Saturday, December 10, 2005

Apple Turnovers

From WWTTD.com:

Gwyneth Paltrow has once again taken a shot at the United States while talking about the resolve of the British people after the terrorist attack in London on July, 7. Paltrow, who lives in London, says she was amazed by the locals' courage in the face of adversity after the coordinated attacks on the London subways.
"I find the English amazing how they got over 7/7. There were no multiple memorials with people sobbing as they would have been in America. There, they are constantly scaring people but at the same time, people think nothing of going to see a therapist."
Alright, listen you condescending bitch, first of all, you're an idiot. Second of all, you're an idiot. Thirdly, you're wrong. There were plenty of memorials for the 52 people murdered on 7/7. Not as many as there were in America for the 2986 people murdered on 9/11, but there was a pretty good reason why. Can you guess what it is? I just gave you a hint! And while you're furrowing your giant brow in a clumsy effort to think, maybe you can also recall your beloved England when Princess Diana was killed. Those pictures in your head are called "memories" and they're going to reveal images of multiple memorials with people sobbing. Maybe it'll also dawn on you that you named your damn kid Apple. Sure, 'Apple' is shorter than 'Please Yank My Shorts Over My Head And Beat Me Till I Pee On Myself', but it was pretty much the same thing.

I completely agree with this article. I mean sure some of the time the negative things people say about America I agree with, but when it's something like this then it is stupid. I love Coldplay and I think their baby is adorable, but Gwyneth Paltrow needs to shut up about Americans' reaction towards 9/11 versus England's reaction towards 7/7. It's a stupid reason. There were so many lives lost in 9/11. Two giant buildings freaking collapsed and killed so many lives. I'm not saying that 7/7 was unimportant. Hey, I love London and I would love to live there one day. It was important, but it's the fact that Gwyneth would say such a thing is so hypocritical in a way. At least Johnny Depp apologized for what he said. So Gwyneth is ashamed of being an American? Except I don't even know if she still considers herself American.

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