Og det skræmmer de fleste.
00:20
How does that word make you feel?
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Hvad føler du ved det ord?
00:23
I used to feel the same way.
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Jeg havde det på samme måde.
00:25
What was I most worried about?
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Hvad bekymrede mig mest?
00:27
Ending up drooling
in some grim institutional hallway.
in some grim institutional hallway.
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At sidde og savle på gangen
i en grim institution
i en grim institution
00:31
And then I learned that only
four percent of older Americans
four percent of older Americans
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Men så fandt jeg ud af,
at kun 4% af USA's ældre
at kun 4% af USA's ældre
00:34
are living in nursing homes,
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bor på plejehjem
00:35
and the percentage is dropping.
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og antallet er faldende.
00:38
What else was I worried about?
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Hvad bekymrede mig ellers?
00:40
Dementia.
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Demens.
00:41
Turns out that most of us
can think just fine to the end.
can think just fine to the end.
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Men de fleste af os tænker
klart lige til det sidste
klart lige til det sidste
00:44
Dementia rates are dropping, too.
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Demens-raten er også faldende.
00:46
The real epidemic is anxiety
over memory loss.
over memory loss.
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Den egentlige epidemi er
angst for hukommelsestab
angst for hukommelsestab
00:49
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
00:51
I also figured that old people
were depressed
were depressed
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Jeg troede også at ældre
mennesker var deprimerede
mennesker var deprimerede
00:54
because they were old
and they were going to die soon.
and they were going to die soon.
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fordi de var gamle,
og snart skulle dø.
og snart skulle dø.
00:57
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
00:59
It turns out that the longer people live,
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De viser sig, at jo længere folk lever
01:01
the less they fear dying,
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des mindre frygter de at dø
01:02
and that people are happiest at
the beginnings and the end of their lives.
the beginnings and the end of their lives.
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og at folk er gladest i starten
og slutningen af deres liv.
og slutningen af deres liv.
01:06
It's called the U-curve of happiness,
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Det kaldes glædens U-kurve
01:08
and it's been borne out
by dozens of studies around the world.
by dozens of studies around the world.
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og den er opstået ud af
adskillige studier på verdensplan.
adskillige studier på verdensplan.
01:12
You don't have to be a Buddhist
or a billionaire.
or a billionaire.
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Du behøver ikke være Buddhist
eller milliardær.
eller milliardær.
01:14
The curve is a function of the way
aging itself affects the brain.
aging itself affects the brain.
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Kurven viser hvordan
aldring påvirker hjernen.
aldring påvirker hjernen.
01:19
So I started feeling a lot better
about getting older,
about getting older,
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Så jeg begyndte at få det langt
bedre med at blive ældre.
bedre med at blive ældre.
01:22
and I started obsessing about why
so few people know these things.
so few people know these things.
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og jeg blev optaget af hvorfor
så få mennesker ved disse ting.
så få mennesker ved disse ting.
01:27
The reason is ageism:
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Årsagen er aldringsdiskrimination
01:29
discrimination and stereotyping
on the basis of age.
on the basis of age.
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diskriminering og stereotyper
baseret på alder.
baseret på alder.
01:33
We experience it anytime someone assumes
we're too old for something,
we're too old for something,
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Vi oplever det hver gang nogen
antager, at vi er for gamle til noget.
antager, at vi er for gamle til noget.
01:37
instead of finding out who we are
and what we're capable of,
and what we're capable of,
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fremfor at se hvad vi er i stand til,
01:40
or too young.
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eller for unge.
01:41
Ageism cuts both ways.
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Aldersdiskrimination går begge veje.
01:44
All -isms are socially constructed
ideas -- racism, sexism, homophobia --
ideas -- racism, sexism, homophobia --
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Alle -ismer er socialt konstruerede ideér
- racisme, sexisme, homofobi
- racisme, sexisme, homofobi
01:49
and that means we make them up,
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og det betyder at, vi opfinder dem,
01:51
and they can change over time.
