Letters to the Editor

Oscar castrates himself The Academy celebrates niceness, bleeps out "bitch" and pats itself on the back for good behavior. And what did they do to poor Jon Stewart? By Cintra Wilson [2006-03-06]

• Reese Witherspoon

  What was the snarky put down of Reese, probably one of the strongest and most inventive actresses out there? This is a woman (not a girl!) who can do comedy, music, romance and drama, all qualities which she showed in her superb performance as June Carter. And all Cintra can say about her is that she is a;

  "a very, very nice girl. A nice Southern sorority debutante with a nice marriage and nice children and nice morals. Nice. Upstanding. Proper. Acts like a decent lady. This reeks of some kind of subterranean, 1950s social conditioning to me."

  Since when were any of those attributes seen as negative? Social Conditioning? It sounds like grace and maturity to me - she is 29, has been an acclaimed actress for almost a decade, managed to get to the A-list of box office with the minimum of compromising (Legally Blonde 2 notwithstanding), as well as get married, and have a child without grossly exploiting either for attention. She is one of the rare examples of talent, and not obnoxious media management, succeeding in Hollywood.

  -- IanIRL
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