Celebrity Colonialism

May 31, 2006 14:39

nagged from my friend's list.

Brendan O’Neill
Brad, Angelina and the rise of 'celebrity colonialism'

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cultural imperialism, media portrayal, current events, africa

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recumbentgoat May 31 2006, 20:09:49 UTC
hahahahahahahahaha! ha.

Defensive mighty whiteys pulling the hypothetical 'what ifs'.

smh.

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chreebomb May 31 2006, 20:16:02 UTC
god.

"think of all the good brangelina are doing!!1!1!"

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recumbentgoat May 31 2006, 20:18:40 UTC
Hey, she's the UN Goodwill Ambassador! That pretty much leaves her immune from mighty whitey critiques right?

smh

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chreebomb May 31 2006, 20:27:30 UTC
but of course! and she adopted two brown babies, too. so that's like the trump Get Out of Racism Free card.

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belladonnalin May 31 2006, 20:36:15 UTC
But it comes with a free Fetishization Card. So, you know ... balances out.

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LOL chreebomb May 31 2006, 20:39:03 UTC
i think that's like a royal flush or something. she's morally untouchable.

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Re: LOL belladonnalin May 31 2006, 21:18:31 UTC
She was already untouchable. She's rich, white, thin, and heterosexually-partnered. Now she's Like A God.

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Re: LOL keeni84 May 31 2006, 21:19:54 UTC
LOL

Ya'll are so on the money.

I love Brangelina like the next obsessed fan, but they are PEOPLE, with real flaws.

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Re: LOL chreebomb May 31 2006, 21:34:08 UTC
*vomit*

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pretzelsalt May 31 2006, 21:40:00 UTC
Hey in all fairness, Brad and Angelina earned all of their millions in the diamond mines as children.

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chreebomb May 31 2006, 21:43:24 UTC
*dies*

they are so the Morally Superior White Couple

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pretzelsalt May 31 2006, 21:54:57 UTC
why do you hate babies?

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chreebomb May 31 2006, 21:56:58 UTC
not only do i hate babies, i hate WHITE BABIES!

MUWAHAHAHHAHA

*chomp chomp*

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Aw. Come on. recumbentgoat May 31 2006, 23:06:41 UTC
You know you LOVE white babies.

Cuz White Babies=Spam

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Re: Aw. Come on. chreebomb June 1 2006, 15:29:38 UTC
*dies*

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singsomelyrical June 1 2006, 02:12:42 UTC
*DIES*

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