i just saw an article that said, “how polanski could help the right“. all i could think it ‘this really isn’t about left or right. the people who are defending him are people who know him, who work with him, who feel outraged for him. since he is a movie director, his supporters happen to be a lot of people in hollywood.
no “side” has a claim on morality, just like no one has a claim on immorality.
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Oct
03
polanski issue not right or left
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Sep
28
mackenzie phillips
i’ve paid attention to this story about mackenzie phillips and her revelations on the oprah winfrey show. i’m thinking of buying her new book, high on arrival, but i might need to hold off for awhile.
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Sep
27
polanski’s escape
“‘I’m sure if he could go back, he wouldn’t do it again.’”
aren’t those the words many of us could use in our lives at some time? how many of us wouldn’t go back and do something different again?
so who am i quoting with the above quote? samantha geimer (nee’ gailey) who, when 13, was raped by 42-year old roman polanski. geimer’s quote continued, “he made a terrible mistake but he’s paid for it”.
has he?
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Sep
09
“good hair wars” (latest huffington post piece)
* *here i’tis:
* *Good Hair Wars
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Sep
08
eating disorder jokes
a couple starlets were arguing on twitter, a website mentioned it, and i answered someone’s eating disorder joke with another joke. some woman posted something, apparently offended that i made a joke. my reactive, defensive hackles were flared. i wanted to slap her.
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Aug
30
addiction is so powerful
so were the words of ken seeley, one of the interventionists on intervention, when he heard about dj am’s death.
obviously the details are still coming in,but if the initial reports are correct – that a crack pipe was found near his body, that crack was found in his outfit, that he had been sober for (depending on reports, 9 – 11 years), it demonstrates once again that addiction is powerful and can sneak up on people. while it sucks that each day (and sometimes each moment) bring the challenge of not giving in to our addictions, it’s also encouraging that every day, we have the opportunity to renew our commitment to recovery.
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Aug
25
beating probation
so, let me get this right: chris brown beats the crap out of rhianna and then he gets probation – oh yeah, and a 5-year sentence to not contact her.
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