I don't doubt the author's experience, but I have problems with some of her conclusions. Molly Crabapple writes that after 30 you become invisible I never feel invisible in public unless I want to be invisible. I find the article to be unclear and meandering. Eventually she seems to be telling women to not be afraid of getting older: The article says this 1. post marriage #1, and 2. had a small child in towAge is a weapon society uses against women
I prefer to think that "society" is a lot of individuals. We might have to deal with some who seem ageist and we can develop strategies for dealing with them. Ask me if you're interested.Invisibility this way, ma'am
Marvel Comics reinforced this idea, making the only woman in the Fantastic Four "Invisible Girl"
Yes, you get older, but you can also grow tougher, kinder, braver. You can claw out the life you wanted. But as you age, the world will tell you you're less worthy
-- maybe we live in different worlds. My world has generally told me that I am more worthy - (thanks b_b for the ego-boosting pm the other night).Thirty is supposed to be the beginning of the end of hot girlhood.
Is "hot girlhood" a goal? Why? As for companionship, I had more attention, dates, partners after 30 than I ever had before. In addition to being over 30 I was