Confronting My Biases #28: Shannon Elizabeth

In the old days there were fictional movies and true tales of one-time celebrities ending up in peek-shows and in carnival acts as their desperation hit rock bottom. A 52-year-old ex-Maxim cover girl doing Only Fans peek-shows is the modern equivalent, but we’re not supposed to judge this or regard it as shameful. We’re supposed to celebrate a woman’s self-expression, comfort in her own skin, and boldness. I get it. She’s not hurting anyone. If that’s what she wants to do with her life, fine.

I still see women turning themselves into internet versions of Playboy centerfolds as the nadir of human aspiration.

2 thoughts on “Confronting My Biases #28: Shannon Elizabeth

  1. Did she slide because she was a B rate celebrity or did she slide because she portrayed herself in a soft raunch role?

    I’ve noticed a lot of 90s and 00s starlets whose careers vanished or nose dived because of or shortly after their raunch role. I do not recall many starlets who survived such a role. Do you?

    Or is it that they were always B actresses and the raunch role was their attempt at being seen for greater roles?

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