Comments on: Helen, you’ve got it all wrong

By: The Brinkster

The Brinkster — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:28:26 +0000

If possible could you drop me an email offline I have something related to the subject that I can’t post online. I couldn’t see an email address for you anywhere, though it could just be me being thick.

By: NS

NS — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:03:16 +0000

Courtney — I gave her the benefit of the doubt the first couple times she made remarks like this but stringing them all together it is plain to see that she has some misogynistic tendencies, even if they are completely subconscious. It’s pretty sad, actually, hating and railing against the very things that she is and has experienced. I know so many women who do the same thing without even realising how deeply they’ve been sucked into believing these things about themselves. It’s tragic.

Andrea — Do you remember what anchor or on what show on CNN? I’d love to see a clip of that.

Brinkster — Ooh, that feisty woman, always such a jokester!

By: The Brinkster

The Brinkster — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:15 +0000

Helen told me she was just saying that to yank your chain. Biatch.

By: andrea

andrea — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:56:51 +0000

quotes from her interview have been on the news here, as well. one female news anchor yesterday on cnn was absolutely ripping her apart and deservedly so. i’ve always respected helen mirren as an actress but i certainly do not respect her views on body image, violence against women and rape. you would think someone in the public eye – a woman who admits to being date raped, no less! – would use her celebrity in a positive way, not in a way that dismisses rape and belittles rape victims.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:13:07 +0000

Great post. I’ve always really admired her but this post makes me really question that, especially the part about the rapist and the victim “working things out for themselves” – she can’t be serious! Surely they took her out of context? I hope so!
Courtney