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og at de kan ændre sig over tid.
01:54
All these prejudices
pit us against each other
pit us against each other
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Alle disse fordomme,
spiller os ud mod hinanden
spiller os ud mod hinanden
01:57
to maintain the status quo,
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for at bevare status quo,
01:59
like auto workers in the US competing
against auto workers in Mexico
against auto workers in Mexico
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såsom at mekanikere i USA
konkurrerer med mekanikere i Mexico
konkurrerer med mekanikere i Mexico
02:03
instead of organizing for better wages.
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fremfor at organisere bedre løn.
02:06
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
02:07
We know it's not OK to allocate
resources by race or by sex.
resources by race or by sex.
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Vi ved det ikke er OK at tildele
ressourcer efter race eller køn.
ressourcer efter race eller køn.
02:12
Why should it be OK to weigh
the needs of the young against the old?
the needs of the young against the old?
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Hvorfor skulle det så være OK
at veje de unges behov op mod de ældres?
at veje de unges behov op mod de ældres?
02:16
All prejudice relies on "othering" --
seeing a group of people
seeing a group of people
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Alle fordomme afhænger af en "andre-gørelse"
- at anskue en gruppe af mennesker
- at anskue en gruppe af mennesker
02:20
as other than ourselves:
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som noget andet end os selv:
02:21
other race, other religion,
other nationality.
other nationality.
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Anden race, anden religion,
anden nationalitet.
anden nationalitet.
02:25
The strange thing about ageism:
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Det mærkelige ved
aldersdiskrimination:
aldersdiskrimination:
02:27
that other is us.
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Det er os.
02:30
Ageism feeds on denial --
our reluctance to acknowledge
our reluctance to acknowledge
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Aldersracisme næres af benægtelse -
modvilje til at anerkende,
modvilje til at anerkende,
02:33
that we are going to become
that older person.
that older person.
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at vi vil blive den ældre person.
02:36
It's denial when we try
to pass for younger
to pass for younger
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Det er benægtelse når vi forsøger
at virke yngre
at virke yngre
02:39
or when we believe in anti-aging products,
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eller når vi tror på
anti-aldrings produkter,
anti-aldrings produkter,
02:42
or when we feel like our bodies
are betraying us,
are betraying us,
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eller når vi føler,
at vores kroppe bedrager os,
at vores kroppe bedrager os,
02:45
simply because they are changing.
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ganske enkelt fordi de ændrer sig.
02:48
Why on earth do we stop celebrating
the ability to adapt and grow
the ability to adapt and grow
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Hvorfor i alverden holder vi op med at
hylde evnen til at tilpasse sig og vokse
hylde evnen til at tilpasse sig og vokse
02:52
as we move through life?
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mens vi lever vores liv?
02:54
Why should aging well mean
struggling to look and move
struggling to look and move
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Hvorfor skal god aldring være en kamp
for at ligne og bevæge sig
for at ligne og bevæge sig
02:57
like younger versions of ourselves?
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som yngre versioner af os selv?
02:59
It's embarrassing
to be called out as older
to be called out as older
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Det er pinligt at blive kaldt ældre
03:02
until we quit being embarrassed about it,
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indtil vi holder op med at være
pinlige over det,
pinlige over det,
03:04
and it's not healthy to go through life
dreading our futures.
dreading our futures.
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og det er ikke sundt at gå gennem
livet og frygte fremtiden
livet og frygte fremtiden
03:07
The sooner we get off
this hamster wheel of age denial,
this hamster wheel of age denial,
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Jo hurtigere vi forlader hamsterhjulet
af aldersfornægtelse,
af aldersfornægtelse,
03:10
the better off we are.
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des bedre stillet er vi.
