It all started with an article published by Telegraph journalist Shane Watson in March 2016. After some references to bikinis, leather pants, and women over 50, she dropped the midorexia bomb: the belief that a person can not only be attractive forever, but feels much more attractive and seductive in the “post-40” stage of life. Other media summarized it as “adults behaving like young people,” but their conclusions are very different. Is midorexia a positive aspect, or a symptom of something more serious?
The Hollywood phenomenon
We’ve seen it to the point of exhaustion in Hollywood: groups of parents who escape their families and travel the country from end to end on Harley motorcycles, or travel to the “far west” seeking to feel like cowboys for a while. Women bored with their monotonous husbands rediscover the dance floor on Friday nights, or board a plane to explore the exotic mysteries of a remote country. The mystique of “forever young” and “nothing is impossible.”
The real-life examples
What do we find in real life? Jennifer Aniston. Catherine Zeta-Jones. Gwyneth Paltrow. All three actresses, all over 45 springs on their shoulders (Jen turned 50), and all splendid. But there’s a detail beyond the so-called “maintenance”: They know they’re splendid, they show it openly, and they act accordingly. This throws us into the curious territory of midorexia.
What is midorexia?
No, it’s not a term recognized by specialists. In fact, it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry. The most solid description of midorexia comes from the article “Miniskirts and eternal beauty: The rise of midorexia” written by journalist Shane Watson for The Telegraph. That text talks about the conviction of enjoying a “late burst of irresistible charm” that reaches both men and women. At the same time, age ceases to be a parameter when facing certain actions and decisions. One of the most cited examples is Madonna, who at 60 years old, never abandoned 17.
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The journalist even throws out a number as reference: Those “affected” by midorexia believe that the impact of their charm is “double” that of people half their age. They are convinced they look great, whether wearing jumpsuits or tight boots, just because they didn’t wear that a couple of decades ago. Maximum self-esteem, and a bit of self-love out of control.
Midorexia good or bad?
Now, the question is: Midorexia good or midorexia bad? Well... it depends. On one hand we have Cosmopolitan, which interprets midorexia as “the conquest of freedom to live as you wish” regardless of your age. On the other side, its critics see it as another form of social pressure to always be “beautiful and young” (or at least pretend to be), which could lead to a deep depressive state. What do you think?
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