Richard Hogan: Shame on Vogue for promoting the idea that women should not grow old — ageing is beautiful

Vogue magazine should not have airbrushed 1990s supermodels, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington. It would have been so empowering to show these women celebrating the aging process, unfiltered in middle age.
Richard Hogan: Shame on Vogue for promoting the idea that women should not grow old — ageing is beautiful

Naomi Campbell speaks on stage during 2018 Global Citizen Festival: Be The Generation in Central Park

“YOU look great, for 60.” Ah, the old Irish compliment wrapped up in an ageist jibe. 

All this talk about inclusion, but we still shame people for growing old. 

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