03:13
Stereotypes are always
a mistake, of course,
a mistake, of course,
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Stereotyper er naturligvis
altid forkerte,
altid forkerte,
03:15
but especially when it comes to age,
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men særligt vedr. alder,
03:17
because the longer we live,
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fordi jo længere vi lever,
03:18
the more different
from one another we become.
from one another we become.
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des mere forskellige bliver vi.
03:21
Right? Think about it.
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Ikke sandt? Tænk over det.
03:22
And yet, we tend to think of everyone
in a retirement home
in a retirement home
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Og alligevel forestiller vi os
alle på plejehjem
alle på plejehjem
03:25
as the same age: old --
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og med samme alder: gammel --
03:27
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
03:28
when they can span four decades.
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Når de spænder over 4 årtier.
03:31
Can you imagine thinking that way
about a group of people
about a group of people
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Kan du forestille dig at tænke på den
måde om en gruppe mennesker
måde om en gruppe mennesker
03:33
between the ages of 20 and 60?
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mellem 20 og 60 år?
03:36
When you get to a party, do you head
for people your own age?
for people your own age?
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Når du ankommer til en fest, nærmer
du dig så folk på din egen alder?
du dig så folk på din egen alder?
03:39
Have you ever grumbled
about entitled millennials?
about entitled millennials?
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Har du nogensinde brokket dig over
forkælede årgang-0'er?
forkælede årgang-0'er?
03:43
Have you ever rejected a haircut
or a relationship or an outing
or a relationship or an outing
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Har du droppet en klipning, et forhold
eller et arrangement
eller et arrangement
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because it's not age-appropriate?
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fordi det ikke var tilladeligt
for en i din alder?
for en i din alder?
03:49
For adults, there's no such thing.
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Det findes ikke for voksne.
03:51
All these behaviors are ageist.
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Den adfærd er aldersdiskriminerende
03:53
We all do them,
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Alle gør det,
03:55
and we can't challenge bias
unless we're aware of it.
unless we're aware of it.
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og vi kan ikke udfordre partiskhed
medmindre vi er klar over det.
medmindre vi er klar over det.
03:58
Nobody's born ageist,
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Ingen er født
aldersdiskriminerende,
aldersdiskriminerende,
04:00
but it starts at early childhood,
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men det starter i den tidlige barndom
04:01
around the same time attitudes
towards race and gender start to form,
towards race and gender start to form,
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ca samtidig med at holdninger til
race og køn tager form,
race og køn tager form,
04:05
because negative messages
about late life bombard us
about late life bombard us
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fordi negative budskaber omkring
det ældre liv bombarderer os
det ældre liv bombarderer os
04:08
from the media and popular
culture at every turn.
culture at every turn.
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fra medierne og populærkulturen
lige meget hvor vi kigger hen
lige meget hvor vi kigger hen
04:12
Right? Wrinkles are ugly.
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Ikke sandt?
Rynker er grimme.
Rynker er grimme.
04:13
Old people are pathetic.
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Gamle mennesker er patetiske.
04:15
It's sad to be old.
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Det er sørgeligt at være gammel.
04:17
Look at Hollywood.
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Se på Hollywood.
04:18
A survey of recent
Best Picture nominations
Best Picture nominations
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En undersøgelse af de seneste
Bedste Billede nomineringer
Bedste Billede nomineringer
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found that only 12 percent
of speaking or named characters
of speaking or named characters
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fandt at kun 12 procent
04:24
were age 60 and up,
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var 60 år eller derover,
04:25
and many of them
were portrayed as impaired.
were portrayed as impaired.
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og mange af dem var portrætteret
som svækkede.
som svækkede.
04:29
Older people can be
the most ageist of all,
the most ageist of all,
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Ældre mennesker kan være
de mest aldersdiskriminerende af alle,
de mest aldersdiskriminerende af alle,
04:31
because we've had a lifetime
to internalize these messages
to internalize these messages
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fordi vi har haft en livstid til at
internalisere disse budskaber,
internalisere disse budskaber,
04:34
and we've never thought to challenge them.
