Same. She is a trauma victim, and actively dealing with a lot of shit. She has been both brave and effective in knocking down some walls, but she is not the person I would choose to get into a nuanced debate about all the complexities.
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 2:37 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 8:34 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ... after a "meltdown" at a Barnes & Noble booksigning. >> >> >> http://variety.com/2018/scene/vpage/rose-mcgowan-meltdown-barnes-and-noble-book-signing-1202684004/ >> >> She appeared on Colbert last night after the signing went askew. The >> interview derailed almost from the start and there was nothing Colbert >> could really do to get it back on track. >> >> https://www.facebook.com/colbertlateshow/videos/1321067461371335/ >> >> On the Tweety-thingy, Ms. McGowan stated she's taking time away. >> >> https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/959504910902595585 >> >> Wherever you land on the #metoo issue, this woman has faced the sort of >> scrutiny normally reserved for presidential candidates. I cannot imagine >> the emotional impact of all the pressure, so I am not prepared to cast >> judgment on her. Not trying to lump shaved-headed women together, but her >> demeanor on Colbert reminded me of Sinead O'Connor's social media posts >> last year. Alas, O'Connor (now going by Magda Davitt) was "helped" by Phil >> McGraw, so I can only hope that McGowan is able to take the time she needs >> to rejuvenate, and if she seeks help or counsel from someone, that it isn't >> a Hollywood quack. >> > > I have a lot of sympathy for McGowan. As much as it can feel watered down > when an organization gets together and puts out a corporate-speak sounding > message, the organization can provide message focus, media training, and > emotional support for someone like her. It's unbelievably difficult to > become the face of a movement on one's own and have to deal with the > denials and power politics from one side and the cries for help and sharing > the pain from the other. That will take a psychic toll and the Barnes & > Noble incident can become too much to deal with. I saw McGowan's appearance > on the Late Show and it was clear she had some chemical enhancement. That > is not surprising as the talk shows are know for having an alcohol cart > available to guests to loosen them up if necessary. She came off unfocused > and defensive. > > The evening after she did an interview with Ronan Farrow at the 92nd St Y > and then started her hiatus. Vox has a long transcript. I don't know if > it's the complete conversation or just excerpts. It gives a good sense of > what her past year has been like and what led up to the hiatus. > > > https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/6/16973736/rose-mcgowan-ronan-farrow-harvey-weinstein > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
