Brigitte Bardot dies at 91

[IllusionLover 7,053]

I heard her name once in a song but I don't remember what song it was 

[Ladle Ghoulash 31,810]

1 minute ago, IllusionLover said:

I heard her name once in a song but I don't remember what song it was 

Maybe Red Wine Supernova?

[Cavadour 2,545]

@Ladle Ghoulash

She has been wrong many times. Particularly in her tendency to blurt things out without thinking, which has earned her a reputation for not being the brightest cookie in the jar. Especially on topics that are often controversial and on which right-thinking people are quick to take offense at the opinions of others, even before daring to express what they themselves really think on that matter.

What I mean is that we're always quick to judge people based on what they say, without considering what motivates them to say it and without putting things into context or considering their acts. That's the idea I'm defending, beyond any desire to be controversial or to justify Madame Bardot comments.

We are all capable of saying stupid things, impulsive and spontaneous people probably more so than others. But it seems that in our society, we are just as quick to banish someone for their words as we are to make excuses for crimes committed by others.

[Marilyn MonHoe 10,797]

5 hours ago, alsemanche said:

I cant with this debate, she's a racist piece of **** and y'all want to talk about nuances because she's an 'icon' who loved animals?  She's  a bigot and her death does not change that, just like any other bigot's death doesn't change their being trash people

 

4 hours ago, ALGAYDO said:

She was racist and homophobic, but she was sexy and liked animals so that makes the racism and homophobia okay? lol rest in piss

[Dayman 6,192]

2 hours ago, IllusionLover said:

I heard her name once in a song but I don't remember what song it was 

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[StrawberryBlond 15,052]

I only found out upon her death that she expressed strong right wing and hateful views in later years. All I knew was that she turned to animal activism after giving up acting and that was it. To know that she cosied up to Marine Le Pen, was fined thousands of euros over the years for inciting racial hatred, expressed homophobia and denounced the MeToo movement was very sad to discover. That last part is particularly unfortunate, as, for someone who was held up as a figurehead of the sexual revolution, she actually thought very little of women and their rights. It's always baffling to me how a lot of women from gen x and earlier benefitted massively from feminism yet won't identify with it and even look down upon it. This is why I always say never to assume that a woman is feminist just because she's making stereotypically feminist choices. In my experience, a lot of women who choose to portray themselves sexually don't think of themselves as feminists, even though their lifestyle literally wouldn't be possible without it. I'm not someone who supports speaking ill of the dead but death doesn't mean we shouldn't criticise the choices one made in life.

[PunkTheFunk 124,947]

The whiplash of this thread omg

"She was an icon"

"Good riddance!! B!tch"

"The French Marilyn Monroe...wow what a beauty"

"Far right, fascist, racist, homophobic *****!!"

"I have her poster on my wall"

"She killed my family!""

[nATAH 52,263]

7 hours ago, Cavadour said:

 

What I mean is that we're always quick to judge people based on what they say, without considering what motivates them to say it and without putting things into context or considering their acts. That's the idea I'm defending, beyond any desire to be controversial or to justify Madame Bardot comments.

We are all capable of saying stupid things, impulsive and spontaneous people probably more so than others.

this only goes so far, you do realise you're effectively defending racism as "we're too quick to judge" and "sometimes people say stupid things"?