In the same vein of the Private Eye piece that covered the gulag story but seemed to think it was only elderly feminists who were to be sent there for re-education...
It will be interesting to see any write-ups of L'Affaire Bellos & Allan and if they refer to the age demographic.
What can an 80-year old treasure trove of folklore tell us about how the world sees women?
In folklore, women are something to be feared, and eyed with suspicion,” says Dee Dee Chainey, a writer, folklore curator and founder of the Twitter account and hashtag Folklore Thursday. “Especially once they are no longer youthful brides, useful for bearing children. They are able to transgress boundaries that many men can’t. Like death, it seems that such old women should only be allowed to linger at the outskirts of society, as social pariahs.” ...
Suspicion of older women is nothing new and anyone who lived through 2016 US election will remember how crushingly easy it is to demonise an older woman's every action until she is nothing more than a canvas on to which we can project our collective unease. Starting a witch-hunt is a form of witchcraft in itself – the magic is in the misdirection. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain – keep your eyes on the ageing woman with private habits and even more private income. ...
“There is indeed a correlation between the social and political unrest and the renewed fear of witches,” says Willow Winsham
www.the-pool.com/news-views/opinion/2018/38/irish-folklore-and-how-the-world-sees-women