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NK's Wrld · June 10 · 1 hr 3 min

The Anne Hathaway Situation Is More Disturbing Than You Think...

One second of Anne Hathaway's face in the Odyssey trailer broke the internet, and the conversation that followed was about so much more than one actress and one procedure. This is the full story of what Hollywood has been demanding from women's faces for decades. The impossible standard of staying young while delivering emotionally raw performances. The male actors who age on screen and get called distinguished. The women who do the same and get called washed up. And the women who try to stop the clock are called frozen. Go to https://baskandlatherco.com and use code NKSWRLD for 20% off. Anne Hathaway was offered Botox at 23. A cinematographer refused to film Jamie Lee Curtis because of her eyes at 25. Olivia Wilde was told she was too old at 28. Maggie Gyllenhaal was told she was too old at 37. This is by no means a coincidence, and it has been a recurring problem for a very long time. Is there a version of aging in Hollywood that women are actually allowed to do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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One second of Anne Hathaway's face in the Odyssey trailer broke the internet, and the conversation that followed was about so much more than one actress and one procedure.

This is the full story of what Hollywood has been demanding from women's faces for decades. The impossible standard of staying young while delivering emotionally raw performances. The male actors who age on screen and get called distinguished. The women who do the same and get called washed up. And the women who try to stop the clock are called frozen.

Go to https://baskandlatherco.com and use code NKSWRLD for 20% off.

Anne Hathaway was offered Botox at 23. A cinematographer refused to film Jamie Lee Curtis because of her eyes at 25. Olivia Wilde was told she was too old at 28. Maggie Gyllenhaal was told she was too old at 37. This is by no means a coincidence, and it has been a recurring problem for a very long time.

Is there a version of aging in Hollywood that women are actually allowed to do?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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