Hallmark Isn't Interested in "Old Talent." QVC Thinks We're Smoking Hot
Hallmark execs thought Holly Robinson Peete and Lacey Chabert were "Old Talent" and needed to be replaced
Hello, Gorgeous!
Yesterday I taught one of my monthly beauty trends classes to a group of Holocaust survivors. The age range of these beauties is early 80s to nearly 100 years old. They’re bright, vibrant, and amazing. Yesterday we talked about neck cream and permanent facial hair removal —yea or nay. One of my students, a vivacious beauty in her early 80s mentioned that she noticed she was becoming invisible to society when she hit her (wait for it) mid 70s. Let that sink in for a moment.
As women of a certain age, we’re frequently led to believe that society no longer finds us as sexy, vibrant or worth being visible when we hit our 40s.
Tell that to J. Lo and pretty much every kickass woman I know.
Et tu, Hallmark?
Sadly, the Hallmark Channel — ostensibly targeted to women in their 40s and older— was recently hit with a lawsuit for discriminating against women 40 and over. You just can’t make that stuff up.
As reported by Variety
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