The Defamer has reported that she's retracted her statement and replaced it with something slightly less offensive, so all's well that ends well I guess.

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Meh. She didn't think before speaking. Soo many groundless generalizations in that little statement that you could almost imagine it was written by someone who would put an at the end their sentences.

Here's another bit about her and what she apparently said.



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Tell me, is it really so wrong to dislike aspects of the US? She has the right.

She has the right and we have the right to criticize.

Her comment really says more about the company she keeps than the country she lives in.  When I get together with friends, we don't sit around talking about money or whatever, we talk about all kinds of interesting things. I'd put the "intelligence" of the conversations my friends and I have up against hers any day. Pick a random transcript from either one and compare would be absolutely ideal.

What I suspect is her real issue is that she has no concept of geography.  How many places in the United States has she been to?  Talk about a clear case where "generalizing" looks ridiculous -- generalizing the people of the United States who live on a continent-spanning nation state with her experiences in an urbanized area of an island nation state.

 

If she had to live like the average Joe in England, perhaps she'd notice some of their HUGE social problems, like hopelessly high unemployment, a health care system in such dissarray that people DIE on waiting lists for surgery we could schedule next week if necessary, and a stifling nanny of a government that's stuck up their ass from the moment they're born until they're dust in the ground.

I still think it's amusing watching Silent Poet being oblivious to the fact that GP just generalized the entire United States and sees nothing wrong with that but had another actor said the opposite - that Americans are smarter than the British he would be the first to stand up and condemn it.

If I criticize Islam for very specific acts he's the first to make excusies and defend Islam. But if someone else criticizes the entire multi-cultural population of the United States he's the first to defend the person doing the criticism no matter how specious the rationale is.

One wonders if he is evne conscious of his reflexive anti-Americanism.

I still think it's amusing watching Silent Poet being oblivious to the fact that GP just generalized the entire United States and sees nothing wrong with that

Brad, I never said I liked it, or in fact, that i didnt like it. Truth be told, i don't. Perhaps, you could've asked me if i did, maybe?

It's simple. She is an idiot, and she is an American, so she thinks all Americans are as stupid a herself. She looks around her and sees equally moronic people and that (to her) proves her point.

She goes to England where she isn't surrounded by Hollywood elitist fools and thinks, "wow, these people are so much more intelligent".

So basically she is just saying that even the most intelligent people in Hollywood aren't as smart as the dumbest stump in England. So, for once, I'll agree with her.

"Brad, I never said I liked it, or in fact, that i didnt like it. Truth be told, i don't. Perhaps, you could've asked me if i did, maybe?"

No, you went a tad further and agreed with her. Post #1. Now she is even saying that isn't true. Will you agree with her retraction now?

SP - you applaud her right to smear Americans in a startling generalization but if other people generalize other cultures or nations you chide them.

No, you went a tad further and agreed with her. Post #1. Now she is even saying that isn't true. Will you agree with her retraction now?

If she truly means it, that she would "never...," etc... then yes, but...i don't think anyone will ever know.

So, to answer your question...no.

SP - you applaud her right to smear Americans in a startling generalization but if other people generalize other cultures or nations you chide them.

I was wrong in supporting the generalization, no matter what my intentions, the support of the right to criticize.

~L

(pardon my french, FS.)

Not to worry Whip, eloquently put!

Reply By: cactoblastaPosted: Tuesday, December 05, 2006The Defamer has reported that she's retracted her statement and replaced it with something slightly less offensive, so all's well that ends well I guess.

Thx for the link Cacto. It's even more interesting to read the comments made by the bloggers on that page!

She didn't think before speaking.

! No, she had no script to remind her of what to say!!

She has the right and we have the right to criticize.

Amen to that, we sure do!

we don't sit around talking about money or whatever, we talk about all kinds of interesting things. I'd put the "intelligence" of the conversations my friends and I have up against hers any day. Pick a random transcript from either one and compare would be absolutely ideal.

Exactly! The very idea of what she suggested is just ridiculous!

Brad, I never said I liked it, or in fact, that i didnt like it. Truth be told, i don't. Perhaps, you could've asked me if i did, maybe?

Your response suggested you did Lucas. You practically applauded her statement, it seemed that way to me.

She goes to England where she isn't surrounded by Hollywood elitist fools and thinks, "wow, these people are so much more intelligent".

That goes to show the type of people she hangs with, as Brad said before. Doesn't say much about her now does it?!

I was wrong in supporting the generalization, no matter what my intentions, the support of the right to criticize.

It's your opinion and all. And I'm all for freedom of speech etc., but going abroad to slam the very place that made her what she is and in such a crass way....nope, not acceptable! Bet you she wouldn't have said that here.

! No, she had no script to remind her of what to say!!

Hey now, acting isn't bad. It's just the big headed, egotistical, arrogant "actors" that give acting a bad name. A good example, of an actor that is (IMHO) good, and most definantly not what i mentioned, is Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Brilliant actor, IMO.

It's your opinion and all. And I'm all for freedom of speech etc., but going abroad to slam the very place that made her what she is and in such a crass way....nope, not acceptable! Bet you she wouldn't have said that here.

Same here.

Eh, I don't know...she just might have. I mean, there's been worse said.

At least we dumb Americans have better teeth.

And nicer asses.

Which is all that really matters.

And nicer asses.

really? Suppose I haven't thought of it, but I've definitely seen some hot european ass, too! (just about the entire Portugal and Italian World Cup teams come to mind!)

But if you were talking just about British ass--I'll just suggest you take a look at the backside of Beckham and Robbie Williams.

But if you were talking just about British ass--I'll just suggest you take a look at the backside of Beckham and Robbie Williams.

Hey, I'm not checking out male ass here, that's not my priority at all. And I know there are lots of hottie Europeans, but come on, it's the land of the brave and the home of the plastic surgeon. We'd better have nicer asses.