Smut's 'Syd Sweeney' rails against the culture that turns young actresses into household names, then rips them to shreds after they employ their sexuality onscreen.
Looking at the Female Gaze: Five Models in Ruins, 1981
Beauty is a cruel mistress, and it makes those who trade on it cruel, too. The models engage in a brutal game of sharing their worst job experiences, revealing a world distorted by objectification and hardship.
Grant continues to objectify the women by reducing them to roles such as 'a wife' or 'a mother,' rather than recognizing them as partners or individuals.