I had presented the case of Mr. Ratelband several months ago but somehow it got deleted. Like so many things in life, it seems it all comes down to getting laid.
He had petitioned a judge to reduce his legal age by 20 years. Anyway, here is his story once again:
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Emile Ratelband of the Netherlands, claims to have a “45-year-old body,” describing himself as a “young god.” If he feels so young, is in such good health, and really is godly, why the need to change his official age?
69-year-olds don’t get as many hits on Tinder.
“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.” Emile told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
Emile Ratelband is reportedly a media personality who voiced Vladmir Trunkov in the Dutch-dub of Pixar’s Cars 2. He also calls himself an entrepreneur and self-help guru.
Ratelband also claims that because of his advanced age, companies aren’t willing to hire him. In his defense, the entertainment industry is terrible about hiring people over a certain age – no matter how good you look.
However, Mr. Ratelband‘s claim that “You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age?” is a bit myopic. Mr. Ratelband isn’t outwardly female, LGBTQ+, a person of color, or of a low economic class, so him saying age is more discriminated against than anthing else it’s a bit insensitive.
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It’s this last part of Ratelband’s argument that I find particularly offensive. It shows his complete lack of understanding of what it means to be Transgender. And a “young god” he is not. A quick scan of his picture on the “How Old Do I Look” app shows that he may wish to have significantly
more years legally deducted from his age. Or find one hell of a good plastic surgeon.
But he has given me a great idea!!! I’ve decided to petition a judge to make me “18” again so that I can be the same age as Hayley Williams in these pictures.
(Note: The court as expected, turned down Mr. Ratelband’s request. Guess he’ll have to suck it up or lie like the rest of us… 
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