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og vi har aldrig tænkt over
at udfordre dem.
at udfordre dem.
04:36
I had to acknowledge it
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Jeg har anerkendt det
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and stop colluding.
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og stoppe med det aftalte spil.
04:40
"Senior moment" quips, for example:
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"Senior øjeblikke"-vitser for eksempel:
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I stopped making them when it dawned on me
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Jeg stoppede med at fortælle dem,
da det gik op for mig
da det gik op for mig
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that when I lost
the car keys in high school,
the car keys in high school,
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at når jeg mistede bilnøglerne i gymnasiet,
04:46
I didn't call it a "junior moment."
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kaldte jeg det ikke et "junior øjeblik"
04:48
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
04:50
I stopped blaming
my sore knee on being 64.
my sore knee on being 64.
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Jeg stoppede med at bebrejde mit
ømme knæ for at være 64.
ømme knæ for at være 64.
04:53
My other knee doesn't hurt,
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Mit andet knæ gør ikke ondt.
04:55
and it's just as old.
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Og det er lige så gammelt.
04:56
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
04:59
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
05:00
We are all worried about
some aspect of getting older,
some aspect of getting older,
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Vi er alle bekymrede for
visse aspekter af at blive ældre,
visse aspekter af at blive ældre,
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whether running out of money,
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om end det er at løbe tør for penge,
05:04
getting sick, ending up alone,
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blive syg, ende alene,
05:07
and those fears are legitimate and real.
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og den frygt er legitim og reel.
05:10
But what never dawns on most of us
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Men hvad der aldrig
går op for de fleste af os
går op for de fleste af os
05:12
is that the experience of reaching old age
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er, at oplevelsen af at
blive gammel
blive gammel
05:14
can be better or worse
depending on the culture
depending on the culture
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kan være bedre eller værre
afhængig af kulturen
afhængig af kulturen
05:16
in which it takes place.
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på det sted det sker.
05:18
It is not having a vagina
that makes life harder for women.
that makes life harder for women.
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At have en vagina gør ikke
livet hårdere for kvinder.
livet hårdere for kvinder.
05:22
It's sexism.
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Det gør sexisme.
05:23
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
05:25
It's not loving a man that makes
life harder for gay guys.
life harder for gay guys.
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At elske en anden mand gør ikke
livet hårdere for homoseksuelle mænd.
livet hårdere for homoseksuelle mænd.
05:27
It's homophobia.
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Det gør homofobi.
05:29
And it is not the passage of time
that makes getting older
that makes getting older
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Og det er ikke tidens gang,
der gør at aldring
der gør at aldring
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so much harder than it has to be.
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er så meget hårdere
end det behøver at være.
end det behøver at være.
05:34
It is ageism.
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Det er aldersdiskrimination
05:35
When labels are hard to read
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Når etiketter er svære at læse
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or there's no handrail
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eller når der ikke er noget gelænder
05:38
or we can't open the damn jar,
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eller vi ikke kan åbne den skide krukke,
05:40
we blame ourselves,
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bebrejder vi os selv,
05:41
our failure to age successfully,
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vores fiasko ift. til
at ældes succesfuldt,
at ældes succesfuldt,
05:44
instead of the ageism that makes
those natural transitions shameful
those natural transitions shameful
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i stedet for den aldersdiskrimination,
der gør disse naturlige overgange skamfulde
der gør disse naturlige overgange skamfulde
05:48
and the discrimination that makes
those barriers acceptable.
those barriers acceptable.
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og den diskrimination,
der gør de barrierer acceptable.
der gør de barrierer acceptable.
05:52
You can't make money off satisfaction,
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Du kan ikke lave penge ud fra tilfredshed,
05:54
but shame and fear create markets,
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men skam og frygt skaber markeder,
05:57
and capitalism always needs new markets.
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og kapitalisme har altid
brug for nye markeder.
brug for nye markeder.
