My tolerance for bs lessens every year

Interesting article but I hope I don't turn into one of those elderly people. And the part where the grandfather calls his grandchild a name is just so hurtful. My tolerance is less as I get older but I still

remain sensitive to others.

ChandraMasala: I hear you. I'm less and less tolerant of BS as time goes on.

Ris62: I don't think you have to worry. As the article implied, that grandfather probably always used that word in his life, but refrained from using it with the girl because he has a working filter.

Now, that filter is gone.

In other words, if you aren't a racist now. You won't become one when you get 60.

ashasekayi: Yes, in his case it just was always there. Just so sad.

I think you accrue your own experiences as you age, and rely less on what you were told as a child, good or bad. If the experiences your accrue with people of other races/cultures are mostly negative, yeah you

get more racist

ReneeF: Except if you're viewing an entire culture or race as a monolith then you're already racist.

well, yeah, I guess. I can't speak for myself, since don't have a lot of negative experiences to make a determination about. I'm thinking people who have a lot of negative interactions get to a point where

they make generalizations

it's what humans do. They identify patterns.

it's not an excuse for making those generalizations about PEOPLE, just an observation of what happens

I am less trusting than I was 30 years ago. I'm less optimistic, I'm less flexible. Lots of things trend toward the negative as I get older and accumulate negative personal experience, so I'm assuming

attitudes about race can be simularly altered.

Throughout life our mind change. For example, The young lack experience and wisdom, but the elderly loose their filter and become more suspious.