Sometimes I read Goop. Sometimes it's mentioned on my favorite blogs, as a joke, and I read it. And I am always so confused. Gwyneth and Stella McCartney's average day explained and blogged causes such laughter among us peasants and yet..it's not their fault that they are so out of touch. They were born into privilege. Yet, they try so hard, 'specially Gwyneth, to try and portray themselves as "every woman." Yet, their kids wear $1,000 dollar snow boots, which they post photos of. Gwen suffered from post partum and her account is HERE. So is Bryce Dallas Howard's and while her story is moving, I can't help but wonder why they don't see how different they are?I wonder if they are immune to the pain these accounts cause women who do not have the financial and professional emotional support they do? Can they not even, for one second, picture the new mom who is alone and sleepless from the cold and who just received a utility shut off notice in the mail? ..who has a box of mac and cheese and a can of beans in the cupboard and the food stamps won't be in the mail for three days?... and title 19 doesn't cover antidepressants? No, they have no clue. Yet, it's not their fault. Still, you'd think that by now, Gwyn would be old enough to understand that she's not pitiable. She needs to grow up. I'm confused about hating her. She makes me sick and yet, it's all so funny. But..not. You know?
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i have to say, i read stella's little diary and she seems to have more of a clue than gwyn....she admits to having a nanny, admits to sending the nanny home for the evening and even writes she tries to keep them whole til bedtime (i found that funny)....obviously stella was raised around wealth, but paul & linda did send the kids to the local schools, so she's more in touch than gwyn who has ZERO FUCKING CLUE....
gwyn seriously has no fucking clue how pretentious she comes across as....she thinks she's being helpful and she's just being condescending...
I never read GOOP before and I won't read it again. What a pretentious cunt she is.
I am totally convinced that Goopy is one of the stupidist women in Hollywood. If she knew how most people perceive her, she would not continue with the ridiculous blog and lifestyle advice. She obviously still wants to be considered a movie star--she just doesn't realize that because of the persona she has created for herself, most of her former fans would not spend a dime to see her anymore. If she thinks the younger generation is going to plunk down $15 to watch her lurch around on screen whimpering in her off key drawl she is sadly mistaken.
Yum,I just had the best lunch with a girlfriend. Chik fil a, my FAV!
re: "Can't they picture the new mom who is alone...title 19 doesn't cover antidepressants" That whole paragraph was so genuine and real.
That's why people read blogs like yours. You give them something to which they can relate. In some cases you have written things that give me reasons to count my blessings. You have readers who respond with real issues.
I don't know why anyone would read Goop. She's a joke and a poseur.
I swear gwyn is a robot. She will soon deactivate soon. She is very odd. She always has that same smug expression on her face. Even though I do enjoy her in a few movies. But she just seems very aloof.
The good thing about it is that everybody hates Gwyneth Paltrow. It's worse when someone is a pretentious asshat and the public swoons over them. I have no doubt Gwynnie knows how much the Internet community loathes her. She can pretend otherwise all she wants.
I don't always agree with you, but this time for sure, you are right. First off, who has a freaking trainer come to their house? I can't even afford a gym membership. And she has time for make-up and hair? Lucky her. With all of the important titles she flung around, I'm guessing she doesn't have to be at work until she gets good and damn ready to walk in the door. Are these women serious? Maybe they should password protect their blog, so only the rich can read it.
So I finally went to Goop just to see what everyone was talking about. I'm put off immediately by the first page.
GOOP
by Gwyneth Paltrow (<seriously??!!)
I Rolled My Eyes & Laughed & Then I Left
by Frimmy
Thanks...I haven't had one of the "deep down-bottom of my stomach" laughs in ages...now I think I'll get in touch with the $300 per hour personal shopper to help me with my SuperBowl Party!
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