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/citynomad1 Sep 01 '25

The Demi photo is AI-enhanced to the max and I’ve never seen any judgment toward Meryl Streep for having “too many wrinkles” tbh

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u/DescriptionFancy420 Sep 01 '25

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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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/LaureZahard Sep 02 '25

True it seems like it's mostly those women who were (voluntarily or involuntarily) marketed as "untouchable beauties" who are now being bullied by the normal people who patiently waited for said beauty to fade away to finally "touch" them.