Gwyneth Paltrow Will Not Rest Until Everyone Hates Her
Earlier this week, the New York Times ran an article about Gwynnie P and her website Goop, raising all of the obvious questions, like "huh?" and "why?" and "isn't this what an asshole does?" Actually, the article itself isn't really critical. It just acknowledges the constant thread of criticism that constitutes "talking about Gwyneth Paltrow." The woman is like a bad ideas factory. Built out of solid gold and the bones of the poor. In any case, today People reports how Gwyneth strikes back at the critics (again):
"I think the people who are criticizing it or criticizing the idea of it, don't really get it, because if they did, they would like it," Paltrow, 36, told PEOPLE Wednesday night at a New York City benefit she hosted for Bent On Learning, a non-profit organization which arranges yoga and meditation classes in the city's public schools.
That's a totally awesome defense to criticism. People just don't get it. Classic. It is true, though. I don't get it. I'm sure if I was only smart enough to understand why Gwyneth Paltrow thinks normal people need her advice on what mid-century sink to buy for one's summer castle, and how to make reservations at restaurants that don't take reservations (hint: be famous), I would love it. I would just totally love the shit out of it so much. I'm so stupid.
Paltrow said she believes some of the barbs simply stem from the fact that she's doing something new and different. "I think that people like people to stay in their 'box' - they like people to stay how they are comfortable seeing them."
To be fair, Gwyneth has a point. I would like for her to stay in her box. Her box being a jail cell. But I think she's confused about how new and different what she's doing is. It all seems pretty standard GP. She was a delusional, entitled, self-congratulatory elitist encouraging an impossible standard of living afforded to less than 0.0001 percent of the population before Goop. Now she just emails people about it once a week.
Posted by Gabe at 3:30 PM in Backlashes
Tags: Gwyneth Paltrow
Or her box from Seven?
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Best.
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WHAT'S IN THE BOX??????
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I think you missed the most terrible part of this whole thing: "a New York City benefit she hosted for Bent On Learning, a non-profit organization which arranges yoga and meditation classes in the city's public schools." People with money to give it away should give it away to teaching inner-city kids Downward Dog because WHY?
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That totally reminds me of Native Son and how the rich white people donate ping pong tables (or pool tables? equally as useless) to the poor black kids. If life continues to imitate art, Apple Martin should be worried.
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I noticed that bit about yoga too! My hometown's school system couldn't afford BUSSES let alone muckety-muck karmic enlightenment. And stuff...
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I think the problem is that Gwenyth herself doesn't understand the idea of GOOP because she's too busy being an insufferable idiot.
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methinks this is you not nourishing your inner aspect.duh.
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Just thought I'd point out that noted celebrity expert Dr. Drew agrees with you, Gabe:
http://twitter.com/Drdrew/status/1255428407
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Maybe people would take her more seriously if she had contributed to two articles for Cosmo in the early-to-mid-nineties.
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If Gwyneth Paltrow believes that nobody likes Goop because they don't understand it, why doesn't she just explain it? I mean that interview seemed like a prime opportunity to discuss what she felt Goop really is, but instead of explaining it, she just goes on about boxes! STEP UP PALTROW!
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She should also explain what the fuck "the inner aspect" is and why buying stuff will help you "nourish" it. And could somebody tell me what the hell "GOOP" means in the first place?
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Maybe you should write better , your sentence construction is terrible .
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So is your punctuation.
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