“Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism but it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain age you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual. I mean, is there a rule? Are you supposed to just die?”
Madonna Refuses To Become A Victim of Ageism, chinadaily.com.cn, 2007-12-18 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/2007-12F/10/content_6310487.htm,
Madonna said it at 34 in Jonathan Ross interview ( Ageism and Madonna http://madonnascrapbook.blogspot.ru/2012/02/ageism-and-madonna-saying-fuck-you.html).
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