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Post by melanell on Jun 17, 2017 0:30:19 GMT
I agree that it is something about when the face can no longer seem to move that strikes me as unnatural in a way that creates a negative reaction in me.
It's every person's own choice and right to handle aging as they wish, but my preference is to avoid that look--both for myself, and when seeing others' choices. I do not wish to shame anyone or call them names for aging nor for opting to have large amounts of noticeable work done, but I cannot help but to have an opinion, even if kept to myself, about the matter.
What's odd, though, to me, is that people do plenty of other things to themselves that are not "natural"---piercings, tattoos, hair of every color imaginable, and for the most part none of that bothers me in the least. (I admit that tattoos meant to look like the inside of your body is showing tend to freak me out a bit.) There's nothing natural about blue hair, or flowers inked up and down your arm, or 6 holes in each ear and a few in you face as well. But I typically think they all look fine, or even really good, depending. But when plastic surgery starts to look unnatural, it just bothers me.
I think it has to do with smiling. If it looks painful or difficult to smile, then it makes a difference that I have a hard time seeing as a positive chosen change, maybe? That's just a guess. I'm not really sure I know exactly where the line is between what looks great and what makes me feel sad for some reason. but I know that line exists, although probably being different from person to person.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 17, 2017 3:06:00 GMT
But there are older celebrities that don't look so freakishly strange so we know it's possible. Helen Mirren, Christie Brinkley, Diane Sawyer
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Jun 17, 2017 13:12:09 GMT
I can't imagine how difficult it must be for these actresses and superstars, who have been stunningly beautiful all their life, to find themselves not only aging, but critiqued about every wrinkle, every line. The pressure to "fix" themselves must be there, for them to do something as drastic as allow a surgeon to cut and change their face. Brave, or maybe just desperate. Difficult, for sure. I had a quite fierce debate recently with my (non famous) friends about my decision to grow out my grey hair. I am not saying it looks good, on the contrary it is torture. On the other hand, I have always said my face (etc) was not my fortune (by which I meant I was given other advantages, not looks) and the thing which we debated was whether it was preferable to look "ugly" as judged by the standards of celeb culture etc or whether one should work like crazy and end up looking ridiculous. I know which side I came down on! By most standards I am ugly (but I have never been pretty, again by the same standards) but I am content to avoid being ridiculous.
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Post by Mystie on Jun 18, 2017 3:34:12 GMT
I have a visceral reaction to people who look "plastic" - it just turns my stomach. Those who overdo the fillers and Botox - it gives me the creeps. There's ways to do it well - I'm sure Meryl Streep has had subtle work done - and then there's ways to do it poorly. I think the women who still want to look 30 are making a mistake. You should try to look really, really good for your age. It's much more natural and attractive. It's not natural for a 60 year old to have no wrinkles and a filled out face and lips. It's just not - and that's what comes across: unnatural. I have a similar reaction, it's a horrified fascination kind of thing. I think beautiful women who let themselves age naturally will remain beautiful. Older, yes, but still beautiful instead of horrifying. I've known women personally who were beautiful at 30 and still beautiful at 60 and 70. It makes me sad to wonder what Meg Ryan for example would look like today if she'd left her lovely face alone. And obviously natural or at least semi-natural aging can be done in Hollywood, because Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, to name a few, have all accomplished it. So why do so many actresses still let plastic surgeons butcher them?
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