Slog - Comments on Brad & Angelina Fight the Good Fight http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1 Not only are they freakishly beautiful, they're brilliantly evolved: According an interview in the forthcoming Esquire, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie won't be getting married until the United States' marriage laws aren't riddled with bigotry. "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able," says Pitt in an Esquire profile hitting newsstands on Sept. 19. I understand, deeply, the urge to mock everything celebrities do forever, but this is huge. They're two of the biggest movie stars in the world, and they're willingly bringing the battle over... Copyright 2007 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:11:14 -0800 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:12:21 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle cool. of course, they could easily get married in Canada or most of the EU.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459486 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:47:02 -0800 Comment by neo-realist I would just call them freakish period. Big deal, so they don't wanna get married like a zillion other couples famous and otherwise. Drama king and queen. They still have enough box office clout that such a "stand" would have little or no effect on their careers.

]]> neo-realist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459541 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459541 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:16:14 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA NEO @ 2, I think you're wrong. This is a gutsy move that very well could effect their careers. Take Mel Gibson... after "Passion of the Christ" and his latest anti-semitic remarks, I will be loath to ever go to anther of his films, even though I've liked many of his past films. I suspect there will be plenty of right-wing types who will likewise avoid seeing films with Pitt and/or Jolie. No doubt angry emails are already flying around the Focus on the Family list, urging their members to boycott Pitt/Jolie movies.

Sure, they are both well-off enough that they can afford to take the hit. Nevertheless, it is not an irrelevant stand. Their agents probably shit bricks. If it effects how audiences react, it will effect their bankability as stars. This statement won't kill their careers. But it could cost them periodic roles, or could reduce their (admittedly exorbitant) salaries for roles they do get.

So thanks Brad and Angelina.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459561 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459561 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:04:46 -0800 Comment by SB Can I please still hate Brad Pitt for what he did to Jen? Sure, now I don't loathe him. But can I at least still hate him?

]]> SB http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459570 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:19:04 -0800 Comment by Emmakat The've both already been married...It's fairly obvious that their not getting married has more to do with their own personal issues. At this point it's just habit for them to claim absolutely everything they do stands for some bigger social issue. I'd much rather this came from someone from someone whom I might be able be convinced that it actually meant something. Still...I guess it is mildly cool to here that postion get some notice. I've been saying that to my family and friends for 5 years, but I don't think they think I'm serious...

]]> Emmakat http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459603 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459603 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:49:44 -0800 Comment by Large Penises For Everyone!!! It confirms my theory that well-hung men have nothing to prove and are cool with taking stands like this.

I propose that all Republican men be given penis-enhancement therapy at government expense. We'll still have to deal with their junior high locker room issues, but at least having a man-sized pecker might make them more bearable and less likely to pry into other people's lives. Certainly their wives would be happier.

]]> Large Penises For Everyone!!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459613 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:09:30 -0800 Comment by shaderhousein Dear Large Penises...
I proudly have both a small dick and don't mess with other people's rights. I'm also not a Republican.
I'm sure having a small dick might drive some guys to be jerks but that's because of people like you.
One giant plus about having a lil weiner is that I never have to have sex with jerks like you. I truly feel sorry for the well-hung men in your life.

]]> shaderhousein http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459621 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:15:13 -0800 Comment by Large Penises For Everyone!!! Ah, but shaderhousein, you misunderestimate me: Not all small-dicked men are jerks, but all jerkiness can be traced back to small dicks. Even big dicked jerks are the way they are due to some small-dicked jerk ingratiating himself for companionship and/or idolatry.

But that is not to say that all small-dicked men are so insecure! It's mostly just a GOP phenomina, having to do with their tendency towards same-sex schools, where this sort of thing is much more likely to be obsessed upon.

Celebrate your smallness, if you like. I stand in solidarity with you!

]]> Large Penises For Everyone!!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459626 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459626 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:48:01 -0800 Comment by SB What exactly constitutes a small dick? I've had big and I've had small, and given the right attitude and a certain willingness to please, it matters not.

]]> SB http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459646 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:03:20 -0800 Comment by Tootsie I think it's great that they're taking the stand and putting a glamorous face on it. And while I really don't care that much about Jen, I have to wonder how this sudden change in approach to marriage makes the women feel. Either it's a good excuse to avoid marrying Angelina, or Jen realizes that Brad's developed a social conscience after they split.

]]> Tootsie http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459655 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c459655 Life Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:53:32 -0800 Comment by Gomez In a completely unrelated note, I saw HUMP! last night and saw the biggest cock this side of Long Dong Silver. That is a Washington Monument cock, and should have an elevator and observation deck.

AHEM... bravo to Brangelina for this decision, assuming they don't crack in six months or break up anyway (I would hope NOT), and I'd love to see more of the same from couples, instead of men appeasing women's matrimony-chasing.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c460151 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/brad_angelina_fight_1#c460151 Life Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:12:21 -0800