Recently, I wrote about women in Hollywood who spoke about their experiences with ageism.
Let’s take a look at some casting decisions that ~really support them~. Here are 17 examples that show Hollywood’s obsession with casting younger women – from pairing them with much older actors, to casting older women to play the mothers of men practically their own age!
First, here are some of the most offbeat love interests…
1.
Margot Robbie – the wolf of Wall Street
2.
Tuppence Middleton– man
3.
Jennifer Lawrence- Silver Linings Playbook and Joy
4.
Scarlett Johansson- lost in translation
5.
Emma Pierre – moonlight magic
6.
Gwyneth Paltrow- Se7fr
seven.
Beyoncé Knowles – Austin Powers Gold Member
8.
Blake Lively – The Green Lantern
9.
Kate Bosworth– The Return of Superman
ten.
Lindsay Lohan- just my luck
11.
Anne Bancroft– The graduation
Moving on… Let’s look at the phenomenon of women playing the mothers of actors who are ~definitely~ not young enough to be their sons.
12.
Sally Fields – Forrest Gump
13.
Angelina Jolie- alexander
14.
winona ryder -StarTrek
15.
Melissa Leo – The fighter
16.
Charlayne Woodard– Glass
17.
Nicole Kidman- Aquaman
Do you know of any other casting decisions that highlight ageism in Hollywood? Feel free to add them in the comments below, and be pissed off at the injustice.