06:00
Who says wrinkles are ugly?
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Hvem siger, de rynker er grimme?
06:02
The multi-billion-dollar
skin care industry.
skin care industry.
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Milliard-hudpleje-industrien.
06:05
Who says perimenopause and low T
and mild cognitive impairment
and mild cognitive impairment
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Hvem siger perimenopause og lavt
testosteron og mild kognitiv svækkelse
testosteron og mild kognitiv svækkelse
06:09
are medical conditions?
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er sygdomstilstande?
06:10
The trillion-dollar
pharmaceutical industry.
pharmaceutical industry.
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Billion-farmaceut-industrien.
06:12
(Cheers)
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(Bifald)
06:13
The more clearly we see
these forces at work,
these forces at work,
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Jo klarere vi ser disse
kræfter i arbejde,
kræfter i arbejde,
06:16
the easier it is to come up
with alternative, more positive
with alternative, more positive
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des lettere er det at komme op
med alternative, mere positive
med alternative, mere positive
06:19
and more accurate narratives.
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og troværdige fortællinger.
06:22
Aging is not a problem to be fixed
or a disease to be cured.
or a disease to be cured.
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Aldring er ikke et problem, der skal løses
eller en sygdom, der skal kureres.
eller en sygdom, der skal kureres.
06:26
It is a natural, powerful,
lifelong process that unites us all.
lifelong process that unites us all.
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Det er en naturlig, kraftfuld og
livslang proces, der forener os alle.
livslang proces, der forener os alle.
06:32
Changing the culture is a tall order,
I know that, but culture is fluid.
I know that, but culture is fluid.
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At ændre kulturen er en mundfuld,
det ved jeg, men kultur er flydende.
det ved jeg, men kultur er flydende.
06:36
Look at how much the position
of women has changed in my lifetime
of women has changed in my lifetime
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Se hvor meget kvinders position
har ændret sig i min levetid
har ændret sig i min levetid
06:40
or the incredible strides
that the gay rights movement
that the gay rights movement
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eller de utrolige fremskridt som
den homoseksuelle bevægelse
den homoseksuelle bevægelse
06:42
has made in just a few decades, right?
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har lavet over kun nogle få årtier, ikke?
06:44
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
06:45
Look at gender.
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Kig på køn.
06:47
We used to think of it
as a binary, male or female,
as a binary, male or female,
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Vi plejede at tænke på det som noget
binært, mand eller kvinde.
binært, mand eller kvinde.
06:50
and now we understand it's a spectrum.
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og nu forstår vi det som et spektrum.
06:52
It is high time to ditch
the old-young binary, too.
the old-young binary, too.
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Det er også på høje tid at droppe
det gammel-ung binær.
det gammel-ung binær.
06:55
There is no line in the sand
between old and young,
between old and young,
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Der er ingen linje i sandet mellem gammel og ung,
06:58
after which it's all downhill.
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efter hvilket alt er ned ad bakke.
07:00
And the longer we wait
to challenge that idea,
to challenge that idea,
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Og jo længere vi venter
med at udfordre denne idé,
med at udfordre denne idé,
07:02
the more damage it does
to ourselves and our place in the world,
to ourselves and our place in the world,
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des mere skade gør det på os selv
og vores plads i verdenen,
og vores plads i verdenen,
07:06
like in the workforce,
where age discrimination is rampant.
where age discrimination is rampant.
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som i arbejdsstyrken, hvor
aldersdiskrimination er løbet løbsk.
aldersdiskrimination er løbet løbsk.
07:10
In Silicon Valley, engineers
are getting Botoxed and hair-plugged
are getting Botoxed and hair-plugged
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I Silicon Valley får ingeniører
botox og hår-implantater
botox og hår-implantater
07:14
before key interviews --
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før vigtige interviews -
07:15
and these are skilled
white men in their 30s,
white men in their 30s,
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og dette er dygtige hvide mænd
i trediverne,
i trediverne,
07:17
so imagine the effects
further down the food chain.
further down the food chain.
