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Many senior citizens in fiction believe that the rules of manners and society no longer apply to them once they reach a certain age. Essentially, "I can get away with anything, because I'm 108!" When racist or sexist statements are involved, this may be a case of a person experiencing temporal Values Dissonance in his own lifetime. See also Grumpy Old Man and When I Was Your Age. May result in Racist Grandma. When this goes too far, and moves from impoliteness to villainy, see Evil Old Folks. Examples of Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior! include:

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  • Many senior citizens in fiction believe that the rules of manners and society no longer apply to them once they reach a certain age. Essentially, "I can get away with anything, because I'm 108!" When racist or sexist statements are involved, this may be a case of a person experiencing temporal Values Dissonance in his own lifetime. See also Grumpy Old Man and When I Was Your Age. May result in Racist Grandma. When this goes too far, and moves from impoliteness to villainy, see Evil Old Folks. Examples of Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior! include:
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  • Many senior citizens in fiction believe that the rules of manners and society no longer apply to them once they reach a certain age. Essentially, "I can get away with anything, because I'm 108!" When racist or sexist statements are involved, this may be a case of a person experiencing temporal Values Dissonance in his own lifetime. Sadly, this too often is a case of Truth in Television, but it can also be a case of a young person interpreting the reaction to his or her own rudeness as a "rude old person being a jerk to me". Also, senility is less common than one has come to expect, so anyone with wrinkles and gray hair can use this as Obfuscating Insanity. And often they enjoy it so much they do it all the time. When Elders Attack, you can never tell if it's a crazy one or a Retired Badass telling you to get the hell off his lawn. Mind Screw. See also Grumpy Old Man and When I Was Your Age. May result in Racist Grandma. When this goes too far, and moves from impoliteness to villainy, see Evil Old Folks. Examples of Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior! include:
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