Posted on 11/14/2016 2:34:37 PM PST by drewh
Appearing on the 9 a.m. ET hour of NBC’s Today on Monday, left-wing actor Donald Sutherland recalled being scolded by actress Helen Mirren on the set of one of his films: “Helen Mirren came up to me on the set and....she said, ‘You are the most privileged person on Earth’....I said, ‘How can you say that?’ And she said, ‘You are a white male.’”
Co-host Tamron Hall wondered: “And your reply to that was?” Sutherland proclaimed: “There’s no reply. I was ashamed. I was stunned. And I have gotten more ashamed. It's interesting to realize that you are seen as an integral part of a group that many of whom are mendacious, misogynist, of bigots, racists, and it's appalling.”
Hall followed up: “So what do you tell your – you have many, many grandchildren. What do you tell them?...what do you tell them to give them a hopeful view of life?”
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Sutherland, clearly referring to election of Donald Trump, ranted:
How can I give them a hopeful view now? How can I give them a hopeful view? I have a wife, I have a daughter, I have a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter. What do I say to them? What do I say to them? Their women’s rights have gone, you know? The environment has gone, minimum pay has gone. What do I say to them? How do I – you know, I can only say one thing, I am a Canadian. And that's what I am.
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Here is a transcript of the November 14 exchange:
9:32 AM ET
(...)
DYLAN DRYER: And speaking of the movie with Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker, is that the one you were talking about?
DONALD SUTHERLAND: If I could do a thousand movies with Helen Mirren, I would, but that's the only one I've done.
DRYER: Okay.
SUTHERLAND: And it was – if it is a quarter as good as it was a joy to play, then it will be absolutely wonderful. Helen Mirren – you – Helen Mirren came up to me on the set and stood in front of me and said – in the middle of shooting, you know – and I love her. And she said, “You are the most privileged person on Earth.” And I said, “You're joking.” I mean, I've been very fortunate and I’ve had a wonderful life. But she said, “No, you're the most privileged person on Earth.” I said, “How can you say that?” And she said, “You are a white male.”
TAMRON HALL: And your reply to that was?
SUTHERLAND: There’s no reply. I was ashamed. I was stunned. And I have gotten more ashamed. It's interesting to realize that you are seen as an integral part of a group that many of whom are mendacious, misogynist, of bigots, racists, and it's appalling.
HALL: So what do you tell your – you have many, many grandchildren. What do you tell them? Several.
SUTHERLAND: No, I have four.
HALL: Several, I was think seven more. So, four grandchildren, what do you tell them to give them a hopeful view of life?
SUTHERLAND: How can I give them a hopeful view now? How can I give them a hopeful view? I have a wife, I have a daughter, I have a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter. What do I say to them? What do I say to them? Their women’s rights have gone, you know? The environment has gone, minimum pay has gone. What do I say to them? How do I – you know, I can only say one thing, I am a Canadian. And that's what I am.
AL ROKER: A lot to think about. Donald Sutherland, thank you so much.
(...)
Seems to me that the most privileged people are beautiful women. Suppose it depends on what privilege we are talking about.
Hey Sutherland, I’ll loan you my straight razor if you wanna do it up right.
Seems to me that the most privileged people are beautiful women. Suppose it depends on what privilege we are talking about.
Suicide is painless, Don.
As if we give a rip what Donald says. Oprah is privileged as is Michael Jordan, Ben Carson, Herman Cain, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Colin Kaepernick, and scads of others who (shhhh) are Black.
Not only is his son a crappy actor, but a drunk. He once pulled his pants down and sat half nude at a restaurant table, all while photos were being taken.
Donald Is what we call a Big Pussy!
Different Donald.
I was refering to Sutherland
Privileged to get all kinds of hate hurled at his head, huh.
Helen and Donald, just act.
He was an anachronistic hippie in Dirty Dozen. Ruins the film.
I know :)
Sounds like Donald Sutherland needs therapy. How sad that a person can stand the traits they are naturally born with.
Go put on some blackface and self identify as a black man
He’s not even American.
I like his acting, but there is a reason he’s in dramas.
Hell, he can easily resolve his inner conflict by moving to Haiti, or to some African country. See how easy it is. Why all the inner turmoil?
Check his meds
Canadians!
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