Madonna's 'unrecognizable' appearance sparks conversation on ageism l GMA 

That’s from surgery not aging

NOBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT MADONNA GETTING OLDER! We are complaining that she thinks she has to butcher her face instead of simply goring older.

Madonna is the one who has the issue with getting older. The pressure not to age is making her lose her mind. There's nothing groundbreaking or rebellious about having this much surgery. The only people she is empowering are the surgeons and the powers that be.

These people got it wrong. Madonna is NOT being criticized for aging, she’s being criticized for contorting her face trying to be 20 again.

This has NOTHING to do with ageism or her getting older. It's about a plastic surgeon talking her into cheek implants and lip fillers making her look ridiculous! Celebrities are saying there's nothing wrong with aging, yet they're doing everything they can to make themselves look younger, but just end up making themselves look creepy and disfigured. She's on her way to looking exactly like Pete Burns.

I don’t think anyone is judging her AGE.

Did anyone see Bonnie Raitt win the Grammy the other night? No one mentioned ageism with her.

Getting old is not the issue - excessive plastic surgery falling apart is.

The supreme irony here is that she's not being criticized for aging, she's being criticized for attempting NOT to age with the aid of horrific surgical "enhancements."

No one is judging her for getting older.. They are judging her for what she has done to her face.

Look at her face! Madonna isn’t embracing nor celebrating getting older. She’s just another woman who has illustrated the relentless pressure NOT to age. By going under the knife to this extent shows things are just the same in Hollywood/music business as they’ve always been. If it makes her happy then that’s great but she’s not fighting for change. We need real disruptors who can push for real change. REAL ones.

Betty White didn’t have to do that to be accepted.

She's not JUST getting older, she's the one TRYING so hard to control and avoid what is transpiring as opposed to embracing it and lifting up what every person faces. She's the ageist and misogynist.

I was taught “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all” But the problem with Madonna is she built her career on wanting people to react to her. You can’t have it both ways. And isn’t this just another way of keeping her name on people’s lips?

Nobody is judging Madonna for getting older, she’s being criticized for trying to stay young and ruining her natural look. Her OWN insecurities are the enemy here not the public’s reaction.

I think the raised eyebrows (no pun intended) is because shes so pumped with filler that it changed her whole face shape..she kinda has an alien head now lol. And she also has bizzare looking butt implants. It's not that she's ageing- it's that she tried to fight aging to the extreme

As a woman of a particular age myself, I have to say I think those who are outraged are reaching. It's not Madonna's age that comes as a shock when she steps out in public: it's the extreme cosmetic procedures that are altering her appearance beyond recognition. The relentless pursuit of a cartoonish build a body/build a look ideal that mimic the current IG beauty trends is what feels entirely off brand for a woman who has spent a lifetime as a brazen, unapologetic individual and pop culture pioneer.

there is nothing wrong getting older as long as you know not to push too hard to be young again!

Nobody is judging her for getting older. Instead, they're judging her for altering her appearance so much (and in such bizarre ways) in the face of her own, fairly obvious refusal to let HERSELF age.

Tina Turner was a huge pop star at 50. Natural and beautiful. Bonny Raitt is still going strong at 73. Natural and Beautiful. It is not age that is the problem with us Wacking your face to try to stay younger is HER problem

No one is criticizing Jennifer Connelly. She aged magnificently.

This is bad plastic surgery, not aging.

It wasn't her age or getting older that folks were reacting to. It looked like she'd had too many facial injections. You can overdo injections at any age.

The fact is that she refuses to grow older. She is the exact ageist.😂

She doesn't even like the way she looks, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten surgery. Ageism against herself!?

The reaction toward Madonna's appearance is not specifically related to ageism. It's due to her choices of cosmetic alterations such as overuse of fillers and mediocre plastic surgery. Many stars have grown old more gracefully with better cosmetic procedures which let them retain beauty as they physically mature. Ageism definitely, tragically exists and is especially unfair to women as we grow older. The only relevant issue in regard to ageism and Madonna is the sense that she is desperate to remain young looking at any cost. This only makes her look older and unnatural. That desperation which some women feel so are pressured to buy extreme attempts to create artificial beauty is a world apart from balanced, grounded choices of enhancements which allow the glow of inner/outer beauty to shine through an aging body.

this woman is not shrink she’s looks Weird she’s talking about the controversy of women agent yet she’s not allowing her self to age she’s talking about being verified she’s not growing old gracefully she isn’t sticking into who she is she looks like a different person and she looks like a mannequin please stop this is ridiculous this woman is not an advocate for ages and she’s an advocate of everything that women are not to be

I would have thought Madonna would have just aged gracefully and let the world know that women can age and still be considered beautiful. I never imagined she would go this route.

I wonder if this is more about bad plastic surgery than ageism. If Madona doesn't have a problem with growing earlier then why the surgery? There is nothing wrong with plastic surgery. But to argue ageism for a person who is trying to slow the effects of naturally aging through cosmetic surgery seems odd.

