Comments on: It Hurt My Feelings, but I’ll Take You Back

By: Serenity

Serenity — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:13:35 +0000

Update: I found this article today, years after this blog post was first published, and wanted to include it in the discussion. It looks like I’m not alone in finding the general tone at this time a little “mean”: http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1673-sarah-palin-blasts-hollywood-stars-as-full-of-hate-at-movie-premiere

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:03:00 +0000

AWESOME!!! A POLITICAL DISCUSSION! You know Serenity, if you want this discussion to end you can tell us all to go to he…..hijack someone elses blog.

Thank you for appreciating the thought that goes into numbering lists. I also must in all seriousness thank you for thinking about what I said about representation, for no other reason than that you saw something you hadn’t before.

My choice will always be the candidate I feel is the most interested in protecting my freedom. I don’t care what party that is.

Are you sure you don’t love Matt Damon more than me….He’s a pretty cool guy, kinda hot! I don’t know – Matt Damon, Cindy…Cindy, Matt Damon – man, it’s a toss up.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:03:00 +0000

Wow! What a conversation! Great post Serenity. I too feel the same way about Hollywood. Love it...yet at times I hate it.

Thanks so much for posting my Dad's book to your site. Great blog!

-ben

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Serenity,
I was just re-reading all the delicious discussion this particular blog has fostered, and saw this statement you wrote in response to Matt at the beginning of all this : “My interpretation of the bible tends to make my social views rather narrow and sometimes, I think, inadequate.” It reminded me of something I heard Chuck Swindoll say on the radio the other day. “We have taken our faith and made it fit our culture, whereas, we should take our culture and make it fit our faith.” It made me ask myself, do I do that? Your blog has made me see that many of us do that, or try to. Because in making our culture fit our faith, particularly in politics, is very hard. As to you going down that “slippery slope” of politics, perhaps in the old days the code of the day for public conversation (and I’m showing my age here), is that there were three things one never discussed in general public conversation, sex, politics, and religion. But then having lived through the 60’s and 70’s, we found, something’s HAD to be discussed, and we did. We’ve come a long way from the “old days” haven’t we?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:41:00 +0000

Seren-now you didnt think I could sit quietly did you? :)
One thing: if I ever go to the internet and see your blog has gone away, I would be very sad. This post has generated fantastic discussion/debate.

That, my friend, is a good WRITER.
Political comments? nah, I'll call ya
(LOL) *I listened Felic*
luv
Tiff

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:00:00 +0000

HOLY CRAP! (Can I say that here?) What a lot of posts!!! It must be an election year.
Just wanted to let you know, Serenity, that I SOOO enjoy your posts and they often either a) give me something meaningful to think about or b) make me smile.
I like both kinds!!

By: serenity

serenity — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:48:00 +0000

Solshine, I like it when you do that as well because then I get a boatload of lovely comments from you on the various subjects. I hope I get a real life sit-down heart to heart with you someday. Thank you for the kind encouragement you wrote on previous posts!

By: SolShine7

SolShine7 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:50:00 +0000

You know what I just realized...I like waiting to come to your blog so I have a bunch of posts to read at one time. Kind of like not watching a TV when it originally airs then waiting to buy the DVD so you can satisfy your craving with a bunch of episodes at a time. Now onto the topic of your post:

I kind of agree with you. I like a happy Hollywood. I used to live in Hollywood, right around the corner from Grauman's Chinese Theater and in general Hollywood has some really dirty looking grimy parts out the hot spots. But I digress, I like it when I hear acceptance speeches that are filled with hope and thankfulness. When actors are overwhelmed with emotion to have "finally made it."

On the other hand, I am really amazed with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's dedication to human rights issues. And I'm glad to see more actors speaking up for causes that are close to their heart. But I prefer the actors who aren't pushing a political party but instead just simply out there trying to help people live a better life.

Great post Serenity!

By: Widney Woman

Widney Woman — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:42:00 +0000

sorry Serenity. I accidently posted the same comment twice and tried to delete it but it didn’t quite disappear in cyberspace. Downside to blogging on an iPhone perhaps. I’ll put it away and watch my $11.50 movie now. I am so going strictly DVD from now on!!

By: Widney Woman

Widney Woman — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:34:00 +0000

Molly, you and I totally agree…I did not know rotary phones still existed outside of the A G Bell Museum.