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It is most unfortunate that Ms.Gabor need to have her right leg amputated because of a stubborn infection that would not heal, even with the help of antibiotics. Ms. Gabor is 93 years old and as most people her age, her health is in decline. The twilight of Ms. Gabor’s life is not really the focus of the post. Her reaction to the media is.
“Gabor has used a wheelchair since she was partially paralyzed in a 2002 car accident, and she had a stroke in 2005.
She retreated from the spotlight after the accident and stroke. She liked staying home and watching soap operas, game shows and old movies, husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt told reporters in July.
She detested having her picture taken by the paparazzi while she was in her wheelchair. “She wants people to remember her as she was years ago,” von Anhalt has said.”
Of course, Ms. Gabor is a star and in the Hollywood game, image is everything, especially for women as their talent is often evaluated on a secondary, even tertiary basis when compared to their physical appearance.
The crazy looking glass that is Hollywood can sometime focus our attention on how our society systematically undervalues and denigrates women based solely on whether they are easy on the eye. Is it right to blame Ms. Gabor for trying to desperately avoid the media so “people [can] remember her as she was years ago”? I think not, as she understands the rules of the game all too well.
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