The picture of ‘over 50s’ used by this scheme for ‘older writers’ went viral for reasons that will become obvious
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Can I have my grant paid in Co-op stamps? https://t.co/Z4qJm8Qjsl
— Matt Owen (@MJowen174) April 28, 2024
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This is nearly 64 yr old me ( who will be in the pit for Springsteen next weekend rocking for 3 hours)
and below is some cartoon like caricature of writers over 50. The graft is useful – the stereotypes less so.
FFS. https://t.co/Z5RDz5UNpV pic.twitter.com/H163LDHVlW— Julie Owen Moylan (@JulieOwenMoylan) April 27, 2024
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Yeah, this can fuck right off. I’m 50. https://t.co/gUzU4przJJ pic.twitter.com/JdbWzGKrzq
— Lisa Holdsworth @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social (@WorksWithWords) April 27, 2024
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This is what an over-50 writer looks like. Not the lazy stereotype in the advert below. https://t.co/IqgAgBvLOX pic.twitter.com/iBzSHMgP7e
— Carole Hailey (@CaroleAHailey) April 27, 2024
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If you read the small print (or get someone to read it for you) the payment is actually in Werther’s Originals. https://t.co/vaVk9T6SrQ
— David Lemon (@DavidLemon777) April 28, 2024
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I write things. I am over 50. This graphic… https://t.co/H52YUQG60j pic.twitter.com/lONsoxQVIU
— Crowbar Jones (@gomichild) April 28, 2024
Only one question remained.
Oh dear. How did this get signed off by marketing? https://t.co/LWTYogeq9h
— Neil Alexander (@neilalexander_) April 28, 2024
To conclude …
no one looked like that, since the 1970s.
— Alison Sampson (@alis_samp) April 27, 2024
And only then in a Public Information Film.
— David M Barnett (@davidmbarnett) April 27, 2024
Well, it’s one way of getting your grant scheme noticed. We can only hope we live to see it.
Source @davidmbarnett