original_query: What is the significance of the "double standard" of aging between men and women according to Sobchack?
query: What is the significance of the "double standard" of aging between men and women according to Vivian Sobchack in her analysis of *The Leech Woman*?
answer: According to Vivian Sobchack, in a sexist and ageist society, the visibly aging body of a woman is particularly terrifying, not only to the woman herself but also to men who find her presence unbearable, leading them to disavow and divorce her.  This highlights a double standard where aging affects men and women differently, eliciting complex emotions of fear, humiliation, abjection, shame, power, rage, and guilt from both sexes.