Jennifer Lawrence used to be the most 'relatable' woman in the world. What happened? 🖊️ She exists in a changed culture: one in which the idea of being 'relatable' is not prized so highly, writes _emilybootle
Of course, part of the reason that Lawrence’s girl-next-door schtick began to wear thin in the mid-2010s was that there was plenty about her that wasn’t relatable at all. For two consecutive years, following her role infranchise, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood; she is statuesque, absurdly good-looking, unthinkably successful.
Yet the cultural problems with relatability ran much deeper. Being relatable involves showing imperfect parts of yourself that you might usually hide in order for people to connect with you in a way that feels more personal – it was at the time closely linked to the idea of authenticity as the ultimate goal for both celebrities and the wider public. Because of this, any perceived performance of relatability immediately undermined its legitimacy.
Back in the 2010s, relatability went from being liberating to stifling. It gave rise to the “messy woman”, which extended past Lawrence to figures like
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