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07/29/09
I actually heard he was seeing a v smart human rights activist.
He has that villa in Italy and can just stash her in there...
And as an aside, I know his parents and have met him a few times and have never heard that he was gay. We also have several friends in common in H'wood. But the gay thing? I remember "they" also said it about George Stephanopolous and JFK, Jr...
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To me, choosing to date people who aren't in the public eye the way he is seems a pretty sensible move - less gossip, fewer paps, etc etc. Of course, as a less cynical person than me might say, maybe he just happened to really like, or at least be attracted to, all these women? Stranger things have happened...
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If you think that education and working hard and succeeding at something important matters more than good looks, then yes, you are going to think that a woman lawyer or doctor deserves more respect than a model or a waitress.
Again, I really don't give a damn who he dates. I was concerned when the French law student left her studies, but as someone else said, she couldn't have been terribly dedicated.
07/28/09
Because that's 99.99999999999999999% of the general population? Isn't that a totally ridiculous standard? That's kind of analogous to asking, "Why would Donald Trump only date women who had less money?"
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I don't feel like I know him well enough to analyze his dating habits, but it's hard not to notice he has a physical type. They all have very similar nose/eye areas and smiles!
07/28/09
Asking "Why doesn't Clooney date women who have achieved the same stature in similarly high powered fields such as law, medicine, or even a fellow hollywoodite? Is it because he is intimidated by them?"
It is another thing altogether for Jez to seemingly agree to the idea that a model, a waitress, a whatever is not WORTHY of a George Clooney.
It's gross.
No one asked why Julia Roberts married an unknown camerman. It was all, awww she is so down to earth, she wants a non-Hollywood REAL guy. That's so cool!
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No. 1 - He is dating women whose sole purpose, given their professions, is to look attractive.
What the fuck does that have to do with anything? Seriously? You could say that about a gazillion professions. No one would be complaining that he only dates attractive women if they all had their advanced degrees.
No. 2 - These women *are*, professionally, less successful.
The French woman was a teacher before meeting Clooney, and Renee Z has an Oscar. All seem to be making money and getting by, sounds pretty damn good to me.
No. 3 - These partnerships are not equal.
Do you know him personally? Them? No? Alright, then I will continue to assume I don't know anything about them or their relationships, you go right ahead and continue to make assumptions.
No. 4 - These women diminish the *real* but perhaps not young or attractive successful women.
Just because Clooney does not seem to value women in white collar/academic/professional jobs? Okay.
No. 5 - This is more about him, not them.
It sure doesn't seem that way, given some of the things I am reading.
No. 6 - He is rich/powerful, they are hot, it's an exchange.
This I agree with on the whole, or as a common theme in relationships, but again, I am not prepared to make that assumption in this case.
No. 7 - Some of the women have taken advantage of "doors" that have opened up from dating him.
So?
This thread bums me out.
07/28/09
I get that it's interesting to take a look at the pattern, but I can't really do much but shrug about it.
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On the other hand, she's ambitious, talented and has done extremely well for herself. It bothers her that her male peers don't admire those qualities in her the way she admires those qualities in them - generally, dudes don't get creamy over a woman's accomplishments. Like this man she was talking about, Clooney's whole deal is that he is "intellectual, politically aware" actor guy - men like that are "supposed" to be interested in women like themselves, not have the same tastes as your more typical modelizers. This is all besides the point - people like what they like - but I can see where both sides are coming from.
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It is not that these women are not smart or kind or anything, but when it becomes a pattern, it can indicate the sort of personality that doesn't appreciate an equal partnership, or being challenged by a partner, or even *gasp* a more successful partner. It's a comment on Clooney's character, not theirs.
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If he hooked up with an actress of repute, say a Julia Roberts or Nicole Kidman, he'd be sharing the spotlight. If they spend quality time together and/or married, there's palimony and/or a pre-nup to deal with. With someone not famous (which I prefer to "dating down") he is elevating her, but remains the center of attention.
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