No, it's not ageism. People will clown a person who has done way too much no matter what age. She is legendary there is no reason for her to do this to herself. The talent speaks for itself! Madge is trying to fit in by changing her appearance!

She looks like Marilyn Manson.

Not the right way to fight perceived ageism. It’s just an excuse. None of us like to lose our looks but I prefer to look up to someone that embraces it positively.

People aren't reacting to her getting older, it's because this round of procedures she's had makes her truly unrecognizable. She looks like hell and it has nothing to do with her age!!!

Her face seems scary to me now. It doesn't look as though she's had a just a facelift or a few things to ward off the signs of aging. To me she does look unrecognizable as though she has turned her face into a caricature. I want her to be happy to each their own

Its not about "ageism", its about plastic surgery, look at Simon Cowell...

Blame her plastic surgeon . She makes too much money to look like that; if she’s going to elect with having procedures . She is looking like her doctor did not get past community college .

Omg, no one is judging her about aging....for me, it's more about the message she is sending about aging and her desire for perfection....so sad, she cannot embrace aging gracefully. It is all on what she projects outwardly ....she may talk confidence but to me, actions say otherwise.

Don’t remember anyone criticizing Betty White who lived to 99

I don’t think this is about getting older but more about what EVERBODY is doing to prevent looking older.

There is beauty in getting older. There are many who doesn't get to experience to live longer. Count your blessings and stay humble. 🙏🏽 people who try to shame older people are fighting their own insecurities. Hopefully we all get to experience the beauty of aging and recognize there is more to life than over critical and judgmental comments on someone's appearance.

She is not just getting older she is surgically altering her face to the point she looks so bizarre. Don't do that and not expect people to be shocked.

Madonna is an icon and always will be. What is sad about Madonna is she used to be THE trend setter. Now she is in her 60s following the trends of teenagers.

Bonnie Raitt is older than Madonna, won her Grammy the same night and has received none of the criticism Madonna has...because Bonnie Raitt looked like Bonnie Raitt. Staying in the public eye is not the issue here - it's that Madonna has submitted to the peer pressure of trying to look younger, when her whole career has supposedly been about being a rebel.

“Women have to spend a whole lot of money and time on their appearance just so they can be accepted by others” Absolutely no one thinks that other than insecure women. If you make yourself look like a fool, you will be treated accordingly and that is how it has always been.

My friend lost her job in her late 50s. She would get hired, then fired two weeks later. There are laws against Ageism on hiring older women ( and men) in California.But, what happens is the employer gets past this is by keeping the older woman only a week or two weeks. This nonsense needs to stop.

The problem is your 64 an not 23 you have to grow old an be humble...grow old gracefully 🌹

Rachel Simmons: Nobody says women have to spend a lot of money and time on prepping themselves. That's bs. I know plenty of woman who just do what men do. They get up , clean up and get going. No makeup, No precedures.........Just natural beauty. It's the women that think they need to spruce it up.

You can’t ask people to respect the process of aging while simultaneously you’re working so hard to reverse aging w/ all your medical procedure. Yes, we live in a youth-obsessed society but once you give into it you are a culprit of the ageism you denounce.

Funny how senior citizens are a forgotten group most of the time, called too old fashioned, irrelevant, and worse. But when Madonna gets ignored... suddenly ageism is a thing that suddenly matters to the social justice singers.

tbh i dont think its about her age its about her being botched

Madonna isn't controversial. She is the new norm and is helping to fulfill the agendas for billionaire psychopaths.

Stevie Nicks told her to cover it up 40 years ago. Now, 40 years later, people aren't interested in seeing a performer who looks like an over the hill pole dancer.

not ageism. there are no wrinkles and her face looks drastically different. If she looked old but resembled herself, this would not be even mentioned.

Her getting older isn’t the problem. (It certainly is for many women, but not her.) It’s the fact she’s a delusional, conceited narcissist. She’s so insecure and she tries WAY too hard to be liked. She’s angry at I don’t know what but she comes across as rude. Just look at Dolly Parton. She has aged gracefully, remains humble and works to promote childhood literacy.

Everybody is a victim in this country

She's NOT embracing age but running from it!

Madonna currently, is what happens when surrounded by people who agree with you all the time.

Yeah ageism is an issue in our society for sure but I think in Madonna’s case the comments are more about the cosmetic surgeries that make her look really different. And really, it’s her body but I think it’s inevitable that ppl comment about it if she doesn’t look like herself. It is possible to age gracefully even in the industry she’s in…Celine Dion, Aretha etc. are/were still appreciated and selling shows later in their career despite the fact that they aged.

Absolutely no one is judging Madonna for getting older. We're judging her for some extremely extreme plastic surgery choices.

Aging is not a sin....it is grace

Ive heard numerous people say after living in Los Angeles for a while its almost like you have to get something done. It becomes normal. Its almost abnormal not to have plastic surgery. It's sad and weird

This is not ageism. She is just unrecognizable just like what Mikey Rourke did with his face. Cher and Dolly has had surgeries done but not this drastic.

