[jeffjose]

Unfortunately, that's the definition of ageist.

If you cant see what's wrong, try finishing this sentence in your head "I don't want to be sexist, but women .."

[emodendroket]

To be fair, he said he didn't want to be ageist, not that he wouldn't be.

[redorb]

Age is a factor though in how people think and perceive the world yeah? I do apologize thankfully I'm not in a position where my bias hurts anyone but myself and I'll work on my thinking.

[emodendroket]

That is an argument that ageism is right, not an argument that your post isn't ageist.

[redorb]

I guess my question is ..

Is it true age has a correlation with perception?

If so - is that truth itself ageist?

[emodendroket]

Let's work from a definition here; I think this is the kind of "ageism" we're talking about (sourced from dictionary.com):

> a tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment.

I think this clarifies things, doesn't it? Even if you somehow objectively prove that older workers are unsuitable, or less suitable, for employment, that doesn't make a philosophy against hiring older workers not-ageist. It just means that ageism is correct (to be clear: hypothetically. I am not endorsing that view).