Age shall not weary her, nor her critics forget
IT is often said that getting old is at least better than the alternative. Plan B being, of course, death.
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Women who dare to grow older than 40, and then compound this sin by refusing to dress exclusively in modest floor-length smocks, are after all doomed to forever be mocked as "mutton dressed as lamb".
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For all the talk of life beginning at 40, we're still quick to refer to expiration dates when it comes to women in the public eye. Madonna's been shrugging off accusations of being too "over the hill" for more than a decade.
IT is often said that getting old is at least better than the alternative. Plan B being, of course, death.
...
Women who dare to grow older than 40, and then compound this sin by refusing to dress exclusively in modest floor-length smocks, are after all doomed to forever be mocked as "mutton dressed as lamb".
...
For all the talk of life beginning at 40, we're still quick to refer to expiration dates when it comes to women in the public eye. Madonna's been shrugging off accusations of being too "over the hill" for more than a decade.
Too old for what, exactly? Where is it written that a pop star must disappear at a certain age?
With her eerily taut figure and enough marketing savvy to inspire an homage from Glee, Madonna manages to stay more relevant than starlets half her age.
In the ill-defined terms and conditions that concern mega-stardom, it's only the ability to connect with the general public that matters. So long as her fans remain interested, Madonna - to the dismay of her detractors - isn't going to become a recluse just because the candles on her next birthday cake will number 52.
We demand our female celebrities stay eternally young, but mock them when they try to do so. It's a lose-lose scenario.
If women aren't allowed to get old, but are ridiculed for clinging to their youth, what's the alternative? Dying cannot be the only solution.
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