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A Dutchman suits his local government in the Netherlands after refusing to change his actual age to the age he identifies. Veuer Mercer Morrison has the story.
Self-addressed Dutch positivity guru Emile Ratelband answers questions during an interview in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Thursday, November 8, 2018. [DutchmanejongAP]
A Dutchman has asked a court in the Netherlands to legally change his age from 69 to 49 and says he wants to avoid age discrimination.
Emile Ratelband, a “positive coach”, called a “young god”, has asked a local court to move his birthday from March 11, 1949 to March 11, 1969 in the BBC reports.
] Ratelband, a TV personality who responded to questions from the Associated Press on Thursday, said that the petition is not a publicity stunt. He said he would give up his monthly pension if his application was granted.
Ratelband says his age keeps him unreasonable, but he does not want to lie about it.
“So when I ask for a mortgage, they say it’s impossible,” he said. “If I go to Tinder, I get women from 68, 69 when women are there.”
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“When I’m at Tinder and say I’m 69, I get no answer. When I’m 49, my face I’ll be in a luxurious position,” he said, the BBC reports.
Ratelband has compared the request to legally change name or gender.
“With this free domain, choice of name, freeness of gender, I want to have my own age. I want to check myself,” he said. With age discrimination can be a problem, it is contrary to other forms of discrimination that can affect people throughout their lives, according to Marjolein van den Brink, who specializes in human rights and gender issues at the law school of the foreign language school.
A court is expected to issue a verdict for about four weeks.
Contributing: Associated Press
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