Presentation for English Language and Composition AP course over a gender issue pertaining to aging.

1. Handsome or Hag?
The Social Impact of Aging Between
Men andWomen

2. George Clooney
Age 29

3. George Clooney
Age 52

4. Johnny Depp
Age 27

5. Johnny Depp
Age 47

6. Diane Keaton
Age 31

7. Diane Keaton
Age 64

8. Joan Rivers
Age 32

9. Joan Rivers
Age 80

10. Observations
Men
• Look more refined and
mature with their age.
• The gray hair adds to their
handsomeness.
• Natural Aging, not much
work done, if any, to look
younger
Women
• Look more wrinkled with
their age.
• The gray and lighter-
colored hair makes them
look less attractive.
• Plastic Surgery and tons of
makeup applied to attempt
to look younger.

11. Essential Question
Why do women have to focus on maintaining
outward appearance as they age while men can
carry on with their lives and receive more
respect with their age?

12. What Society Says
• Women are shunned and ridiculed as they age
unless they focus on their appearance.
• Society tells women to be “wrinkle-free” and
have colored hair.
• Meanwhile, men are being accepted for what
they already look like and are not condemned for
looking older.

13. Main Aspects of Outward
Appearance
• Hair Color
• Wrinkles
• Weight/Diet
• Fashion

14. Hair Color
Men
• Gray hair is a sign of age and
respect.
• Because of this, many men do
not worry about dying their
hair to cover up the grays.
• Having a mixture of gray and
natural color is also approved.
Women
• When gray hair start showing up,
chaos arises.
• Women are shunned and not
looked as well upon, so they feel
compelled to dye their hair.
• They never want their gray hair
to be shown.

15. Wrinkles
Men
• Few worry about men
getting wrinkled.
• It is a natural occurrence
and is usually ignored.
Women
• Society condemns women
for having wrinkles.
• Women are encouraged to
buy all sorts of anti-aging
creams and other items to
remove wrinkles.

16. Weight and Diet
Men
• Men are not hit as hard when
it comes to their diet and
weight.
• When they are targeted to
diet, advertisements usually
show sports stars and “manly
food.”
Women
• If women are not the “ideal
weight,” they are ridiculed.
• They are bombarded with
advertisements
encouraging them to lose
weight, even if they already
look skinny.

17. Fashion
Men
• Men are not forced to dress in
extravagant ways because
they are already noticed and
respected.
• They can wear a basic outfit
of khakis and a button-up
shirt and be just fine.
Women
• As demonstrated in “There is
No UnmarkedWoman” by
DeborahTannen, women
cannot all dress similarly.
• Each woman is expected to
have her own style and find a
way to be noticed.

18. Analysis
• Notice how ridiculous all the ways women
change just to please society and gain
attention.
• Men can be themselves and have no worries,
while women are under constant pressure to
maintain an ideal outward appearance.

19. Analysis (cont.)
• Why should women be judged on outward
appearance rather than outward actions?
• If society changes their beliefs about women,
women could focus on performance and
decision making.

20. Make a Change
Men
• Encourage women to be
themselves.
• Do not ridicule them for
who they are and how they
look.
Women
• Be 100% natural.
• Do not worry about what
society says.
• Let it go.
• Let actions be used to
describe who you really are.
It all starts with you!

21. ImagesWorks Cited
• Austin, Christina. Diane Keaton in 1977's Oscar-winning "Annie Hall." Digital image. BusinessInsider.com.
Business Insider, Inc., 14 Oct. 2012.Web. 26 May 2014.
• Gray, Ali. George Clooney Age 29. Digital image. Ivillage.com. IVillage Inc., 4 Oct. 2013Web. 26 May 2014.
• Johnny Depp at Event of Pirates of the Caribbean: On StrangerTides (2011). Digital image. IMDb.com.
IMDb.com, Inc., n.d. Web. 26 May 2014.
• McMullen, Marion. Joan Rivers in 2013. Digital image. CoventryTelegraph.net. N.p., 1 Mar. 2013. Web. 26 May
2014.
• Roca,Teresa. Joan Rivers in 1965. Digital image. Ivillage.com. IVillage Inc., 6 June 2013.Web. 26 May 2014.
• Schuth, Louie. Actor George Clooney posing at the age of 52. Digital image. Hypable. N.p., 23 Oct. 2013.Web.
26 May 2014.
• Spellman, Jim. Diane Keaton at Event of Morning Glory (2010). Digital image. IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc., n.d.
Web. 26 May 2014.
• Still of Johnny Depp in Cry-Baby (1990). Digital image. IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc., n.d. Web. 26 May 2014.

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