Jenna Lyon's Mid Life Crisis

Crisis, or Epiphany?
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10/26/11

A divorce, a change in sexuality, making cultural statements at her son's expense? All of this seemingly strange behavior makes us wonder whether 42-year old fashionista Jenna Lyon is having a mid life crisis.

One could say that each of these events are unrelated, but the behavior is all so rash.

Lyon divorced her husband for a lesbian relationship with an undisclosed J-Crew model.  Recently, she has released a photo of herself, painting her son's nails pink.  She says, "lucky for me I ended up with a boy who's favorite color is pink."  Lyon is making a not-so-subtle statement that gender roles are becoming increasingly unimportant, a very appropriate stance for a highly successful woman who has changed her sexual orientation.

But does all this erratic behavior show for a person who is mentally stable?  I agree, there is nothing wrong being gay, or helping to change our views of gender roles, but at her son's expense?  And followed so recently by a divorce?  When looked at with a clear head, it seems that Lyon's unstable personally is much highlighted than any noble point about sexuality in our culture.