But why assume that you can't be attractive and safe? Is safety the preserve of the old and ugly?
Of course you can be attractive and safe. What I'm arguing is your bias that old has to be "ugly" and therefore discriminated. This has no place in modern civilisation. That's where we're all headed and if you're in an environment that encourages this, think and think again. There are alternatives if you want them.
I presume experience comes with age - Imagine how naive you were on the controls 15 or so years ago? It transfers to the back of the cabin as well. They become better with time. Cabin crew of good age eventually become intuitive, that principle of foresight (predicting) - because they've witnesses scenarios over and over again and it's this aspect that BA looks for in it's cabin crew besides others.
I'm sorry but I think we have to disagree on this!