Posted on 11/14/2016 2:34:37 PM PST by drewh
Appearing on the 9 a.m. ET hour of NBCs 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: Theres 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 womens 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
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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 Ive 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: Theres 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 womens 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.
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and aint that cute? The left have learned a new big word- misogynist - can’t wait till they overuse it- oh wait- they already have-
Oddball was the best part of Kelly’s Heroes.
Where is my tiny violin? Do the right thing Donald, hang yourself.
Don’t forget southerland is a Canadian that earned all that he did in America.
Southerland should have chosen to be a minority female instead.
Wait... what? We don’t all get to choose our sex and race and other physical characteristics? Rats! No wonder I haven’t been able to will myself into being 6’2”, tan and with 6-pack abs.
I’m ashamed too, of being of the same species as Sutherland...
Helen Mirren would have been left without front teeth if she said that to me.
He’s back? Wasn’t he killed in the “Italian Job”?
Kinda hard to tell for sure with some folks, but brain dead for sure.
The effect of much of this masochistic anti-white propaganda of the left is to turn “black” into a preferred race in the eyes of some.
If are ashamed of being a White cut your joint off and become a White woman you Canadian prick
If you have a white son, please tell him to NEVER involve himself in any subjective endeavor.
These people are the East German judge of his future. They feel 100% justified in holding back any white male, regardless of contribution.
Stay in merit based environments.
Exactly! They want equality? Then no special treatment when it comes to military fitness tests or battle. No domestic abuse charges when she starts the fight. No more quotas for hiring women or special business loans for women. No more special treatment at all. And I’m a woman, but I’m sick of hearing about the feminist badge (for example, Megyn Kelly).
Isn’t he still a Canadian Citizen?
The White Male is privileged to become the new N*****.
He may as well be. His mind is dead.
That may well be what it takes
Speak for yourself Sutherland.
Okay, where’s the pod?
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