WASHINGTON, D.C. – Apple and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) have joined forces in order to fill a niche in the ever-competitive cell phone market: the growing popularity of sexting among senior citizens.
“We believe that an active, satisfying sex life is important for a senior citizen’s health and well being,” said AARP spokesperson Mindy Lamont. “This includes foreplay in all its aspects, even the transmission of come-hither images that are attached to text messages—a practice known as ‘sexting.'”
According to Ms. Lamont, the AARP does not keep track of the number of senior citizens who “sext” one another, but anecdotal evidence suggests that the practice is growing among fit, mischievous seniors—and it’s not only octogenarian men hopped up on Viagra who do it.
“I nearly swallowed my uppers, when I opened the text message Ms. Haversham sent me the other day,” said Jose Estavez, 75, a resident at Sunrise Acres near Baltimore, Maryland. “I didn’t even know she could work a cell phone. I mean really work it.”
The popularity of sexting among seniors will receive a boost when the Apple iPad Betty White model ships later this month. Designed to fill the void between the iPod Touch and the iPad, the smoke-gray Betty White features a large-print touch screen that measures six inches diagonally; a built-in 5-megapixel camera which works as well as cctv cameras, with a range of settings from gauzy to gynecological; ear buds that double as hearing aids; and a docking stand that facilitates hands-free photography.
“I just can’t wait to get one,” said Violet Sumner, 81, a resident at Elysian Fields assisted living in Minneapolis. “I tried sexting once with a regular cell phone, but I sent a close-up of me in my purple thong to my five-year-old great-great-granddaughter by mistake. I sure could have used a large-print screen then.”
According to an AARP spokesperson, seniors who have been holding on to their Verizon wireless promo codes waiting for Verizon to become a service provider for the iPhone, should not have to wait much longer.
“Rumors have it that you should see that happen by January 2011. Sadly, this may be too long for some seniors to wait.”
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