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You may be beautiful, but no more so than other, far more talented actresses like, say, Kate Winslet or Anne Hathaway, neither of whom feels the need to tear other women down regularly. #meganfoxhate
11/11/09
I think one of the reasons I love Jennifer's Body is actually because of Fox. Because she managed to look like this embodiment of the current male fantasy...and yet play a completely subversive character fucking with that very concept.
Sometimes I think we're so used to women self-deprecating, pleasing, and constantly trying to win us over all the time (especially when they're in the public eye) that when someone doesn't do that we're kind of shocked. Women who look like her usually go out of their way to try and come across as non-threatening.
And since I feel like being honest...I don't hate her, I actually kind of like her...and I am totally jealous of how she looks. I'll never look like that, and though I know it' s not all naturally occurring, and I know there are other things in life that matter more...there is a part of me that wonders what that' s like. Because to me it seems a bit like a gilded cage. #meganfoxhate
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1) She isn't girl-pretty. I watched the VMAs with a friend who is very uninterested in celebrity. She really did not get all of the remarks about how gorgeous Megan Fox is, they literally confused her. Not that she thought Megan Fox was ugly, but that she wasn't any prettier than Beyonce or Taylor Swift.
2) She says incredibly dumb stuff and shits on women. That quote up there about women tearing each other apart isn't going to win her female fans.
3) Outside of Jennifer's Body which no one saw, she's only been in dude movies where she is the sexy prop. Women tend to like actresses who play relatable female characters not fembots.
The closest comparison I can come up is Matthew McConaughey who I would guess has more female fans than male fans since he does a lot of chick flicks and is known for his chest. #meganfoxhate
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I think she's gorgeous--no doubt about it. In a way that I really like. But over and over, she's presented ornamentally, saying titillating but not threatening-to-the-(male)-status quo stuff. She does the mouth-half-open pose constantly. She's half-dressed.
That's okay. But once I've seen it, I'm like, "Well, hooray for you, pretty thing!"
I think in ten years, I bet she'll be making noises like Demi Moore about how there are no good roles for older women, when, in reality, if you build a career around being an ornament, you can't expect to be hired it's Show Up (with some talent) or Shut Up time, in your early 30s.
Angelina is as beautiful, but women love her, and always have. Because she's willingly presented other sides of herself besides, well, herself and her thoughts about herself and what other people think of her. She showed range and skill in her acting; she showed some self-awareness that wasn't self-obsession in her interviews.
In short, she presented herself as more than just a One Pout Pony, and chicks dig it! #meganfoxhate
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I salute you. #meganfoxhate
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But that doesn't tie into a beloved, titillating cultural trope, like the alleged "cattiness" behind any objection to Megan Fox, so it's not as much of a pot-stirrer. Bitchfights are sexier than sissy-baiting, I guess.
I'm not sure I buy that women are catty toward Fox because of jealousy or reflexively stepping on someone else to get ahead. She has any number of equally sexed-up peers who don't bring out the bitchy, and also attract female dollars/viewers despite any shitstorm around being sexy sexypants.
Portman =/ Fox. But yes, I did see one of the Star Wars with Portman. I recall her having to say something like, "Anikin! You're so distant. You have to *let me in!*" Haw haw! You're right about it being hard to deliver such wooden dialog. But there's some equally bad hipster-damaged dialog that certain actresses (Fox's peers) delivered flawlessly.
Fox's interview commentary is occasionally refreshing--she's not totally groomed, which is nice. (I never thought she was, FYI) But the constant reference to the reasons why other women don't like her seems tone-deaf and self-referential in a way that does her no favors. There's only so much rope you can get from "I'm too pretty"/"other women don't like me" before you hang. The immediate response that engenders is evident in this very thread: "Wellllll, actually, it's not that, it's......(insert other stuff here)"
Point taken about vintage Jolie--I'd forgotten about the Billy Bob/blood wearing years (admittedly, I wasn't paying attention as much then, plus I liked the vampire stuff, and I thought everyone else needed to F-Off about it!). The kids did change her image, and the way she was written up. A lot. But I do recall her first coming on the scene, and aside from people remarking on her beauty, they also remarked on her talent. Then she did go through that stage people found off-putting, then motherhood "redeemed" her in the public eye--which is pretty telling in and of itself, right? In fact, if memory serves, her becoming mom was an immediate precursor to the Hollywood "bump watch" trend. Yeeps.
I'm not saying Fox "asks for it," as far as any hostility toward her. But I can see why she's not a #1 hit with the la-deez, and I don't think think envy is the sum total of it. Or even all that much of it. #meganfoxhate
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The world is constantly telling me what I should think about everything else. It would be nice if movie stars would refrain and just get on with entertaining me.
11/11/09
Famous Persons: Get on with entertaining us unless you have something meaningful to say, and stfu in the meantime. And if you, Famous People, do not and won't stfu, then please don't expect us to not have a little guffaw at your expense. #meganfoxhate
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I have, and, frankly, it's embarrassing, not something to strive for.
That said, my boyfriend would LOVE her. He worked at Red Lobster in high school and constantly tries to drag me there for crab. #meganfoxhate
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LEAVE CHEESE BISCUITS ALONE!!!1!!! #meganfoxhate