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så forestil jer effekterne
længere nede i fødekæden.
længere nede i fødekæden.
07:20
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
07:22
The personal and economic
consequences are devastating.
consequences are devastating.
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De personlige og økonomiske
konsekvenser er katastrofale.
konsekvenser er katastrofale.
07:26
Not one stereotype about older workers
holds up under scrutiny.
holds up under scrutiny.
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Ikke een stereotyp om ældre
tåler granskning.
tåler granskning.
07:30
Companies aren't adaptable and creative
because their employees are young;
because their employees are young;
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Virksomheder er ikke tilpasningsdygtige
og kreative pga unge medarbejdere
og kreative pga unge medarbejdere
07:34
they're adaptable and creative despite it.
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men på trods af det.
07:37
Companies --
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Virksomheder --
07:38
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
07:39
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
07:42
We know that diverse companies
aren't just better places to work;
aren't just better places to work;
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Vi ved at mangfoldige firmaer
er bedre at arbejde for
er bedre at arbejde for
07:45
they work better.
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og at de fungerer bedre.
07:46
And just like race and sex,
age is a criterion for diversity.
age is a criterion for diversity.
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Ligesom race og køn, er alder
også et kriterium for diversitet.
også et kriterium for diversitet.
07:51
A growing body of fascinating research
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En voksende del af den
fascinerende forskning
fascinerende forskning
07:53
shows that attitudes towards aging
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viser at holdningen til aldring
07:54
affect how our minds and bodies
function at the cellular level.
function at the cellular level.
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påvirker hvordan hjerne og krop
fungerer på cellulært niveau.
fungerer på cellulært niveau.
07:58
When we talk to older people
like this (Speaks more loudly)
like this (Speaks more loudly)
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Når vi taler til ældre mennesker
sådan her (Taler højere)
sådan her (Taler højere)
08:01
or call them "sweetie" or "young lady" --
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eller kalder dem "skat"
eller "lille dame" -
eller "lille dame" -
08:03
it's called elderspeak --
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Kaldes det ældretale -
08:04
they appear to instantly age,
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og de virker øjeblikkeligt ældre,
08:06
walking and talking less competently.
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går og taler mindre godt.
08:09
People with more positive
feelings towards aging
feelings towards aging
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Folk der er mere positiv
indstillet til aldring
indstillet til aldring
08:11
walk faster,
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går hurtigere,
08:13
they do better on memory tests,
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klarer sig bedre i hukommelsestests,
08:14
they heal quicker, and they live longer.
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kommer sig hurtigere,
lever længere.
lever længere.
08:18
Even with brains
full of plaques and tangles,
full of plaques and tangles,
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Selv med en hjerne fuld af
bekymringer og opgaver
bekymringer og opgaver
08:20
some people stayed sharp to the end.
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er nogle mennesker skarpe
til det sidste.
til det sidste.
08:23
What did they have in common?
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Hvad har de tilfælles?
08:24
A sense of purpose.
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En følelse af formål.
08:26
And what's the biggest obstacle
to having a sense of purpose in late life?
to having a sense of purpose in late life?
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Og hvad er den største hindring
for at have et formål sent i livet?
for at have et formål sent i livet?
08:29
A culture that tells us that getting older
means shuffling offstage.
means shuffling offstage.
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En kultur der skubber ældre
mennesker til side
mennesker til side
08:33
That's why the World Health
Organization is developing
Organization is developing
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Derfor udvikler World
Health Organisationen
Health Organisationen
et globalt initiativ
mod aldersracisme
mod aldersracisme
08:36
a global anti-ageism initiative
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08:38
to extend not just
life span but health span.
life span but health span.
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for at forlænge levealderen
og øge sundheden.
og øge sundheden.
08:42
Women experience the double whammy
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Kvinder mærker det dobbelt,
08:44
of ageism and sexism,
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både aldersracisme
og sexisme
og sexisme
08:45
so we experience aging differently.
