The most legendary single woman is back!
Bridget Jones finally returns to the screen for a fourth opus which since the unveiling of its trailer has aroused great perplexity. We explain why in our article. But that won’t stop the most nostalgic from rushing there.
Especially to support Renée Zellweger. Who seems like nothing, and like her sisters Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern and Anne Hathaway, has decided to overturn a sexist axiom inseparable from the Hollywood industry: the rule of the male playing partner always being older than his female partner. Yes, all of her actresses turn the tables, and it’s a real phenomenon we’re witnessing in the cinema: we even dedicated an investigation to this “revenge of the (proclaimed) cougars”.
But this does not generate unanimity. Particularly because the actress is the subject of the most inappropriate remarks, at the slightest of her public appearances. The cause? His face. Yes yes. And once again, while she was simply walking with her family in the City of Angels, Internet users were furious…
“There is a collective appetite to see women being humiliated”: Bridget Jones victim of body shaming
Did you say body shaming?
-Body, or “Botox”, shaming, more precisely: like our national Audrey Fleurot, Renée Zellweger is castigated for her use of cosmetic surgery. Patriarchal pressure to which a string of equally sexist insults respond, you will note. Heads, you lose, tails, you lose.
Burst of comments observed on the networks during his last arrival on the red carpet: “Can she still smile?” “She looks like a lemon”, “Plus she’s gained weight“…Yes, it exudes kindness! Fortunately, some fans are calling for more sorority.
Renee Zellweger, already in 2016, denounced: “In October 2014, a tabloid article reported that I had probably had surgery to transform my eyes. It’s not serious. However, it is no secret that a woman’s worth has always been historically measured by her appearance.“, lamented the Hollywood star, castigating in his rant “our collective appetite to witness people being humiliated by attacks on their appearance“.
Her colleague Demi Moore, masterful in The Substance (the actress recently returned to filming a very daring nude scene) also experiences the same feedback, particularly subtle and empathetic. Let’s bet that his future Oscar for the role of a lifetime (his own, mixed with particularly angry horrific outbursts) will be able to calm down the embittered somewhat.
As for Renée Zellweger, unfortunately she has been subjected to this kind of reflection for a long time. A possible future triumph at the box office will perhaps serve as a scathing retort.
