Explain Yourself!

[lisa]

Originally posted by Undertoad
Tomorrow is my birfday, and I'll be 38. And all these purty little blonde actresses seem like nothing but silly exuberance. When they reach a certain age, they disappear and are replaced by whatever clone of them is considered fasionably good looking at the time. It is extremely rare for any of them to have a career longer than 10 years.

Saw the last post and realized I'd missed Tony's becuase I don't really have much interest in "rating women". So, I went back and found the above.

Anyhow, Happy Birthday, Tony! I didn't know it was coming or I'd have mentioned it on my last visit!

As for the other comment, as warch said, bravo! It's good to see a guy noticing that and saying it aloud.

I often thought about what it must be like for a young woman actor. Knowing (if she sees reality) that even if she "makes it" she won't last nearly as long as her male counterparts. Now, not that I think it's litigatable (is that a word?), it is IMHO, a form of discrimination.

I sat one day and thought about many "big stars" that I remember who had effectivly disappeared: Kim Bassanger, Kelly McGillis, etc, etc. It seems that there are very few women who last very long in the movie industry. Oh, there are a few, but look at the alternative.

Arnold, Travolta, Connery, Eastwood, Michael Douglas, Richard Dreyfuss.... I could go on... Men whose "star" status has lasted 20 years or more.

I suppose it's just the age-old story of our values in society -- to many, only young women are attractive, while men are sometimes more admired with age until some limit, of course. But that limit is much higher for men than women.

I don't know why I'm ranting about this... I suppose it just struck a nerve given my age.