Dutchman, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years

[muriel_volestrangler]

A Dutch pensioner has started a legal battle to legally change his age and boost his dating prospects.

Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969, comparing the change to identifying as being transgender.
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Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reported the court was sceptical of the suit, saying there was no legal mechanism allowing a person to change their birth date.
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Mr Ratelband is a media personality and motivational speaker, who is a trainer in neurolinguistic programming.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46133262

Link to tweet

"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."

[TreasonousBastard]

1. He is free to lie about his age, without turning it into a publicity stunt.

[cstanleytech]

2. Sorry but date of birth is not something that can be changed as much as we might wish it.

[DetlefK]

3. No, it's not comparable to transgender...

What gender a person asigns to itself, that depends on a load of genetic, epigenetic, hormonal and neuronal factors.

For example, IIRC male homosexuality is determined by a random epigenetic condition that either occurs or not.
And there seem to be several independent biochemical origins for female homosexuality. (Born lesbian vs "late-blooming lesbian&quot

Gender is really complicated.



Age, on the other hand, can be defined quantitatively by the length of the telomers in your DNA. (They get shorter over time. )

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. No. He was born when he was born.

Changing his gender doesn't change when he was born.

[3Hotdogs]

5. That might give the Orange Shit-cannon an idea. If he's 29 or 30, he can move on 'em like a bitch

and they won't run away.

He'd be the bigly'est handsomest guy in the McDonald's line.

He's the president. He can change it if he wants. He has two months to do it in.

[appalachiablue]

6. Guy claims he's "a god" & doc said his body is of a 45 yr. old

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/08/dutch-man-69-starts-legal-fight-to-identify-as-20-years-younger