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Vi oplever derfor aldring forskelligt.
08:48
There's a double standard
at work here -- shocker --
at work here -- shocker --
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Dobbelmoralen trives
-- stort chok --
-- stort chok --
08:51
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
08:52
the notion that aging enhances men
and devalues women.
and devalues women.
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Tanken at mænd modnes
og kvinder devalueres
og kvinder devalueres
08:56
Women reinforce this double standard
when we compete to stay young,
when we compete to stay young,
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Kvinder forstærker effekten
ved at konkurrere om at se unge ud,
ved at konkurrere om at se unge ud,
09:00
another punishing and losing proposition.
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en anden kamp tabt på forhånd.
09:03
Does any woman in this room really believe
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Tror nogen kvinder i dette rum
09:06
that she is a lesser version --
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at I er mindre fuldendt --
09:08
less interesting, less fun in bed,
less valuable --
less valuable --
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mindre interessant, værre i sengen,
mindre værdifuld --
mindre værdifuld --
09:11
than the woman she once was?
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end den kvinde hun engang var?
09:14
This discrimination affects our health,
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Diskriminationen påvirker helbredet
09:16
our well-being and our income,
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vores mentale tilstand og indkomst
09:18
and the effects add up over time.
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og effekten akkumulerer
over tid.
over tid.
09:20
They are further compounded
by race and by class,
by race and by class,
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De er yderligere opdelt i
race og klasser
race og klasser
09:23
which is why, everywhere in the world,
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og derfor, overalt i verden,
09:25
the poorest of the poor
are old women of color.
are old women of color.
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er de fattigste af de fattigste
ældre farvede kvinder.
ældre farvede kvinder.
09:29
What's the takeaway from that map?
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Hvad kan vi lære
af det billede?
af det billede?
09:31
By 2050, one out of five of us,
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I 2050 vil 1 ud af 5,
09:33
almost two billion people,
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næsten en milliard mennesker
09:35
will be age 60 and up.
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være 60 år eller derover
09:37
Longevity is a fundamental hallmark
of human progress.
of human progress.
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Lang levetid er grundlæggende
for menneskehedens fremskridt
for menneskehedens fremskridt
09:41
All these older people represent a vast
unprecedented and untapped market.
unprecedented and untapped market.
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Alle disse ældre mennesker udgør
et hidtil uset og uberørt marked.
et hidtil uset og uberørt marked.
09:47
And yet, capitalism and urbanization
have propelled age bias
have propelled age bias
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Alligevel har kapitalisme og
urbanisering pustet til aldersfordommende
urbanisering pustet til aldersfordommende
09:51
into every corner of the globe,
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i enhver afkrog af kloden,
09:53
from Switzerland,
where elders fare the best,
where elders fare the best,
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fra Schweitz,
hvor ældre har det bedst
hvor ældre har det bedst
09:55
to Afghanistan, which sits at the bottom
of the Global AgeWatch Index.
of the Global AgeWatch Index.
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til Afghanistan, som ligger i bunden
af det globale aldersindex.
af det globale aldersindex.
10:00
Half of the world's countries
aren't mentioned on that list
aren't mentioned on that list
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Halvdelen af verdens lande
er ikke nævnt på den liste
er ikke nævnt på den liste
10:03
because we don't bother to collect data
on millions of people
on millions of people
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fordi vi ikke besværer os med at
indsamle data om millioner
indsamle data om millioner
10:07
because they're no longer young.
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der ikke længere er unge.
10:09
Almost two-thirds of people
over 60 around the world
over 60 around the world
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Næste 2/3 af alle
over 60 i hele verden
over 60 i hele verden
10:12
say they have trouble
accessing healthcare.
accessing healthcare.
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fortæller at de svært ved
at få sygesikring.
at få sygesikring.
