It is hard to tell. They don't have older looking Avatars. Some guy the other day thought I was a young chic. Kinda wierded me out.
2006-07-21 13:56:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Of course there is, dearheart. I'm in the middle of my fifth decade. Take the young chick thing as a compliment. You've just been "carded" on Yahoo. It is hard to tell...that's why I'm an Otter.
2006-07-21 14:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Otter 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'll be sixty-six next month (8/7/40 Leo), so if I round up (math rounding) I can claim to be in my seventh decade.
I agree that none of the currently available avatars seem ideal for seniors who want their readers to know they are up there in age, but I think your problem lies elsewhere. You see, some seniors share their wisdom on this forum in a light and friendly way rather than in a stern teacher with a yardstick threatening kind of way. And young and old alike tend to imagine friendly and kind people (especially women) as being young and beautiful. I doubt that you or anyone else will be able to change people from thinking that way anytime soon. It's just natural for people to associate good with beautiful and bad with ugly. So, as long as you continue to provide heartwarming answers that are filled with wisdom, you are taking a chance of being viewed as a young (beautiful) chick rather than an old (ugly) hen by some of your readers. But when the senior avatars become available, and you display one, you can forget about being considered a young beauty. You'll finally be who you really are--kind, wise, mature, and pretty attractive for a woman in her seventies.
2006-07-21 21:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not quite that old but I too have been mistaken for much younger than I am. I wish someone would come up wth some Senior avatars. How hard could it be to add a little gray to the color scheme?
2006-07-21 21:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lleh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6-1/2 decade
2006-07-21 21:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at 55, i realize i'm in my 6th decade, not my 5th as some others seem to be thinking. and i would like to have a gray-haired avatar. instead, i change hair color and style every week or 2 -- would try purple but they don't have that either! lol
2006-07-21 22:00:39 · answer #5 · answered by canary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know I'm 57 I guess that puts me on the way to my 6th decade...is that close enough?
2006-07-21 21:34:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know thats a good point, you should write this to yahoo answers, theres is a way, go the very bottom of the screen where it says:
'Help us improve Yahoo! Answers.Tell us what you think.'
its a good complaint!
2006-07-21 21:01:46 · answer #7 · answered by sueet2b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hooray for you! I don't know many, really anyone, in their 7th decade that even knows how to use e-mail, let alone that would be here. Good luck in your quest!!
2006-07-21 21:26:46 · answer #8 · answered by ~*~*~*Jenny Anne~*~*~* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if there were older looking avatars I'm sure those ppl would be reported for putting up gruesome images
2006-07-21 21:01:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I am, for the 3rd time. Karma's a beeotch.
2006-07-21 20:59:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