If you were into alternative rock or a fan of those bands in the ‘90s with hot, female lead singers – you know who Shirley Manson is. If you don’t know who Shirley is, you lose 100 points, but I’ll kindly you let you know that she was/is the lead singer of Garbage.
Shirley, as most leaving and breathing people in the Western World are, is on Facebook. But, curiously enough, Shirley doesn’t use Facebook to slag off politicians like Lily Allen does on Twitter, she uses it to communicate with her fans via Facebook’s “Notes” feature, moreso using it as a blogging platform, rather than a way to upload photos and play games involving farms or members of the mafia.
Early this morning, Shirley posted a note to her Facebook page announcing that she was doing a poll. The poll? To find out whether she’s crazy for not wanting to get plastic surgery, fillers, or Botox.
“My question is this: Have I lost my mind? I am 44 years old. That is ANCIENT in the world of entertainment. That is even older in the world of music. I feel like if I stay true to myself I am screwing myself out of a job.
“And yet...... I look at my heroines..... None of them look younger than they are. They all look their age. And yet..... All of my friends........most of whom are either my age or younger talk about what they have done or what they want to have done or what they are going to do to cheat age and therefore attempt to cheat death. I think to myself: ‘Why bother?’”
It seems as though the world has just accepted that people like Madonna and Courtney Love have filled and stretched their faces into oblivion, and yet we still go on about how “great” they look. I find it disgusting. Sure, I know women have a lot of pressure on them to look good as they age, especially in the entertainment industry, this is nothing new. However, I just wish more women like Shirley Manson would just go, “You know what? I’m not getting Botox. Screw that.”
If less and less women just stuck their finger up to the beauty standards of the 40+ in Hollywood and in the music industry – what do we all think would happen? Would the world crumble? Would men run off and start sleeping with 20-something pop stars even more than they already do? I don’t think so.
I love that Shirley is brave enough to discuss this, and i hope that the outpouring of support her fans are giving her to stay surgery free help keep Shirley’s gorgeous face away from needles and scalpels.