Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has dismissed fellow
female stars’ claims that ageism is alive and well in the entertainment
industry.
Theron, 41, recently spoke about ageism in Hollywood during an interview with
Vanity Fair Italy for their November 2016 issue, reports eonline.com.
She said: “I don’t agree with that (notion), and I’m not happy to hear
people talking like that about Hollywood. Now that I’m 41, I work much more
than 20 years ago, and I enjoy it even more. And all the women I know say the
same thing, so it’s time to stop this cliché.”
Theron hopes to turn the focus towards promoting a message of body positivity.
“How could I be afraid of something so natural? Ageing is part of our
life, we can’t avoid that. And a part of me is really grateful for all the things
that have happened since I started ageing, now I’m much wiser than 20 years
ago. A wrinkle is nothing compared to that,” she added.
She also compared the gender inequality issues impacting Hollywood to a larger
scale, telling the magazine: “Movies are just the mirror of society; the
real problem is there. Hollywood’s gender problem is nothing compared to the
society’s problem.
“The time has come for women to realise that the way we look outside is
not the most important thing and it’s not true we are worth less when we
age.”