What should the elderly be called?

What should the elderly be called?

From Kompas

The term manula (aged people) sounds derogatory because the word manusia in the acronym means "humans" as the counterpart of "animals".

In order to make it more refined within an administrative connotation, it should be replaced by warga (citizens). The term usia lanjut (aged) for ula is not neutral either. It suggests incapacity or helplessness. In other countries, they call their aged "senior citizens".

If we use the last-mentioned term, or at least wulan for warga usia lanjut, meaning aged citizens instead of "aged humans", those belonging to this group will be happy. The fact is that wulan has been gradually applied, but manula remains in frequent use.

The recommendation in this letter, however, by no means reduces my appreciation for the special attention paid by some companies to "senior citizens", who are allowed ticket discounts, for instance.

A. ZEN UMAR P., Depok, West Java