I found this of Madonna today on Facebook.                                   

I have been an adoring fan of Madonna since I was fourteen … gosh, yes that long :)

To see this advertisement bought up questions for me…

The first one “why?” 

And the second “who?”

We all know how old Madonna is and of course any woman at that age is going to have wrinkles, famous or not.  So why are we… the public and her fans not allowed to see the truth of Madonna, celebrate her beauty, her talents, love her “Madonna- ness” through all her ages…

Who is it feels that aging is not acceptable?

The glossy magazines in which she appears or Madonna?

And why?

Surely this puts pressure on the famous to look a certain way and pressure on women to be able to follow suit.

Does beauty really have a “sell by date?”

We all age.

It’s a fact of life that’s been a fact of life since life began…

When, oh when, will glossy mags stop pretending it isn’t?