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This was the reckoning. As the toxic structures of power were exposed, so was the systemic ageism. Actresses began speaking openly about being told they were "too old" for a love interest who was 60, while their 60-year-old male co-star was "distinguished." The movement forced a conversation: if we are dismantling the male gaze, who gets to be a protagonist? The answer was liberating—anyone. It paved the way for stories that center a woman's internal life, not her reflection in a man's eyes. To understand the victory, we must acknowledge the
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