summerflower, I'm so sorry you are struggling with this... it upsets me too.

You know what I wish--- I wish to see more elderly women(that LOOK elderly) and everyday looking women in movies and wish they'd be respected like older and everyday looking men are.

Think about it-- how many TV shows and movies can you count that have older(gray hair and wrinkles) men in them compared to older women..... I would venture to guess the use of older people is about 90% men to 10% women..... if women don't look near perfect they struggle to get on the screen-- they have to have so much more to contribute in order to be deemed worthy of being seen by public.... it really upsets me.

another thing I wish, which is what I do-- is that people boycott shows and movies that don't have, not even one, older/or imperfect woman but have older/imperfect men in them.--- Like the movie -- "Pirates of the Carribean"-- count how many women you see that aren't "perfect" in that movie-- and then count how many men there are that aren't "perfect"..... people will say, "Oh, it's all in fun-- it doesn't MEAN anything"-- heck it doesn't!!

All women have value--in all shapes, sizes and ages!-- and are worthy to be seen on the screen -- in public!

I think the only way things are going to change is if the public takes a stand and refuse to buy into the dysfunction-- until then-- profits will speak for us.

mandy