The
"Bridget
Jones'
Diary" famed
actress
Renee
Zellweger
has
slammed
the
society
on
obsession
with
women's
outward
appearance.
She
also
shoots
down
reports
about
undergoing
a
plastic
surgery.
Earlier,
the
actress
was
rumoured
to
have
an
eye-lift
job
done
back
in
2014.
She
not
only
nullified
all
the
speculations
but
also
added
that
this
actually
brings
about
a
major
issue
of
how
women
are
perceived
in
this
society.
"The
'eye
surgery'
tabloid
story
itself
did
not
matter,
but
it
became
the
catalyst
for
my
inclusion
in
subsequent
legitimate
news
stories
about
self-acceptance
and
women
succumbing
to
social
pressure
to
look
and
age
a
certain
way."
"Not
that
it's
anyone's
business,
but
I
did
not
make
a
decision
to
alter
my
face
and
have
surgery
on
my
eyes.
This
fact
is
of
no
true
importance
to
anyone
at
all."
"But
that
the
possibility
alone
was
discussed
among
respected
journalists
and
became
a
public
conversation
is
a
disconcerting
illustration
of
news/entertainment
confusion
and
society's
fixation
on
physicality," she
said.
The
47-year-old
actress
also
said
that
"double
standard" against
women
should
be
ditched.
"It's
no
secret
a
woman's
worth
has
historically
been
measured
by
her
appearance.
Although
we
have
evolved
to
acknowledge
the
importance
of
female
participation
in
determining
the
success
of
society."
"And
take
for
granted
that
women
are
standard
bearers
in
all
realms
of
high
profile
position
and
influence,
the
double
standard
used
to
diminish
our
contributions
remains,
and
is
perpetuated
by
the
negative
conversation
which
enters
our
consciousness
every
day
as
snark
entertainment",
she
said.