Current Events > 69 year old man seeks to change his legal age to 49

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https://www.npr.org/2018/11/08/665592537/69-year-old-dutch-man-seeks-to-change-his-legal-age-to-49

Emile Ratelband, a 69-year-old motivational speaker from the Netherlands, has petitioned a court for permission to change his legal age by altering his birth certificate to show he was born 20 years later than he really was.

Ratelband argues that he feels two decades younger than he actually is doctors told him he has the body of a younger man, he says, and while in most cases that compliment is rhetorical, Ratelband is taking a more literal approach. He also says having a younger age on paper would give him a boost in life, and on dating apps.

He presented his argument before a judge on Monday.

According to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, or AD, Ratelband told the court he would be happy to delay his pension benefits for 20 years, as a logical extension of his age change.

The judge expressed some skepticism but also noted that changing the sex on a birth certificate, as transgender people have the right to do, once was impossible and is now allowed.

Transgender people across the world have fought long legal battles for the right to change their birth certificates to match their gender identity. Where that is permitted, the legal requirements vary; in the Netherlands, transgender people need a statement from an expert affirming that they have a "permanent conviction" that their gender does not match what is on their birth certificates, and that they understand the repercussions of their decision.

Ratelband gave an interview to AD explaining his logic for changing his age.

"When I'm 69, I am limited. If I'm 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car," he said, according to a translation by The Guardian. "I can take up more work. When I'm on Tinder and it says I'm 69, I don't get an answer. When I'm 49, with the face I have, I will be in a luxurious position."

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If he identifies as younger who can disagree?
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good thing slippery slopes don't exist
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This guy sounds pretty cool. I'd like to meet him.
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darkphoenix181 posted...

If he identifies as younger who can disagree?

The concept of time and mathematics, mainly
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@FF_Redux
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Antifar posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

If he identifies as younger who can disagree?

The concept of time and mathematics, mainly

Is time not relative?
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boxington posted...

@FF_Redux

Might be too young for him now
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darkphoenix181 posted...

If he identifies as younger who can disagree?

This. Bigots I tell you.
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AsAnIndependent posted...

good thing slippery slopes don't exist

Slippery slope is only a fallacy for the side you disagree with.
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boxington posted...

When I'm 69, I am limited. If I'm 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car,"

Is this true?
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"When I'm 69, I am limited. If I'm 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car,"

If that's the case then I don't blame him

But why is that the case?
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What if someone changed their age to below the age of majority even if they were like 30?

Could you change it up to 67 so you can get the full benefits of your retirement a bit early?

People in Virginia should change their legal age to 13 so they can go trick or treating again without being fined.
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eston posted...

"When I'm 69, I am limited. If I'm 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car,"

If that's the case then I don't blame him

But why is that the case?

Not sure it is true but maybe the bank thinks he die before he pays the loan
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teepan95 posted...

boxington posted...

When I'm 69, I am limited. If I'm 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car,"

Is this true?

Hi, I'm 90 years old. Can I open up a 30 year home loan?

I'll totally be around to pay it off.
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Can I identify as Jesus and then get all that sweet church money?
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ocelot51 posted...

What if someone changed their age to below the age of majority even if they were like 30?

Could you change it up to 67 so you can get the full benefits of your retirement a bit early?

What if 21 yr old girl changes to 15.

Would that make men she been with rapists?
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But srs, remember those asian ladies who are like 50 but look 20?
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