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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

ladies of a certain age - or - ladies of uncertain age? Also, whatTF are you talking about? EDIT: standard bullshit euphemism that refers to the 'convention' that a lady is 21 years old until her first grey hair. Then she becomes a lady of uncertain age.
Demeaning, contemptuous and should be scrubbed from the collective vocabulary. Ageism at its most rampant.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought she was referring to menopause/perimenopause...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The phrase does seem to be developing that meaning - that is, adversely affected by hormone fluctuations. Still functions as a general put down. cf. on the rag, baby brain, etc. Back in my youth, it was a way to dismiss post-menopausal women from consideration, while doing a bit of 'respect' for their age.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So what have I missed, what is this in reference too?

( Ladies of certain age is what people used to call Karens. ie, older women speaking up for themselves ( the definition of karen has changed, it used to be a put down used against assertive middle aged women who were tired of sexism and ageism) )