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A recent photo of actress Ashley Judd (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)
Talk about a retort.
Actress Ashley Judd, who is not one to stay mum on her opinions about her causes and politics, has issued a somewhat unusual statement about beauty, in the form of an essay published today on the
Daily Beast about recent rumors about her puffy face.
When her new ABC show,
Missing, debuted last month and Judd made the rounds on talk shows, etc, some people -- bloggers, online commenters and actual reporters -- made an assumption, which soon became a fact in many people's opinions -- that she had "done something bad to her face."
Plastic surgery was the obvious answer, and Judd appeared to be full of fillers, injections and everything in between.
The actress quickly
responded through her rep, saying she had taken "multiple rounds of steroids" as the result of the flu and sinus infections.
But now, she’s written a full essay about it, and has some very interesting points, especially regarding how other women perpetuate beauty standards.
“That women are joining in the ongoing disassembling of my appearance is salient. Patriarchy is not men. Patriarchy is a system in which both women and men participate,” she writes in the essay.
I’m guilty of this – speculating about which surgery which actress has received, lambasting said person for plumping up her lips or enhancing her face.
I certainly believe that women receive more “input” about their looks than men, and especially women in high-profile careers
What do you think of Judd’s essay? Do you think she’s overreacting, or finally shedding some light on this issue?
