Comments on: John Travolta: The best part of playing a woman is the groping! http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:07:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: littlem http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-426 littlem Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:01:33 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-426 <i>"I held my tongue, but I really wanted to tell the guy “Now imagine if you constantly have to put up with that kind of attention but the attention is threatening and degrading then welcome to our world!”"</i> Anne, I hate to be the humorless feminist here, but WHY did you, of all things, hold your tongue? Not to presume to know what you're thinking, but if your first response might be "to be civil", I'm just musing over how frequently "civility" as taught to American women is code for "shut up and take it", which I can't help but think is somehow quite germane to the conversation here. (Unless you were concerned about him becoming violent if you responded.) “I held my tongue, but I really wanted to tell the guy “Now imagine if you constantly have to put up with that kind of attention but the attention is threatening and degrading then welcome to our world!””

Anne, I hate to be the humorless feminist here, but WHY did you, of all things, hold your tongue?

Not to presume to know what you’re thinking, but if your first response might be “to be civil”, I’m just musing over how frequently “civility” as taught to American women is code for “shut up and take it”, which I can’t help but think is somehow quite germane to the conversation here.

(Unless you were concerned about him becoming violent if you responded.)

]]> By: Elle Chernobyl http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-140 Elle Chernobyl Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:02:25 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-140 I think John Travolta might be a robot that escaped from some sort of evil scientists laboratory. I cannot think of any reason a human being would make so many stupid and callous remarks so nonchalantly. I bet that he felt really cool and tolerant for doing this movie. I think John Travolta might be a robot that escaped from some sort of evil scientists laboratory. I cannot think of any reason a human being would make so many stupid and callous remarks so nonchalantly.

I bet that he felt really cool and tolerant for doing this movie.

]]> By: Zuzu http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-123 Zuzu Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:02:05 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-123 Christopher Walken was on The Daily Show last night -- and what a trip he is, love him -- and they showed a clip from the movie. Travolta was in the background of the clip, simpering and overacting. Christopher Walken was on The Daily Show last night — and what a trip he is, love him — and they showed a clip from the movie. Travolta was in the background of the clip, simpering and overacting.

]]> By: Kat http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-121 Kat Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:56:38 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-121 And Lithgow did 3rd Rock from the Sun... still one of my favorites :) And Lithgow did 3rd Rock from the Sun… still one of my favorites :)

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-119 Elaine Vigneault Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:10:13 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-119 Yuck. Travolta is losing his mind. Yuck. Travolta is losing his mind.

]]> By: alicia-logic http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-109 alicia-logic Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:31:12 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-109 I remember when 'The World According to Garp' was released, reading an interview in which John Lithgow described being dressed as Roberta on the set, during which time men had difficulty refraining from groping him, wouldn't take him seriously or converse without making suggestive remarks. He was pissed. A similar experience to Travolta's, but a vastly different perspective. Lithgow has just gone up a(nother) notch in my book. I remember when ‘The World According to Garp’ was released, reading an interview in which John Lithgow described being dressed as Roberta on the set, during which time men had difficulty refraining from groping him, wouldn’t take him seriously or converse without making suggestive remarks. He was pissed.

A similar experience to Travolta’s, but a vastly different perspective. Lithgow has just gone up a(nother) notch in my book.

]]> By: Kat http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-101 Kat Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:03:08 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-101 Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of his -- specifically, his views on autism. Yeah, I’m not a huge fan of his — specifically, his views on autism.

]]> By: Anne http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-93 Anne Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:43:24 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-93 This reminds me of some conversations on my running forum. Whenever women complain about men who honk, yell, or whistle at them while they're running the men will poo-poo us and say "I'd LOVE it if a woman did that to me! What a compliment!" Then a few days ago one of them complained about the amount of unwanted attention he got when he was walking around a hobby store recently. All the women were much older than he was and some were following him around making comments about wanting to set him up with their daughters. He actually got upset at the attention even though it wasn't degrading or threatening. I held my tongue, but I really wanted to tell the guy "Now imagine if you constantly have to put up with that kind of attention but the attention is threatening and degrading then welcome to our world!" This reminds me of some conversations on my running forum. Whenever women complain about men who honk, yell, or whistle at them while they’re running the men will poo-poo us and say “I’d LOVE it if a woman did that to me! What a compliment!”

Then a few days ago one of them complained about the amount of unwanted attention he got when he was walking around a hobby store recently. All the women were much older than he was and some were following him around making comments about wanting to set him up with their daughters. He actually got upset at the attention even though it wasn’t degrading or threatening.
I held my tongue, but I really wanted to tell the guy “Now imagine if you constantly have to put up with that kind of attention but the attention is threatening and degrading then welcome to our world!”

]]> By: Poprivet http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-88 Poprivet Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:11:46 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/07/15/john-travolta-the-best-part-of-playing-a-woman-is-the-groping/#comment-88 I saw the trailer at the Harry Potter movie and if I'm not mistaken, Travolta didn't get a credit (even though the trailer went out of its way to showcase the various stars by name using the headshot->credit montage effect.) It was freaky weird (and not in a John Waters way) watching Travolta simper in the role. The rest of the cast and production looked reasonably fun, but I couldn't get past; A) There being no need whatsoever of doing a remake of Hairspray B) John Travlota trying to fill Divine's shoes I saw the trailer at the Harry Potter movie and if I’m not mistaken, Travolta didn’t get a credit (even though the trailer went out of its way to showcase the various stars by name using the headshot->credit montage effect.)

It was freaky weird (and not in a John Waters way) watching Travolta simper in the role. The rest of the cast and production looked reasonably fun, but I couldn’t get past;
A) There being no need whatsoever of doing a remake of Hairspray
B) John Travlota trying to fill Divine’s shoes

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