
Ageism
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Hey, John Mulaney and ‘SNL': Your Ageist Jokes Are Getting Really Old (Guest Blog)
By David Gittins | February 24, 2022 @ 6:15 AMWe know it’s OK to mock older people because we’ve seen stars do it and people laughed, writes David Gittins of Age Inclusion in Media
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‘SNL’ Star Michael Che Trashed for ‘Misogynist and Ageist’ Jokes…and His Critics Are Trashed Too (Video)
By Rosemary Rossi | November 3, 2019 @ 2:01 PMComedian’s Weekend Update bits draws backlash two weeks in a row
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Jacki Weaver Slaps Back at ‘Petty’ Anjelica Huston’s ‘Poms’ Diss: ‘She Can Go F– Herself’
By Umberto Gonzalez | May 3, 2019 @ 3:20 PM”I would say she must be going through menopause, but she must have had that ages ago,“ Weaver adds
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Director Fights Back at Hollywood Ageism: ‘Why Is Time on Earth a Liability?’ (Guest Blog)
By Susan Walter | March 27, 2018 @ 10:13 AM”Who decided number of Instagram followers is more valuable than real-world knowledge?“ writes ”All I Wish“ writer-director Susan Walter
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Why Amanda Peet Is Terrified of Botox and Alicia Vikander
By Beatrice Verhoeven | April 26, 2016 @ 8:17 AM”She is squeezing me out,“ the actress says of Vikander. ”She’s in the hot center and I’m on the remote perimeter“
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Diane Keaton Isn’t Concerned About Hollywood Ageism: ‘There’s a Plethora of Possibilities’
By Beatrice Verhoeven | November 13, 2015 @ 7:57 AM”Nobody’s saying, ‘God, I can’t wait to hire another woman age 65. This is really gonna sell!’ That’s not going to happen,“ says the ”Love the Coopers“ actress
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Geena Davis Sounds Off on Gender Equality in Hollywood: ‘Nothing Changed’
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 28, 2015 @ 9:06 AM”I was just cruising along thinking, ‘Well, yeah, it won’t happen to me.’ It did,“ says the actress of casting discrimination
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Liv Tyler Says Being 38 Is ‘Not Fun’ in Hollywood: ‘You’re Usually the Wife or Girlfriend, a Sort of Second-Class Citizen’
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 23, 2015 @ 8:11 AMThe actress joins other famous women who have spoken out about ageism in the entertainment industry
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Salma Hayek Doesn’t Think Hollywood Wants to Work With Her Anymore
By Kathy Zerbib | August 6, 2015 @ 9:16 AM”I don’t really care,“ the Oscar-nominated actress says
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‘AHS’s’ Kathy Bates on Hollywood Ageism, Sexism: Women Who Only Traded on Beauty Can’t Get Hired (Video)
By Itay Hod | June 24, 2015 @ 4:31 PM”It’s really tough for women in Hollywood, and the ageism– it’s not nice,“ FX star tells Larry King
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Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin Dismiss Talk of Retirement: ‘It’s a Foreign Concept’
By Reid Nakamura | June 10, 2015 @ 10:10 AMIn new interview, stars of Netflix’s ”Grace and Frankie“ also discuss aging and romance in their 70s
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Bill Maher Rips ‘Shallow’ American Culture For Allowing ‘Ageism’ to Impact Politics
By Greg Gilman | November 8, 2014 @ 2:45 PM‘Ageism is the last acceptable prejudice in America,” Maher said on Friday