a quick note on hollywood women.

today in the post, i read that uma thurman, at 36, is intent on making sure that hollywood "studio bosses" are aware that actresses gain acting skill as they age, even though they might lose something "aesthetically."

this concept of leading ladies having a tough time getting roles as they age has been bandied around for a while now. rosanna arquette even made a documentary about it. but all of a sudden, this complaint strikes me as rather shallow.

sure, it's easy to see that this is indeed a real issue in hollywood, and i agree it's too bad. but the idea of actresses like uma thurman and rosanna arquette bitching about this is ignoring a more important fact, and is therefore just plain silly.

thing is, most of these leading ladies got their opportunities in the first place in no small part cuz they're incredibly good-looking. for every hot rosanna arquette, there are at least 10,000+ struggling actresses who will never get a shot b/c they're not sexy enough.

but where are all the complaints about THIS? activists moan about the withering opportunities of aging actresses, but they ignore the plight of ugly actresses.

it's like, 'hey, uma. i didn't hear you complaining about the looks-based system when you beat that snaggle-toothed, overweight girl out for the pulp fiction role. you felt pretty classy about it then, n'est-ce pas?'

millionaire actresses who complain about getting less roles cuz they're aging are like fat princes in somalia complaining that their new cooks' creme brulees just aren't like the old ones.

get over yourself, uma. you're already ahead of the game.

ratchet down.

courier