Evidently, the court is hearing it. Perhaps Dutch courts don't have the authority to say "gimme a break".
Mark my words. We will live long enough to witness the first attempt to be legally considered "trans-species".
69 year old man brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years
Thu, 2018-11-08 18:51
#1
69 year old man brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years
Thu, 2018-11-08 19:41
#2
At first I thought this was in the US. Obviously this guy doesn’t have a clue of how mathematics works.
I see this guys point and I think I understand his frustration, but if this guy thinks he’s going to turn on a younger partner by simply changing a number, he’s an idiot!
Thu, 2018-11-08 22:20
#3
I doubt the court will rule in his favour.
On the off chance they do, I hope he's got a good, stable job; he won't be eligible to collect a pension until 2034.
Thu, 2018-11-08 22:42
#4
From the link you posted apparently he’s a bit of a celebrity in the Netherlands. This is probably a publicity stunt he’s pulling.
This guy himself probably doesn’t even really believe that changing your age on a legal document is going to really change anything physically about yourself.
Fri, 2018-11-09 01:10
#5
Speaking of pensions, can I tack on another 10 years right now? I could retire and spend more time posting here.
Fri, 2018-11-09 06:46
#6
You can change your name and your gender just by filing paperwork, but you can't do that with your sex, that being a physically endowed property. I'd say the same is true of age, since there is no way you can alter the day you were born.
Fri, 2018-11-09 19:20
#7
Sat, 2018-11-10 07:49
#8
Thinking a great many people are taking the piss out of this fellow...
Mon, 2018-12-03 16:35
#9
Tue, 2018-12-04 00:39
#10
It's far more likely he's doing this to get in a passive-aggressive "dig" at transgender/non-binary people.At first I thought this was in the US. Obviously this guy doesn’t have a clue of how mathematics works.
I see this guys point and I think I understand his frustration, but if this guy thinks he’s going to turn on a younger partner by simply changing a number, he’s an idiot!
Tue, 2018-12-04 11:01
#11
alan smithee
I hate frivilous court cases. Throw it out and fine him $1 000 progressing double each time he comes back to waste court time. It's a bird brained idea anyway. I'm not 69 but I know good and well that I'm not 20. Having courts recognize me as that doesn't change the reality. I'm taking this is some sort of stunt to delegitimize trans persons. It surprises me that he's Dutch and not American.
Tue, 2018-12-04 11:13
#12
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46133262
"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." Mr Ratelband further argued that according to his doctors he has the body of a 45-year-old, and described himself as a "young god".
Mr Ratelband, a media personality and motivational guru, converted to Buddhism earlier this year and is a trainer in neurolinguistic programming.
He voiced the character Vladimir Trunkov in the Dutch-language version of the Pixar film Cars 2.
He went on Facebook last year to describe how he had made the decision one day standing in front of a mirror, not because he feared getting old but because he wanted to make the most of life for as long as possible.
I don't think it has anything to do with transgenderism. That and changing one's names are his justification for the request. Looks like a publicity stunt to me. He may be a narcissist. He may really believe he could get younger women. I'm surprised the case even made it to court. I think in Canada it wouldn't even be heard.