bart_calendar ([info]bart_calendar) wrote,
@ 2008-05-13 07:28:00
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What Was She Thinking?
Would you wear this to a movie premiere?

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-13 05:30 am UTC (link)
Yup. Me likes. But I'd probably be more likely to wear that to the races.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 05:31 am UTC (link)
I feel bad for whoever was sitting behind her.

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[info]radiumhead
2008-05-13 05:30 am UTC (link)
Dude, anything that draws attention from her face is a good thing. She should be wearing a bleeding armadillo on her head.

I'd fuck Shrek before I'd fuck her.

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[info]emmabovary
2008-05-13 07:13 am UTC (link)
I agree; it's amazing how much media attention this woman gets considering she is what the French would call "une jolie laide" (fugly). On the other hand, it's nice to see someone so horrifically unattractive having such high self-esteem.

I do like the dress, however.

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-13 09:49 am UTC (link)
So the media should just report on actors that meet some arbitrary standard of pretty people? What's wrong with real people?

I don't understand why people get so passionate about expressing their dislike for her looks and this bandwagonesque rally around this of late - it not as if she's presenting herself as Miss Beauty or running for Miss Universe to be judged on her physical features. Looks are subjective sure, like them or don't - but given she is an actor, physical features are not her core business. The only difference I see between her and the majority of actors that seem to get press, is that she is actually humble, smart & switched on, and well spoken. And loves her fashion. All good in my book.

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[info]emmabovary
2008-05-13 09:56 am UTC (link)
Good point(s). I'm not sure I agree with your statement

but given she is an actor, physical features are not her core business

because my sense is that physical features--attractive ones--are core business in [screen] acting in the United States.

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-13 10:05 am UTC (link)
Yup - completely agree. There is certainly too much judgement on core features/beauty in film/tv etc - particularly in the US. But doesn't mean we (the very collective we) should tacitly condone it by participating in it (bagging those that don't meet the beauty myth standard, actors getting plastic surgery...).

I have alot of respect for SJP in that she hasn't bowed to beauty expectation in her industry and gotten surgery for instance. She distinguishes herself more professionally as a result (whether you like her work or not), I think.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 10:15 am UTC (link)
What's interesting is she first came to fame in the US because she lacked typically good looks. The entire premise of "Square Pegs" - to which she owes her career was that she was less pretty than the other girls in her school.

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-13 10:26 am UTC (link)
Ahhhhhhhhhh....duh, of course. Square pegs. The formative years. Had completely forgotten about that. How is that not good stock I tell you?

I was trying to think just before what I've actually seen her in (and I'm a non-googler, so put myself through the agony of trying to remember). Some LA in the name film, sex and city (of which I've seen some, I'm neither here nor there on it - just doesn't inspire a huge reaction). But yes - square pegs. And yes, the premise.

You just know I"m going to have the theme song in my head all night now.

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2008-05-13 01:17 pm UTC (link)
Waitresses!

I loved that song, but mostly I just loved the Waitresses.

Ah, the '80's....

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2008-05-13 01:16 pm UTC (link)
This may be true, but I'm not so sure it *should* be true. We've had some pretty horrible actresses that made it big on their looks.

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[info]emmabovary
2008-05-13 01:25 pm UTC (link)
I agree; it is more the rule than the exception, sadly.

But reflecting upon the replies to my original comment, I'm heartened by SJP's success and popularity in this industry. It is good to have someone with less-than-mainstream-attractive physical features in the spotlight. She clearly feels good about herself and is a positive model for those who look towards celebrities to model themselves after.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 09:59 am UTC (link)
I have nothing against her looks.

I just think it's ridiculous to wear a head of lettuce.

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-13 10:16 am UTC (link)
Oh, I know. And you not liking the hairpiece means more lettuce for me, which is all good.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-14 12:00 am UTC (link)
Out of curiosity, what is the difference between a hairpiece and a hat?

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-14 12:08 am UTC (link)
It's actually a fascinator - which is a fasionable headpiece basically, with less coverage than a hat.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 10:17 am UTC (link)
I think the backlash against her looks started with New York gossip journalists thinking that she just got ahead by agreeing to be Mathew Broderick's beard, so that his career would be protected from the endless gay rumors.

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-13 09:51 am UTC (link)
But then again, the situation won't present itself for you to have to reject her.

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[info]twain
2008-05-13 08:26 am UTC (link)
I've never wanted a film to bomb as much as I want this one to.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 10:00 am UTC (link)
The only chance of it bombing is if every female in America under age 40 is locked in their homes for two weeks.

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[info]mel_blog
2008-05-13 10:46 am UTC (link)
What do you hate about it so much?

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[info]twain
2008-05-13 07:17 pm UTC (link)
In particular, the everything.

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[info]blozor
2008-05-13 11:08 am UTC (link)
Yeah, that Sarah Jessica Parker mask is horrible.

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[info]wendersfan
2008-05-13 12:26 pm UTC (link)
I think she's been taking too many fashion tips from hubby's drag queen pals.

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2008-05-13 01:18 pm UTC (link)
I love the dress. And I would probably wear a hat like that if I thought I could do it without it falling off! :-P

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[info]babyblooz
2008-05-13 01:25 pm UTC (link)
I think y'all are INSANE! She's gorgeous!

As far as the salad bar on her head, maybe she was planning on sitting in the back row? ;)

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 11:55 pm UTC (link)
You have to admit that the original premise of this post - that she should not have worn a giant acorn and a head of lettuce on her head.

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[info]supermatt41
2008-05-13 02:38 pm UTC (link)
My first thought on seeing that contraption was "Wait, how is that thing attached?" It's positively gravity-resistant.

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[info]monkey1976
2008-05-13 02:57 pm UTC (link)
i like it. it's over the top and interesting. she's an actress. it's all about costume. i'm sure she's not planning on wearing it to the fucking grocery store.

if lil' wayne can get a way with a mouthful of gold teeth and snoop can wear those ridiculous pimp suits then SJP should be able to wear a kooky hat once in a while.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 11:50 pm UTC (link)
You don't think it looks like an acorn with a head of lettuce on top?

Don't get me wrong. I think she's a pretty girl and the dress is hot.

But that flora and fauna...

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[info]roughtrade
2008-05-13 06:13 pm UTC (link)
My wife has actually intimated that I should take her to see this movie. I took my toddler to see a dr suess flick, but that was because he could not drive himself to the cinema.

I digress.

Ugly hat-

cannot stand the actresss-

SIC makes me want to stab ppl-

ummm I think that about covers it.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-13 11:58 pm UTC (link)
The movie won't be that bad.

Chris Noth is great in any project he works on.

And Kim Catrell and Kristin Davis are hot.

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[info]roughtrade
2008-05-14 02:30 pm UTC (link)
This picture/post recieved 32 comments. Just before I made it 33...my soul hurts.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-05-14 02:32 pm UTC (link)
Right.

And people ask me why I make posts like this..

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