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By: tenderhooligan

tenderhooligan — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:14:07 +0000

Hover, so sorry for taking months to respond to this comment!

You’re right in everything you say, and I completely agree that the last thing the world needs ever is McGowan doing a Kidman in Far and Away in a crass Hollywood interpretation of the Oirish. Hollywood’s seldom managed to get us right before now, so I can’t imagine this would be any different!

By: hoverfrog

hoverfrog — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:44:10 +0000

Crumbs! I think you forgot “eating dem potatoes” in your list of rose-tinted McGowanisms. As an army brat we learned that the “enemy” wasn’t Proddies or Micks (you started the racial stereotypes and I’m just joining in) it was everyone. The British weren’t welcome but some still felt that we were needed. As a kid we learnt to be wary of any stranger.

That’s not to say that the Irish were a special case. The same was true in Cypress and I’m sure it is as true in Iraq today. When one nation forces it’s will on another they will foster discontent which will make them enemies even if they weren’t before.

I don’t think anyone was happy during the troubles and I’m so very glad that we all sat down and had a nice chat over a cup of tea and sorted out most of our differences.

I’d rather not have Rose McGowan putting on a bad accent and flaunting her ginger mop to dredge up a whole world of discontent all over again. The Irish jokes have gone stale with the change in attitude and poor Rosie has missed the market on simpering but tough freedom fighter.

By: missusem

missusem — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:43:52 +0000

I totally agree.

By: tenderhooligan

tenderhooligan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:55:16 +0000

There are certainly important stories to be told, missusem, but they absolutely cannot be told by someone who has a rose-tinted view of what political struggles are about and what they entail. I really do think that this woman believes that we all had a beautiful time during the Troubles meeting secretly and carrying out fantastically sexy covert operations. She really has not got as clue.

By: missusem

missusem — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:55:57 +0000

There’s so much I want to say. I bring to mind some of the things people have said about South Africa. I think in the end people can never begin to imagine the horror so it is better for them to… shut up? No. Not shut up – Rose’s ignorance is the enemy here. She should catch a wake up (or an education). There are important stories to be told, but both sides of the story need to be told and maybe she’s not the one to be doing it.

/rant

By: tenderhooligan

tenderhooligan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:37:25 +0000

Thank you, Victoria. I think she may just be that empty headed though. But perhaps now she will rethink her position.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:30:47 +0000

you’re wonderful. I did have a little bit of snot come out of my nose when I read what you wrote: “What does she think we Catholics in Northern Ireland were doing? Sitting around, signing our Irish tunes, drinking our cups of tea, and smacking the odd Protestant around the head?”

Hopefully she wasn’t that empty in the head that she didn’t realize the suffering that occured (and still occurs). Even if it did take her THIS long, at least she has finally opened her eyes.

By: tenderhooligan

tenderhooligan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:01:55 +0000

Perp, your interpretation of what happened is spot on, I think. And, yes, I haven’t blogged properly in ages but this one just could not be let past! GRRRR!!!!!

By: Perpetual

Perpetual — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:57:57 +0000

I saw this earlier and wondered when you’d post about it.

It seems to be another example of a braindead and clueless Hollywood figure in the media talking rubbish based off ill informed and Americanised assumptive/manipulated historical tosh.