Some day, when humanity has cleaned out the monstrosity of misogyny, children will study this red carpet thing as a bizarre practice of primitive people. They will understand this is not akin to ancient goddess worship where women’s beauty does not require prosthetic devices like false eyelashes & fake body parts. Exhibitionism & narcissism are extracted here in return for a glory that aging will undo & idealization is the other side of violence.

(Photo of Cannes red carpet by Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images)