Two things:

The cultural fit thing is very real.

She’s also an awesome actress.

Do you think if your grandmother was mauled by a lion, and your mother was mauled by a lion... You spend some of you time with your fingers crossed and whispering, “Please, get my sister and not me.... Please, get my sister and not me...”

Ageism does affect men but not as much as women. And I think the reason for that is that up to a few years ago, men did not have to be that dependent on their looks to catch most movie roles. They had to be able to act. Now, that’s slowly changing when even comedic actors are expected to be able to do shirtless scenes…

Yeah, I am at an age now where if you’re not an Art Director or working for yourself, you aren’t getting graphic design jobs. I run my own studio, but I feel like I need to go get hipster glasses to meet with my young clients.

Totally agree about Griffith. She was a legacy actor whose breathy voice doesn’t cast well for most roles. It would be a distraction. Counterpoint: Looooved her in Working Girl.

Another brutal thing? Teachers make less than actors. Homeless children. My foot hurts.

Maggie G lives near me and she is super-cute irl. No idea what that idiot producer is thinking.

I’m having a lot of trouble focusing on her very salient point because this fucking mauled by lions documentary is BANANAS.

What’s it like to have a dynasty based on mediocrity?

She is just making comments, which are valid and have a point. There is a great deal of unfairness in the world; she is simply talking about one area. She can’t cover everything in one soundbite!

Dakota and Melanie got rich and famous because of Hollywood ageism and sexism. They got acting jobs because they were young, slim, blonde, white, and conventionally beautiful enough to look good on a movie screen. It’s a little hypocritical to use a beauty standard to achieve success and then bitterly complain once it…

Melanie Griffith is not a very good example for this, because her best roles were kinda one-note (the hot bimbo who turns out to be smarter than we expected), and it’s not a note many people want to see her strike for thirty years. But there are tons of women with serious acting chops who have zero opportunities. What…

Worse? It’s not the only industry where women’s currency is wrapped up in and dependent on their youthful appearance. Even when it makes no damn difference to the “product.” I know a broadcaster (younger than I) that hides her age and marital status because she’s on a youth-driven format. The only reason I’m still…

It must be scary to see generations of evidence of a looming expiration date for ones career. I am so grateful to be an academic, where I am surrounded by the opposite: folks who work into their 80s. Of course, they are mostly men.

I know. ‘Why am I not guaranteed work? I have the right relatives!’

Ageism concerns aside, Melanie Griffith has never been in the same room as an extraordinary actress.

There’s burning bridges, and then there’s napalming the fuck out of them and setting off bombs in the tunnels for good measure.

“And another brutal thing? The rampant nepotism akin to a Tinsel-Town legacy system that closes opportunities to people of color. Whoops.”