Amber Tamblyn and the red carpet
The New York Times published an opinion by Amber Tamblyn in the Sunday Review about re-defining the red carpet for award shows. I found the article on tweeter, where everyone finds everything these days.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/opinion/sunday/amber-tamblyn-golden-globes-metoo.html
The major point of the article is as follows: The actors should not have to dress in uncomfortable clothing and shoes, put on gobs of makeup, lose weight just to walk on the red carpet for a few minutes every year.
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I agree and the simple answer is, don’t! No one is forcing anyone to wear any dress or walk anywhere.
Ms. Tamblyn seems wants to really be herself and not portray what people want from her. Now I may be wrong but I thought the actors are supposed to portray someone else! Being an actor was all about portraying someone other than yourselves.
She really really despises all the fashion, the makeup and dressing up and the amount of work it takes to look good on the red carpet. This is like a chef saying they really hate to chop, sauté, bake and flambé, but other than that they love being a chef.
I hate to break it to Ms. Tamblyn but looking good on the red carpet or on the screen is a partial requirement for being a famous actor. There are very few unattractive and unfit people in show biz. That’s because if I want to watch unattractive and unfit people I will just go to the local grocery store, I would not be watching the red carpet or the movies or TV shows.
Ms. Tamblyn seems to be confusing the real issue of sexual harassment by men, to a made up grievance about the work required for getting ready for party, where she is going voluntarily. Also want to point out to Ms. Tamblyn just in case she does not know, most people who watch the red carpet shows are women.
If one really hates dressing up and staying in shape so much, there are thousands of other job one could do, but be warned, they don’t pay well and you still have to do a lot of work.
