Has anyone noticed the ‘Old Biddy’ remarks??

lemongrove

Now, since nobody has repeated the phrase ?am off to have just one G&T, which is rather disappointing.?

Surely a sweet sherry or Madeira, m'dear?

Oldbeige I think the notice in your sandwich shop is appalling and shows how people who are so alive to racist undertones just laugh at ageist ones.

Well remember my mother in her late 70s habitually referring to people of her age she gave hospital lifts to as 'the old dears'!

You’ll be ‘blessing ‘ me next Callistemon ( ah! Bless) although I suppose a blessing is preferable to a cursing?

We can't be old biddies if we don't drink sweet sherry or Madeira, m'dear.

Madeira, m'dear, sent me off to find the Flanders and Swann song They wouldn't have wasted their Madeira on an Old Biddie when the old rue's target was a young girl. It worked too.
They really don't do songs like that nowadays, do they!

Oldbeige I think the notice in your sandwich shop is appalling and shows how people who are so alive to racist undertones just laugh at ageist ones.

Exactly this. If you replace the term "old biddy" or similar, with any of the slurs often attributed to racist or sexist slurs, it would be totally and completely unacceptable and condemned. But, for some on here, it's deemed perfectly acceptable to refer to a whole demographic of people in a demeaning and derogatory manner. Why is that acceptable?

Sorry to go off topic but must share, one of my sisters has
‘A thing’ about ageing . 3 years ago she had a heart attack, ambulance called, rushed to hospital, in intensive care for
several days, made a good recovery, when she telephoned me
no mention of the trauma, just furious, her husband had said
‘Don’t leave me old girl’.

That made me laugh Annie, said fondly I'm sure and I hope she's well now.

SIL calls his dogs 'Old Girl'
Although the new ones are relatively young ???

Never seen it but a child did tell me I'm from the "olden times" the other day lol

Love it Annie! Bet she was livid! But at least she knew he loved her!

No I haven’t noticed it at all but I don’t read all of the topics as I have a life.

That’s a coincidence Purple ? as every GN member also has a life!

I may be guilty as I class myself as an old biddy at times. It’s not meant to be a derogatory remark.

You're allowed to call yourself an old biddy, Rosalyn, but no-one else is allowed to call you one!

I must say, I rather feel like an old biddy today.

I don’t feel like one but I may well look like one?

I don’t care what I’m called as long as it’s not a lady.
I’m sure I look like an old biddy, especially since no visit to hairdressers for months, so I may start an old biddies appreciation society.

Lemongrove not aimed at anyone at all but thought if I shout OLD BIDDY you could pour yourself a double.

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I don’t mind what you call me,as long as you call me