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You people don't get it


The reason she's disliked is not because she's RICH. There are THOUSANDS of other celebrities in her tax bracket and beyond who don't receive a tenth of the criticism she does, and it's because she's positioned herself in the public light time and time again as a smug, self-aggrandizing, insufferable wench. Her character makes it clear that she's received nothing but praise and a sense of exceptionalism and entitlement her entire life.

There are celebrities out there far wealthier than Gwyneth who maintain healthy public images because they either a) are more humble and/or aware of their status in relation to the majority of the public; or b) they have a good PR team making sure they don't alienate their viewers like Ms. Paltrow. I have an uncle in my family who has the same net worth as Paltrow, and he's one of the most likable, generous and least pretentious people I've ever known. Being rich doesn't necessitate an attitude; I think Gwyneth's was mostly cultivated during her privileged childhood, and now she's just an adult version of her bratty self. Her level of grace is about that of a donkey's.

I'll give it to her that she stays true to her character, but that's not always necessarily a good thing.

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When is she all of those things? She's sweet, but genuine during interviews. She's comfortable enough in her own skin to say just what she thinks - but in a really nice, genuine way. I really don't see what you're on about. I think that being able to explain yourself, both the good and the bad - or misunderstood -is a lovely thing. She doesn't pander to an image of herself that's false. I find that sexy.

"I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me?"

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Whereas saying 'you people' is not smug, snobby or elitist, in any way... 

You're guilty of some of the same things that you accuse her of, you're just doing it from a different position; It is about money, you think it's OK to behave that way because you don't get the same opportunities as she does - which in some ways makes you worse, because you're being knowingly sneering, whereas she's just living her life and being innocently out of touch.






"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"

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I think it is because she is less humble than other actresses in interviews. She once said "I am the only actress in Hollywood with blond roots..."
Really?

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You nailed it Robert. She's an overly pretentious snob.

In case you're wondering, I'm female.

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Interesting because she was photographed when she was young with dark hair. So her roots are not blonde.




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