In a quick break from addressing sexual harassment in Hollywood, let’s talk a little sexism meets ageism. Good times, right? Sometimes it’s exhausting to be a woman. (But usually it’s pretty great.)

Did you all know that Julia Roberts just turned 50 a few days ago? Well, she did—not that it should be some huge deal. And she’s just about had it with reporters constantly asking her about the big day. In an interview with InStyle she (very rightly) vents her frustration, telling the magazine, “Really, people? Are we still in that space? Did anyone go over this with George Clooney or Brad [Pitt] before their 50th birthdays?” No, Julia. No, they did not.

It’s a tale as old as time. Hollywood has always had trouble figuring out what to do with women of a certain age. Ryan Murphy’s “Feud” was essentially about this topic, with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford as the main players in the drama. I don’t know about you, but I’m super interested in seeing interesting stories about women of all ages. And I certainly want to keep seeing Julia Roberts on my screen for all of my days.

We should all approach getting older like our favorite “Pretty Woman”: “I always love my birthday, and [celebrate] with open arms and gratitude … There’s nothing different about this birthday than any other one.”

Also, just stop acting like aging is something that applies to women. Seriously.

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