Society is missing an 11th commandment. Woman, thou shalt be judged. Last week, there were three high-profile examples. First, Madonna, who appeared on stage in tiny shorts, displaying her allegedly withered and hideous (though actually toned and fit) buttocks. Next Victoria Beckham, widely ridiculed for describing herself as the “average woman”.
Finally Rihanna, who was accused of bleaching her skin. So here was a mixed bag of world-famous womanhood: past-it pop mutton, deluded skeletal hag, and self-hating black woman? “J’accuse!” went the cry, when in fact all three of these women are probably owed an apology.