THIS is NOT OKAY.

Who thought this cover image was okay? And why? Imagine if the visual here featured caricatured images of People of Color or Jews or actual people with disabilities--instead of older adults? Well, of course you'd have to imagine it, because no publication would have the audacity--or the bad taste--to print something like that in 2023.

So, why are older adults fair game? Because of AGEISM, plain-and-simple. So, here are a few Pro Tips for the editors of The New Yorker, in case the Ageism Bug afflicts them again:
1) Old age is NOT a disability.
2) Regardless of age, it is NOT okay to mock people who have disabilities, be they on a walker, in a wheelchair, using hearing aids, or wearing glasses.
3) Prejudice of any kind is NOT funny. Period.
4) Older adults DO have a sense of humor--but we do NOT want to be treated as less than. For that matter, NO ONE DOES.
5) Lest you try to defend this ill-conceived cover (and cover story), the offender does NOT get to decide what's offensive. Only the offended do.
6) If you're lucky, you, too, may get to enjoy life in your 70's, 80's, and beyond--so images like this adversely affect you, too. Wake up. Wise up.
7) #AgingIsLiving. It allows us to learn from our mistakes. Perhaps you could learn from this one.