Posted on 04/25/2005 2:47:00 PM PDT by swilhelm73
In appearance Cameron Diaz is someone lovely enough to make me believe if only for a second in intelligent design - but even those most inclined to give her the benefit of every doubt have to contend with the sneaky, troubling, suspicion that she is as dumb as a particularly stupid rock. First there were those rape comments during the election, and now there is this:
The 32-year-old Diaz, who earns a reported $20-million a movie, boasted that the cow-dung slathered walls of a Nepalese village hut were "beautiful" and "inspiring," and she called the primitive practice of "pounding mud" with sticks to construct a building foundation "the coolest thing."
There is something rather disgusting about the richest of the rich world rejoicing in the primitive squalor from which mankind is all too slowly emerging. There is also something profoundly condescending and, at its root, maybe even racist, in the way that Diaz (and, read the terrific article on all this nonsense here, Drew Barrymore too) appear to imagine that the third worlders trapped in desperate poverty do not share in the material aspirations of the more fortunate portions of humanity.
And as, for those spiritual values that Diaz purports to find in picturesque hellholes such as Bhutan, I suspect that, given the chance, most of those bowers, scrapers and chanters would be pleased to junk their shamans, temples and priests in favour of running water, electricity and decent education.
And they would be right to.
Via Radley
She is, of course, a fool.
"Who cares about her lack of a second brain cell?
Does it matter? It's not what she's hired for."
Not me. This is one of those cases I mentioned where the stereotype fits.
I just saw all the blond jokes and this came to mind.. Sort of a (very) minor pet issue for me and I always get the same response.
" Sorry, we really can't razz or flame you; you're blonde - it would be like torturing puppies. ;o"
See what I mean? It's ok though.. most people seem to agree that blond males are exempt.
It must have been cold in there.
Let's just say she won't be able to make too many more inane comments while wearing it. And, no, I don't have one. :-)
Yeah, right.
So we are back to the duct tape I mentioned in my first post. A low tech approach I grant you but effective and without the .... shall we say ... "stigma"
Drew IS a poo in the woods, period.
She should pick a style and go with it.
Crocheted hat with satin gown? Oh and yes, a bra might be good too. Everything ridiculous to get more notice. Poor little hollywood startlets........
Yes, I missed your #19. You were way ahead of me, and proposed a much more practical solution, I will admit.
(assuming it's the Letterman Show)
Wow, now I understand why Dave keeps the studio at a cool 62 degrees!
I remember around 1974 a radio station in San Antonio was asking people to phone in and comment on blondes and if they really were dumb.
I noticed every person who phoned and sounded like they had a hispanic accent, went on and on about how dumb blondes were.
What they were really saying is "I hate white women, especially pretty ones".
Oh, BTW, Cameron is one really dumb blonde.
"... I immediatly noticed that she said "YOU KNOW" almost every 3rd word."
She's just emulating the speaking style of her "brilliant" heroine, the Hildebeast.
She does make a couple of good points.
Makes me think of pancakes.
I've heard her speak (without a script) as well, her ignorance makes one's ears bleed.
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