Amber Tamblyn admitted to going under the knife when she was 12 years old.
Tamblyn, the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actress, detailed in an article that she had her ears pinned back as a child after dealing with bullying at a school in the Southern California area. new york times.
At the time, she considered herself a “fiery young feminist furious at the patriarchy,” but succumbed to criticism and to her own hypocrisy in changing her body for someone else's ideals of beauty. I also had doubts.
“When I was little, I had ears that stuck out like the wings of a large butterfly,” she wrote. “Some people at my school in Los Angeles made fun of the kids. I would often look at myself in the mirror and wish my ears were right on my head.”
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Amber Tamblyn had plastic surgery at the age of 12. (Getty Images)
“But I chose to have ear pin surgery when I landed my first major role on a TV show at the age of 12. I had never made that decision public until now.”
Tamblyn began playing Emily Quartermaine on General Hospital in 1995 and remained in the role for six years and 57 episodes.
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“But I chose to have ear pin surgery when I landed my first major role on a TV show at the age of 12. I had never made that decision public until now.”
She wrote poems about desirable aesthetics in the entertainment industry, later published as her first book, in which women struggled to stay young and attractive but ended up with “noses like a dead poodle” after surgery. I described what happened.
Amber Tamblyn began production on “General Hospital” in 1995. (Getty Images)
Tamblyn rose to fame with her starring role in the 2005 film Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants alongside Blake Lively, America Ferrera, and Alexis Bledel. (Getty Images)
“Yet, in changing my body, I was also a hypocrite for giving in, because there's no way anyone can't do that,” she wrote. “Standing under the knife felt like choosing a weapon that I could use in self-defense against my own disposability. It showed the world that I understood the mission of assimilation. I never I showed that I can do whatever it takes to blend in without standing out.'' My ears used to be like that too. ”
Tamblyn, 41, is associated with Demi Moore's latest film, The Substance, in which an elderly actress, played by Moore, takes an experimental drug with the promise of being reborn in a new, younger body.
“If my ears were still sticking out, wouldn't I have been happier if I had fought the desire to put them back in? I don't know, but I think about it often. Thinking about feelings and the willingness to align yourself with “industry expectations,'' she wrote. “My experience and 'The Substance' are not just about Hollywood.
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“These are universal realities for every woman, regardless of her background or profession. Subtle messages of sexism are passed down to us as generational wisdom, almost from birth. ”
“Substance'' starring Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore. (Getty Images)
Tamblyn said there is a time when an alternate version of “Substance” exists where Moore's character “doesn't have to chase youth and instead learns to love herself as an older person, no matter what the world is like.” Still didn't want to be there. “
“That version of the story may still seem too radical for the world. We still have a long way to go to center self-acceptance and imperfection in storytelling at any age.” “Just a reminder of how much we need to move forward,” she wrote.
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“I don't apologize for anything I did or didn't do. My relationship with my body changed and even healed as I became more protective, caring, and honest. The message of The Substance is clear to women around the world. If we are not careful, our commitments can become consequences, and there can be untapped collective power in not giving up.
