Zooey Deschanel: Not Every Woman Is ‘Dying to Give Birth’
Lest the doe-eyes and vintage flair fool anyone, Zooey Deschanel has reminded us of one thing she is decidedly non-retro about.
In the August issue of InStyle, Deschanel tells writer Mike Albo that she’s sick of the sexist double standard implicit in the “do you want kids” question:
‘Like every woman is dying to give birth! I don’t think so. Nobody asks guys that,’ she says, gaining steam. ‘And you go into a supermarket and every tabloid is like, ‘Pregnant and Alone!’ Stuck in the 1950s ideal of how a woman should live her life. This brings out the fiery feminist in me,’ she pronounces.
Deschanel’s words ring true in a culture that tends to view childfree women of a certain age as sad victims of circumstance rather than individuals making a valid choice. But the 34-year-old “New Girl” star is in pretty good company: Cameron Diaz explained her childfree status to Esquire earlier this month, saying “I’m just what I am. I work on what I am. Right now, I think, things are good for me. I’ve done a lot.”
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