In a new conversation with Elle, Demi Moore opened up about the legacy of her iconic bikini in 2003's 'Charlie's Angels'—and she made such a great point.
—40 years old. And that simply too old. At least, that's what many people seemed to imply in the discourse that followed., in which she played angel Madison Lee alongside co-stars Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu., the actor made an excellent point—the bikini only went down in pop culture history because it challenged society's ingrained perceptions of beauty at the time.would become such a big conversation," she said.
She went on: "I feel like we all have a role to play in life, to be of service, and for whatever reason, I feel like that has been something I’ve been called to do. But I don’t think it would’ve been such a big deal if I hadn’t been of an age that, at that time, it was already determined that you should look like shit."
Moore added that although society's perceptions around middle-aged women had, thankfully, begun to shift since the early 2000s, there was still a long way to go, especially when it comes to post-menopausal women. "I do think that’s changed, and now I happen to be 62 at a point where we need to reevaluate the desirability of a woman who has gone through menopause," she said. "Women used to be relegated to the sidelines, made to be, in fact, almost asexual. It’s not like I’ve set out to redefine that; it’s really that I’ve just been trying to find what’s truthful and authentic within myself—and if I can do that, then hopefully that reflects for others.
It seems that having experienced the damage these beauty standards can do first-hand, Moore has made her mission to show it for what it is.
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