Leave it to the lame media to create a false narrative to what is actually someone who chooses plastic surgery

If youre spending so much money on your appearance to please everyone around you and then call it "unfair" that you have to resort to such measures YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM, not the world!!! Maybe if you accepted your natural self the way God created you, you'll be a much happier person despite the opinions of others.

While I won't pretend she doesn't need to stay away from the surgeon, I love how people avoid seeing the Instagram influence on her current look. There are plenty of girls in their 20s looking like over contoured blowup dolls, getting praises. Look at her videos from the late 2000s and there is plenty of negative commentary about women her age not dressing like that, even though she looked amazing well into her 50s.

Or maybe she really just went overboard with procedures. Stop gaslighting people.

The excessive cosmetic surgeries shows that the person struggling the most with getting old is Madonna herself. She is clearly not dealing with it very well.

I love when people just age. I think it’s sad when people decide to turn their face into a crazy real life Halloween Jack-O-Lantern. I’d like to see more people just age with wisdom. That’s shows strength. That shows power. That shows self love. When the masses do this, age will no longer be criticized. But I am not surprised with this new Madonna stunt. Wasn’t she determining her sexuality by throwing panties in the trash? Sad. I know people who ended their lives out of fear because of the consequence coming out may have. Meanwhile, she turns such a major real life experience into a social media joke.

People are not criticizing her for getting older. They're criticizing her for trying NOT to get older. Duh. Nobody's giving Jamie Lee Curtis flack for aging without destroying her face.

NO, women DON'T have to spend a lot of many ... THEY could gracefully age!

It is not called ageism, it's called botched.

That’s bad make up and surgery 😂😂😂

Lord, we’re talking about all the surgery she’s done - not about how she looks old.

I think what her example says to me is that if there wasn't such pressure for women to stay young looking, she wouldn't go to the extent she has with the surgeries and just let time and experience show on her face. Maybe that should be the Focus, the pressure to stay young is hard to cope with.

I applaud Jamie Lee Curtis for embracing her mature years and NOT going under the knife to appear younger. JLC is as relevant today as decades past because of her skills and talent in acting. Madonna is not embracing her older stage in life, she’s doing what she’s always done - grabbing attention w/o much substance.

Instead of aging gracefully and being a positive role model for women over 60, she has turned herself into something that looks almost alien. I feel sorry for her but what was she thinking? And then if anybody says anything she screams ageism and misogyny. She's the ageist! She missed a real opportunity to be a positive role model.

✨Looks like a clone ✨

I'd say everyone recognized her or they wouldn't be yapping about it

She looks like Mickey Rourke now. She’s not fighting ageism, she’s unhappy that people don’t like how she looks now. It’s not the same at all.

Nobody is judging Madonna for getting older. People are just shocked by her wanting so desperately to look younger.

Madonna is still Madonna on the inside. Women have it hard in the music/entertainment industry.

She is now the queen of gaslighting!

Just look in the other videos on her Grammys appearance yesterday and you’ll see a lot of ageism - it IS about ageism. And in that little clip of Hung Up - she received the same ageist comments back in 2005.

They are missing the point. It is about the plastic surgery not her age. There are men being called out for it as well like Simon Cowell.

So true, its definately ageism and it needs to stop. Everyone should be able to age how they want without being criticized and judged. Madonna is a strong, successful woman that can be whoever she wants to be, and I think alot of people are scared of that. Her body, her choice. We shouldn't be judging people on their looks, it's not nice.

Haters leave my Madonna ALONE. She will always be richer and prettier than yall ❤️🔥💥🤗 Good day now!!!

If she is happy, and can still give a great performance why should we care...shes definatly still Madonna!!

Ever heard of growing old gracefully, I mean seriously,get over yourself Madoona

It should not be anyone's concern what she did with her face. Don't like don't look and walk away. Do not bully.

Frankenstein's daughter.

She literally looks the same so what's the problem

SATAN

I don’t think people are criticizing her age. It’s simply bad plastic surgery.

Aretha Franklin got old and overweight…she did pretty alright!

not judging her for getting older. she’s not naturally old looking. she would look better if she aged naturally is what fans are saying.

The Granny's not the Grammys 😅😅😅😅😅

It's not ageism, it's ageism that she used 19 surgeries to escape "looking old"

It’s not her age, it’s her desperation for attention. She’s always been a tad bit out of touch and self absorbed, but lately it seems like her narcissism has taken a whole new level. But most of its just BORING! The things Madonna thinks are shocking, have not shocked anyone over the past 20 years, she’s just cringe worthy that’s all

It's her face..for crying out loud..What she wants to look like is up to her.. Do ppl tell you how to wear your hair? How to dress? ..I didn't think so...Leave your sarcastic comments to yourselfs..

Meg Ryan ruined her looks with plastic surgery, too. These plastic surgeons ought to be arrested for fraud.