Sandra Bullock was recently named People’s Most Beautiful Woman of 2015, and she’s using her title to share that being a woman in the spotlight isn’t always so beautiful.
In an interview with E! News, the Oscar-winning actress described how women are treated in the media, specifically how they’re often judged based on their appearance and age.
“I feel like it’s become open hunting season in how women are attacked, and it’s not because of who we are as people,” she said. “It’s because of how we look or our age.”
Bullock went on to explain how this harsh treatment of women affects younger generations, including her son Louis. She said she’s trying to teach her son to treat women with respect when disrespectful media representations often dominate the headlines.
I’m shocked — and maybe I was just naive. But I’m embarrassed by it because my son is getting ready to grow up in this world and I’m trying to raise a good man who values and appreciates women and here we have this attack on women in the media that I don’t see a stop happening.
She also noted the pressure young girls face in a social media age. “Little girls are having the hardest time with bullying and the Internet,” Bullock said. “Somebody with a very large hand and big voice needs to put a stop to it.”
To lend a hand in this battle, Bullock decided to accept People’s Most Beautiful Woman title so she could offer a different take on what it means to be beautiful. She told the magazine that “real beauty is quiet.”
“Especially in this town, it’s just so hard not to say, ‘Oh, I need to look like that,'” she said. “No, be a good person, be a good mom, do a good job with the lunch, let someone cut in front of you who looks like they’re in a bigger hurry. The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren’t trying.”
Bullock admits she did find the “Most Beautiful” title humorous, but she’s using the platform to highlight women whose beauty is rooted in more than their appearance.
I laughed when they said they’re going to be generous and bestow me this wonderful privilege, but I said if I can talk about the amazing women that I find beautiful, which are these women who rise above and take care of business and do wonderful things and take care of each other, then I’m more than honored to be on the cover of this.
Most beautiful? More like most inspiring.
H/T BuzzFeed
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