Episode 19: Hollywood Loves Sexualizing Young Actresses and Mara Wilson Is Calling Them Out
What do Mara Wilson (of Matilda/Mrs. Doubtfire fame) and Britney Spears have in common? Both women—along with many, many more—have been targeted by the Hollywood fame machine that often takes cute, young stars, tries to turn them into sexpots and then watches their creations crash and burn, selling it all to us as entertainment. Earlier this year, Wilson penned an op-ed for the New York Times speaking out against the sexualization of young women in Hollywood and why she felt for Spears, who's dealing with her own nightmare fall-out after her 2007 "breakdown." Jenna and Amanda delve into both women's journeys, the latest on the #FreeBritney movement, how we are all complicit in what went wrong and why the media we choose to ingest matters.