Gwyneth Paltrow Calls Out ‘Double Standard’ On Ageing: ‘This Idea That We’re Supposed To Be Frozen In Time Is So Weird’
etcanada.comGwyneth Paltrow is clapping back at the “double standard” she sees in the cultural perceptions of men and women as they get older, particularly in Hollywood. “I think it’s culture’s problem [that women seem to be judged more on getting older than men].
It’s not ours!” Paltrow said in a recent interview with British Vogue. “As women, we want to be healthy, we want to be ageing.
This idea that we’re supposed to be frozen in time is so weird,” she continued. READ MORE: Gwyneth Paltrow Responds To Fan On Instagram Asking If She ‘Licks A**’ “I love it when I hear somebody like Andie MacDowell, with her beautiful grey curls, talking about embracing aging and the difference between how we handle a George Clooney [compared to how most women are perceived].
It’s handsome to go grey [as a man], but for women it’s like, “What do you plan to do about your wrinkles and your ageing skin?” There’s definitely a double standard,” Paltrow explained. “But again, we want to be ageing!
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