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| | Drew Barrymore needs extenders added to her clothes after stress-eating this year | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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| | Matthew McConaughey condemns the 'illiberal left' that 'patronizes' MAGA voters | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I won?t speak about the ongoing Brexit shenanigans and what Brexit voters really mean or what they really believe. I have no idea, and I?m just not well-acquainted enough with the ins and outs of the data on Brexit voters. But I am well-acquainted with the realities of America?s MAGA demographic, arguably 30-46% of the country. And let me tell you something: if you voted for Donald Trump in 2016 or 2020, I honestly don?t care about you or what you have to say about a gdamn thing. Trump voters weren?t attracted to Trump out of ?economic insecurity? or because they ?felt left behind.? They voted for Trump because his racism, bigotry, hatred and misogyny spoke to them deeply. But, according to Russell Brand and Matthew McConaughey, this is all some kind of class warfare and we shouldn?t tell stupid racist aholes that they?re dumb as a box of hair.
Matthew McConaughey and Russell Brand have condemned the perceived hypocrisy of Hollywood political views in a raucous podcast. Speaking on Brand?s Luminary podcast, Under The Skin, earlier this week, the actors attacked those in the entertainment community who are urging Trump supporters to passively give up on hope of overturning the election results. Brand asked McConaughey whether he had noticed a ?condemnation and criticism of ordinary working people? by liberal Hollywood.
?[There is] a kind of offhandedness, like, ?Oh, they?re dumb, they?re voting for Brexit, they?re voting for Trump.? I don?t like it, and I don?t like to hear it,? Brand said.
McConaughey agreed, saying ?There are a lot [of people] on that illiberal left that absolutely condescend, patronize, and are arrogant towards the other 50 percent.?
The sore subject of the 2016 election was also a talking point between the actors.
?I?m sure you saw it in our industry when Trump was voted in four years ago, they were in denial that was real. Some of them were in absolute denial,? McConaughey told Brand.
That attitude is hypocritical, he contended.
?[Now] it looks like Biden?s our guy. Now you?ve got the right that?s in denial, cause their side has fake news. And I understand, they?ve been fed fake news. No one knows what the hell to believe, right? So they?re putting down their last bastion of defense,? McConaughey said.
McConaughey who describes himself as a liberal was born and raised in conservative Texas, and told Brand that he believes in the power of meeting in the middle. He claimed that both the left and the right have retreated too far into their own corners, saying: I almost feel like its a move to say, Lets get aggressively centric. I dare you.
[From Deadline & The Daily Mail]
Two white dudes making ?both sides? arguments out of their asses, basically. I barely have words for how much this enrages me. As soon as I read McConaughey uttering the words ?illiberal left,? I saw red. And let me say? in 2016, there was denial about the election because we were so fking depressed. We couldn?t believe that this was America, that a slim margin of people in a handful of states pushed the electoral college over for this racist lunatic. And the conspiracies were based on factual reporting, all of which turned out to be much worse than we knew in 2016. Trump was always Russia?s useful idiot. Trump was always up to his ass in treason and ratfking. He was literally coordinating with Russia for data dumps of hacked emails from the DNC. And to compare that with the millions of American Nazis who believe that, like, the ghost of Hugo Chavez rigged Dominion voting machines? Are you joking?
THIS IS INFURIATING.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Selena's Christian Serratos: 'I looked up to and admired this woman my entire life' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Netflix released Selena: The Series, about Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla this past weekend. Selena: The Series stars Walking Dead actress Christian Serratos who portrays Selena. Selena gained popularity in the Texas Tejano music scene in the late 1980s with her siblings Los Dinos. She briefly gained international popularity before her untimely death in 1995. Jennifer Lopez portrayed Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 movie Selena. At first many people didnt like the idea that Jennifer, a Puerto Rican, was playing Selena, a Mexican-American star, but they came around after seeing the movie. Now Jennifer Lopez is the litmus test when it comes to other actresses daring to take on the role of such a cultural icon.
Christian Serratos is embarking on the same journey through the Selena series. Christian feels the Jennifer Lopez comparisons are inevitable and she welcomes them. However, for Christian, who is of Mexican and Italian descent, being able to portray Selena is more about representation, especially for her three year old daughter. Below are a few excerpts from her interview with Variety and iHeart podcast The Big Ticket:
?I grew up loving Selena so much,? she says during this week?s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast ?The Big Ticket.? ?She has crossed so many generations, and new generations are going to fall in love with her. I know my daughter is going to be no different. So for my daughter to see that I played an iconic Mexican woman like her I think is really powerful.?
Now 30, Serratos has inevitably set herself up for comparisons to Jennifer Lopez, whose climb to Jenny From the Block began with her star-making turn in Gregory Nava?s 1997 ?Selena? biopic.
?Sometimes I do have to remind myself that I can?t please everybody because I?m human,? Serratos says. ?But the thing I tried to do first and foremost was to honestly portray her spirit because I think that?s what made her so lovely and so iconic. I think that?s why we all love her so much because there are icons and people we love, but there?s something so personal about Selena.?
Why were you so determined?
I really looked up to and admired this woman my entire life. She?s one of the few Mexican women to become an icon. I wanted the opportunity to follow in her footsteps. She has been such a pioneer for women like me. She opened so many doors for me. It felt it was almost like a way of thanking her.
Like Jennifer Lopez, you don?t do your own singing on the show. Why not?
I recorded quite a few songs, and I think it was always supposed to be the actress singing but ? I always wanted it to be Selena because I was such a fan. I think people were confused by that because I never wanted to be a pop star, but I always wanted to act in films where I got the opportunity to just sing. They were like, ?Here?s your chance to show people you can sing.? I was like, ?But it?s not about me; it?s never been about me.? I just want the fans to see their girl. I want them to see their girl. I don?t want to hear me. I want to hear Selena.
[From Variety]
I just started watching the Selena series and so far, it isnt too bad. My only complaint is the use of an actress that is several shades lighter and slimmer than Selena. For me Selena represented a certain section of Mexican-Americans that go unseen, the darker skinned Mexican-Americans of indigenous ancestry. Selena was a huge deal in Texas, not just to Mexican Americans but to everyone across racial and ethnic lines. She was Texass daughter. I still remember the day it was announced that Selena was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar. The pain was felt by everyone especially those from Texas. The outpouring was on Princess Dianas level. To this day, I still tear up when I talk about Selena. She meant that much to me.
I am giving Christian Serratos and this series a chance. I have learned a few facts about Selena that I didnt know when watching the first episode. Selena, for example, did not speak Spanish fluently despite writing several Spanish language songs. She was also fiercely proud of her bicultural heritage.
I look forward to completing the series. I hope they do Selena proud. Selena, like so many others who left us too soon, will forever be celebrated. I hope through this Netflix series a new generation will be exposed to the beautiful human that was Selena Quintanilla and her music.
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