Why is one celebrity lauded over another? It would seem that Gwyneth Paltrow is doing "good things." She started a website to share her tips about life with us - why wouldn't we love her for it? Many, many other celebrities use Botox - yet Nicole Kidman is publicly ridiculed for her "frozen face." Then there's Sandra Bullock, who disappears from the limelight to lick her wounds and emerges with an adopted baby boy. The world gave a collective sigh of relief. Our beloved Sandy will be okay! But Gwyneth and Nicole? Y'all can suck it. I think it comes down to two things - heart and intention. Sandra's are good, on both counts. The other two? Not so much. Bullock could make turkey wraps and most people would think it was charming. Paltrow makes turkey wraps and most people think, "What a pretentious bitch." I can't speak for everyone, but at least that's what I thought when her newsletter arrived in my inbox and I saw this photo. Here's a snippet from GOOP: [Day after day, it stares up at you, challenging you in ways
you never thought possible, begging for originality: the lunchbox! This week we
bring you ideas to change things up with some healthy options that kids love.]
I love the vision of a lunchbox taunting and terrifying Gwyneth. Where's my Hollywood pitch meeting? I'd like to make a horror movie out of this. Anyhoo - odds are, despite my pledge to be a better person, that I'll go on despising Paltrow and rooting for Bullock. I'm not strong enough to buck the system.
[Photo Credit: From GOOP herself.]
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