Tag: beauty standards

• 7 Essential Truths About Ageing – and Why It’s Not That Bad

  

  Western society expects women to challenge the ageing process at every turn, whilst other cultures embrace it. We celebrate youth, influenced by celebrities like the Kardashions, under-nourished catwalk models, older men who date younger women – but thank you, Keanu Reeves, for bucking the trend – and actresses who “have work” to remain employed.

  My Midlife Mayhem

  July 21, 2025

  advice, Ageing, Beauty, body image, Discrimination, Feminism, middle age, middle-aged women, Self-love, Uncategorized, Women

  Ageing, beauty standards, beauty treatments, equality, invisibility, youth

• Does Googling “How To Get Rid Of A Turkey Neck?” Make Me A Bad Feminist?

  

  I am a feminist who feels strongly about sexism, ageism, and double standards, so I can’t fathom why this genetic aberration (that was clearly inherited from my father), bugs me so much.

  My Midlife Mayhem

  March 7, 2023

  Ageing, Anxiety, Beauty, body image, equality, Feminism, middle age, sexism

  Ageing, beauty standards, gender inequality, middle-age, middleage, turkey neck