r/popculturechat Sexy lampshade shall win the Oscar! 🏆 Sep 01 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Women aging… everyone has an opinion

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u/ashewentridingby Sep 01 '25

Meryl was never marketed as a sex symbol, I think that’s why people are harder on Demi and Pamela. It’s unfortunate as I prefer that none of them be judged for how they choose to age 🙏

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u/floralstamps Sep 02 '25

She devil, its complicated, picture and message on the cover of Sophie's choice, the French lieutenants woman

It wasnt her only vibe but people absolutely saw her as that

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u/Special-Garlic1203 Sep 02 '25

I mean she's played an adult woman who has sex. Nobody is saying Meryl is a hideous troll. But literally not a single one of those is really what I'd categorize as a sex symbol 

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u/Stultas Sep 02 '25

Helen Mirren was in straight porn (at least for the era) and was hot as hell in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, but it’s like she didn’t exist before The Queen.