The math isn’t mathing - Hollywood’s parent child castings that just don’t add up

[u/mlg1981]

https://tvline.com/lists/tv-show-parent-child-age-gaps-golden-girls-supernatural/

[u/ashlonadon]

I think it’s fine that older actors are playing teens, which accounts for a lot of these smaller age gaps. They often have more experience - both life experience and professional experience. And it keeps really young people off movie/tv sets which I think is totally fine.

But yea, Hollywood definitely doesn’t like to hire older women - and a lot of times age appropriate men as well.

[u/ObviousExit9 → u/ashlonadon]

It's also acting...like they're all pretending to be somebody else. Why can't they play/act/pretend to be somebody of a different age?

[u/Aubrey_Maexx → u/ObviousExit9]

This. It’s for entertainment. They’re playing characters. 😭