Once it was Madonna, then Beyoncé, but there is always a woman who is wrongly seen to represent every woman – including all their problems. Why is this never the case with men?
What female celebrity should I be looking towards to explain my life to me these days? Everyone, apparently
Excellent question, Everyone! There is always one woman who becomes the prism through which all concerns about modern women are refracted, whether it’s about sexuality, motherhood, social media or eating. I call her the Ur-Woman. A million years ago it was Madonna. Since then, it has been, among many others, Beyoncé, Gwyneth Paltrow and, most recently, Kim Kardashian, all of whom were at difference times meant to represent everything that is wrong with women today, but also all the pain that is foisted upon all women throughout all time. Now it is the turn of Serena Williams.
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