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eatsshootsleaves
01/24/09

In reply to The Great Kate
Has anyone ever seen Woman of the Year? I can never tell if it's ahead of its time or a little sexist.

Anyway. Love her. The Philadelphia Story is one of my favorite movies ever. And on top of it all, she was an atheist!
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HowCanYouDrinkAllDayIfYouDon'tStartInTheMorning?
01/23/09

In reply to The Great Kate
Um, her name is actually spelled Katharine Hepburn. I know because my parents named me after her and I've been correcting people on how to spell my name ever since. Do you guys, in honor of Katharines everywhere, mind changing the spelling on her name and on the tag for the post?
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Miss Scarlett
01/24/09

@FeodoraLupus: I emailed Sadie last night about it. I've seen it misspelled before on here too :(.

It's a sore subject with me too.

- Another Katharine
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Miss Scarlett
01/24/09

@Miss Scarlett in the Hall with a revolver.: Thanks for changing it!
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cirocco
01/23/09

In reply to The Great Kate
Watching her is at first cheering: if the experience of social anxiety and self-doubt extends even to this great lady, it's clearly universal. Therefore I'm not freakishly neurotic and I can expect that no one who uncovers my fears of inadequacy will judge me harshly for them.

As she goes on, though, I turn sad, because if Katharine Freakin' Hepburn still feels like a bore and quails away from parties, my self-esteem is unlikely to ever materialize, even if I should achieve some measure of success.

Lord knows I'm only worth .05% of a Katharine Hepburn.
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Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
01/23/09

In reply to The Great Kate
I'm not legendary. I don't think I'm fascinating.

Are you listening, Mariah "Why Can't I Sit with the First Family" Carey?
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
01/23/09

In reply to The Great Kate
My favourite Katharine Hepburn story is how, when crew 'stole' her pants in an attempt to make her wear skirts, she walked around in her underwear until they were forced to return her trousers. Awesome to the hilt!
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Laulau
01/23/09

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith is already psyched for Girl Talk!: I use that story when I teach! It's one of the few stories where both men and women seem to get it, enjoy it, and not be threatened by it.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
01/23/09

@Laulau: What do you teach? I've noticed that my lecturers will often tell anecdotes of female kickarse-ness, and they always go down well with the boys and girls alike.
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Scout
01/23/09

In reply to The Great Kate
"Shoot 'em" - thank you Katharine, thank you

Anytime I suggest such a thing, however, it is never
met with agreement

From now on, I'm going to cite Katharine as my source and see how that changes the reaction
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Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.
01/23/09

In reply to The Great Kate
This week I was questioning my taking a feminist philosophy course, but then my professor did an impression of Katherine Hepburn and I knew I was in the right class.
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TheUptightMidwesterner
01/23/09

In reply to The Great Kate
She was the awesomest, bestest ever. Read her biography..
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CrankyOldBroad
01/08/09

In reply to All About Awesome
Best repartee of any movie EVER. And Bette was stunningly beautiful.
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SisterMaryMartha
01/08/09

In reply to All About Awesome
MILDRED PIERCE.
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SisterMaryMartha
01/08/09

In reply to All About Awesome
You should also watch Anne Baxter in I Confess and Bette Davis IN EVERYTHING SHE EVER STARRED IN.

Also, Now Voyager is a really good one.
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SisterMaryMartha
01/08/09

In reply to All About Awesome
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES EVER EVER EVER. I AM RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT THE MENTIONING OF IT.

SO GOOD

I HAVE LOVED IT SINCE I WAS 12.
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Ascendo_tuum
01/08/09

In reply to All About Awesome
Love, love, love this movie.
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Raspberry Swirly
01/08/09

In reply to All About Awesome
My mother's name was Bettye Davis. Because of the actress. Is that not awesome? Her entire life, people thought she was using a fake name.
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A-girl
01/08/09

@Raspberry Swirl: Dance Party Coordinator: with the extra e? If so, maybe that's why they thought it was fake!
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Raspberry Swirly
01/08/09

@A-girl: Well, the actress is Bette. My mom had a y thrown in. Why? Couldn't tell you. She had no clue either. But it was cool.
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kitsune
01/08/09

In reply to All About Awesome
Speak of the devil, I just watched this for the first time last night! It was great - top notch dialogue. But the theme, repeated over and over, is that a woman's life means nothing without a man. And if she chooses to have a career instead, she ends up a screaming harpie.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
01/08/09

@kitsune: Well, think about when they made it. How could they have let it off the lot with any other message?

And since things like Vaughn and Aniston's "Break Up" do seem to be carrying a hideously similar message, well, then, I'd just as soon watch La Holm and La Davis rip up the scenery with their bicuspids.
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