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“Am I to blame for my aging?” This is how Streisand responded to the haters who criticized her for her aged appearance

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Aug 13, 2024 / 5025 Views

Evan Walker

Barbra Streisand’s appearance has always been a magnet for paparazzi and media attention. Recently, the famous actress has been heavily criticized for her noticeably aged appearance.

Not everyone was prepared for the transformation she has undergone. Her recent public appearance sparked heated debate online, and many struggled to recognize her.

Dressed casually and without makeup, her disheveled appearance seemed to accentuate her age, leading to an increase in negative comments.

The reactions on social media were quick and varied:

“I was definitely not ready for this!”, “She looks like a grandma now”, “What happened to her former beauty?”, “Am I the only one who barely recognized her?”

In response to the backlash, Streisand addressed her critics, suggesting that criticizing someone for aging was like blaming water for being wet.

When we are 20 years old, our concern revolves around the opinions of others about us.

When we reach the age of 20, our preoccupation lies in the thoughts others have about us. By the time we turn 40, we no longer concern ourselves with their opinions. And as we reach 60, we come to realize that they haven’t been contemplating us at all.

The statement about age’s significance was not originally attributed to Ann Landers.

In March, we disproved a Facebook post that falsely attributed the quote to Winston, which stated: “At 20, you’re concerned about others’ opinions; at 40, you stop caring about what others think; at 60, you realize no one ever thought about you at all.”

If we advance seven months, we encounter an almost identical post, except this time the statement is credited to the deceased advice columnist Ann Landers.

The post titled “Aging Gracefully” starts with the statement, “In our twenties, we are concerned about the opinions of others. By the time we reach our forties, we no longer bother about what they think. And when we turn sixty, we realize that they haven’t been giving us any thought at all.”