Attack of the 60 Year Old Dolls

What’s the deal with the attack of the sexy sexagenarians on TV’s most popular shows?

Priscilla Presley, 62, is the second ranking competitor on "Dancing with the Stars," thanks to judges scores. And on "American Idol," the first mentor of the season is, 60, exuding the same blonde plasticity she clearly embraces on the title of her new album, "Backwoods Barbie."

Both women are almost unnaturally youthful looking. And unnatural is the word.

Under their dyed hair and carefully painted makeup the faces have taken on the contours of their multiple plastic surgeries.

The mask of the former Mrs. Elvis is as unmoving as if she were a member of the JabberWockeez dance crew. Dolly’s been as open about her own facial work as Phyllis Diller.

But an errant wrinkle on either would be preferable to the botched work that’s been splattered all over the internet as evidence of overwork.

Because these are both the most popular shows on TV and share a family audience, what message is all this sending to kids? That grandma’s some kind of freak for aging naturally?

I’d think the tightness of layers of bad plastic surgery might hinder the kind of expression either would need to convey a modicum of feeling in dancing, singing or acting.

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