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Brands Avoid the Stigma of the “Elderly”

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Demography Unplugged
Mar 18, 2019
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After testing well with focus groups, Boston’s Commission on Affairs of the Elderly changed its name to the Age Strong Commission. The “don’t call me old” movement continues gaining momentum, even as it’s also inviting exasperation from critics who believe this language only papers over the fact that Boomers are aging.

—The Boston Globe

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