Madonna calls society out on ageism toward women
BellaSugar talks about Madonna’s comments last night on Nightline regarding aging. She said, “I don’t think we just live in a sexist society, we live in an ageist society, connected to women. I think women in an unconscious way are valued for their youth, youthful beauty, not so much for their wisdom and experience.” See the rest of her comments here. At 27, I hardly feel over the hill, and yet even I can sometimes feel a bit old compared to my early-twentysomething counterparts in the land of La. It’s more exaggerated here in Hollyweird, of course, but when one of the biggest stars in the country is 15 year old Miley Cyrus, how can girls in their late twenties and thirties (who are beginning to–gasp!–show wrinkles!) compete?
The old guard — 80’s sex symbols Madonna and Sharon Stone in Cannes:
And the new — tweenage powerhouse Miley Cyrus
Tags: Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Sharon Stone
May 24th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Funny . . . the first two women are far more interesting (and attractive imo).
May 27th, 2008 at 9:16 am
madonna is way past her prime…
May 29th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Interesting that Miley isn’t really valued for her youth or youthful beauty but Sharon is still considered a sex symbol. I love that a woman with so much power can speak out about some of the perils women face. Maybe that’s why I still heart Madonna, weird accent and all.