And wasn't Keanu in his forties when he played that role? A good ten years older then Amanda Peet? Even the younger man can't be the same age as the younger woman.

Who desperately wants to regain her youth! That's the pivot of the plot!

Yep, he gave two examples and I was like, "And...." The fact is maybe he could come up with another one. Or two (none come to mind for me at the moment). But the roles for men - ALL sorts of roles - are much, much less constricted by age.

Streep is such a bad example of an exception to the rule, too. Oh, the best actress on earth can get roles? Color me shocked.

Meryl Streep's latest role on screen is literally playing a hag witch, I mean, this dude is so out of touch. GRANTED, it is Into The Woods, but seriously? Not tomato-tomahto. Tomato-pin cushion.

I believe it was Tina Fey who said: "Helen Mirren is not proof that there are parts for older women, Helen Mirren is proof that there are parts for Helen Mirren."

Especially when he was probably trying to goad her into just such a response!

Patricia Arquette is my new hero. Best takedown of a pap ever. And she's right. I need to add that to the list of things to teach my daughter. Tell men who are following and harassing you to fuck off. Loudly.

Or "How to Miraculously Keep Your Prestigious Job at One of the World's Biggest Newspapers While Completely Sucking Balls At It In a Manner Akin to a Fiery Car Crash Despite The Certain Fact That There Are Probably Hundreds of TV Critics Who Would Write Better and Fuck Up Much Less In Your Position"

This is ridiculous considering the character most like her by her own words is Christina Yang.

Excellent article, Kara.

When Alessandra Stanley writes her autobiography, it should be called "How to Make a Black Woman Angry."

I seriously read your last sentence and said, "Oh girl. No." Out loud.

Something similar to this happened to me the other day, except not on Tinder. My friend has been seeing this douchebag guy who hit on me openly at her birthday the entire time. He asked for my number, and usually I'd tell him to fuck off, but because I didn't want to cause a scene at her birthday thing, I just gave…

Ding ding ding! I totally agree. Especially if they come into it quickly, like this guy or a trader. (I live in Chicago. Mercy, they're in a class of their own!) I admire people that work hard, I totally envy a lifestyle of never having to worry about how you're going to pay your bills let alone buying something like…

I think this goes to show that unlike the guy who told me yesterday that we need to ignore guys like this, that ignoring doesn't work. I mean she told him to go away and there he goes, off to the races! Fucknut.

I like it when guys brag about how much money they make, because it let's me know to stay the fuck away from them.

Insulting her for her looks is really just an insult to himself because he found her attractive enough to get this conversation going in the first place. What a dum-dum.

Well, that changes everything!

I was told later that the food at my wedding was so good, I wouldn't know, but the cheeseburger I had from room service was the best thing ever.