: Stars are celebrated only if they maintain middle-age health and beauty standards. This "problematic rejuvenatory regime" expects older women to perform labor—likely through cosmetic procedures or intense fitness—to defer the visible signs of aging.
: Frequent portrayals as senile, feeble, or suffering from dementia, often to contrast with "superior" male intelligence in the same age bracket. 2. The Visibility Paradox
: Often found in horror and fantasy, these characters are portrayed as vindictive, evil, or pathologically jealous of younger women’s beauty (e.g., Snow White’s Evil Queen or various "hagsploitation" roles).