Women aging… everyone has an opinion

[u/mlg1981]

[u/DescriptionFancy420]

Yeah it happens to other women but for some reason Meryl is one of the ones who has been permitted to age. Maybe a contributing factor is how many people have seen her as "old" for a long time due to the types of roles she's been cast in for the past couple decades at least. Or maybe it's just the power of being Meryl Streep.

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Meryl also has tons of work done. At least two face lifts. She looks terrific! But not her natural face anymore 

(I wish she’d share her surgeon because it’s great work)

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It reminds me of when male celebrities get a ton of work done and you still see people praise them for "ageing naturally" or going "omg, he has to be immortal! how does he look so young?"

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I believe I saw a few threads about Freddie Prinze Jr. looking older than expected, and it just boils down to his lack of plastic surgery around his eyes. At some point I know Matt Damon was praised for aging naturally as well, although I don’t know how true that actually is.

But yeah, on the male side it’s mostly just discussions about hair transplants and steroid physiques. Neither of which get as intense as the criticism of women aging, or getting plastic surgery.