10:15
Almost three-quarters say their income
doesn't cover basic services
doesn't cover basic services
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Næsten 3/4 fortæller at
deres indkomst ikke dækker det basale
deres indkomst ikke dækker det basale
10:18
like food, water, electricity,
and decent housing.
and decent housing.
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som mad, vand, elektricitet
og ordentlige boligforhold.
og ordentlige boligforhold.
10:23
Is this the world we want our children,
who may well live to be a hundred,
who may well live to be a hundred,
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og denne verden lader vi vore børn,
som meget vel bliver over 100 år,
som meget vel bliver over 100 år,
10:27
to inherit?
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arve efter os?
10:28
Everyone -- all ages,
all genders, all nationalities --
all genders, all nationalities --
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Alle -- alle aldre,
alle køn, alle nationaliteter --
alle køn, alle nationaliteter --
10:32
is old or future-old,
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er gamle, eller bliver det,
10:34
and unless we put an end to it,
ageism will oppress us all.
ageism will oppress us all.
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og hvis ikke vi stopper det,
vil diskrimination undertrykke os alle
vil diskrimination undertrykke os alle
10:38
And that makes it a perfect target
for collective advocacy.
for collective advocacy.
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og det gør emnet til en
oplagt fælles sag.
oplagt fælles sag.
10:43
Why add another -ism to the list
when so many, racism in particular,
when so many, racism in particular,
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Hvorfor føje en isme mere til listen,
når så mange, især racisme
når så mange, især racisme
10:47
call out for action?
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kræver at vi handler?
10:49
Here's the thing:
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Hør her:
10:50
we don't have to choose.
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vi behøver ikke vælge.
10:52
When we make the world
a better place to grow old in,
a better place to grow old in,
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Når vi gør verden til et bedre
sted at blive gammel i,
sted at blive gammel i,
10:54
we make it a better place
in which to be from somewhere else,
in which to be from somewhere else,
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når vi gør det nemmere at
være fra et andet sted,
være fra et andet sted,
10:58
to have a disability,
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at have et handicap
10:59
to be queer, to be non-rich,
to be non-white.
to be non-white.
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at være homo, fattig, farvet.
11:03
And when we show up at all ages
for whatever cause matters most to us --
for whatever cause matters most to us --
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Og når vi står op for en sag
der betyder noget, uanset alder --
der betyder noget, uanset alder --
11:07
save the whales, save the democracy --
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redde hvalerne, eller demokratiet --
11:10
we not only make
that effort more effective,
that effort more effective,
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gør vi det ikke bare mere effektivt,
11:13
we dismantle ageism in the process.
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vi afmonterer samtidig
aldersracisme.
aldersracisme.
11:16
Longevity is here to stay.
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Høj levealder er kommet
for at blive.
for at blive.
11:18
A movement to end ageism is underway.
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En bevægelse mod aldersracisme
er under opsejling.
er under opsejling.
11:20
I'm in it, and I hope you will join me.
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Jeg er er med, og jeg håber
du vil slutte dig til mig.
du vil slutte dig til mig.
11:24
(Applause and cheers)
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(Bifald og jubel)
11:28
Thank you. Let's do it! Let's do it!
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Tak. Vi gør det!. Vi gør det!
11:33
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ashton Applewhite - Author, activistAshton Applewhite asks us to look at ageism -- the assumption that older people are alike and that aging impoverishes us.
Why you should listen
Ashton Applewhite would like us to think differently about growing older. As she writes: "Aging is a natural, lifelong, powerful process that unites us all. So how come so many of us unthinkingly assume that depression, diapers, and dementia lie ahead? Because of ageism -- the last socially sanctioned prejudice."
She's the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and is the voice of the Yo, Is This Ageist? blog. She is also the author of Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well -- and was a clue on Jeopardy! as the author of the mega bestseller series, Truly Tasteless Jokes. (Who is Blanche Knott?)
Ashton Applewhite | Speaker | TED.com