Sarah Jessica Parker has called out the “misogynistic chatter” directed at aging women following gross comments made in regards to herself and her Sex & The City co-stars.
Speaking to Vogue, Parker took umbrage at the fact that aging actresses often receive negative comments on their looks, whereas men rarely face the same scrutiny.
“There’s so much misogynist chatter in response to us that would never. Happen. About. A. Man,” Parker explained to the publication.
“‘Gray hair, gray hair, gray hair. Does she have gray hair?’ I’m sitting with Andy Cohen and he has a full head of gray hair, and he’s exquisite. Why is it okay for him? I don’t know what to tell you, people. Especially on social media,” she said.
“Everyone has something to say.”
Parker continued, “It almost feels as if people don’t want us to be perfectly okay with where we are, as if they almost enjoy us being pained by who we are today, whether we choose to age naturally and not look perfect, or whether you do something if that makes you feel better.”
“I know what I look like. I have no choice,” the 56-year-old remarked, “What am I going to do about it? Stop aging? Disappear?”
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Meanwhile, Sex and the City producer Michael Patrick King, who also signed on to produce the HBO continuation And Just Like That… also discussed the unfairness of women being judged for their beauty in comparison to men.
“Wow, so it’s either you’re 35, or you’re retired and living in Florida. There’s a missing chapter here,” he quipped.
King also added that the Sex and the City continuation is hugely important as it focuses on a central cast of women mostly in their fifties – something he said is highly uncommon in television.
The 10-episode And Just Like That… premieres in December on HBO Max.
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