What this brings in mind to me is America Ferrara’s speech in Barbie. What did Sydney Sweeney ever do to get called out like this in public?
On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > Sydney Sweeney is very much up and coming at the moment. Her role on > Euphoria was fine, although there are problems throughout that show that > the young cast aren't responsible for. And it must be said that most of the > leads are now seeing their careers on the rise. > > She was great as a petulant daughter in S1 of The White Lotus, but it > would be easy to think she was playing herself which I'm not sure was the > case. I would concur that she was very strong in the small film Reality. > > I've not seen her supporting role in Madame Web, her hit romcom from > earlier in the year or her recent horror film, Immaculate. But she's > obviously near the top of a lot of people's cast lists right now. > > Whether she's always making the right choices, and whether her recent > films have been any good or not, I don't know, but there's no doubt that > comment was crass and unwarranted. You can say a film is bad, but 'not > pretty and can't act' is pretty abhorrent. > > > > Adam > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 7:51 PM Melissa P <takingupspace...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I think Sweeney did a really nice job in the movie* Reality*. It's good >> to see her trying to stretch her acting chops by taking on a role so >> obviously outside her comfort zone. >> >> She's obviously a very attractive young lady, but I think her best >> feature is her smile; it makes her onscreen appearance truly appealing. >> >> Other than *Reality*, I think I've only seen her on SNL and on NBC >> promoting SNL. >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 2:38 PM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I had to look up Sydney Sweeney to see who she is and what she looks >>> like. I have heard of Euphoria but never seen it, and never heard of the >>> film in question. Was she in S1 of White Lotus? >>> >>> I won’t engage in the crass practice of rating the attractiveness of >>> actresses in their mid 20s, but she is obviously not “not attractive”, and >>> anyone who looks at her and pretends not to understand why she would be >>> appealing to straight men is being intentionally obtuse. She may not be a >>> great actress, but that is hardly a unique characteristic of stars of most >>> Rom Coms I am familiar with. >>> >>> Seems like a random drive-by… >>> >>> >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 19 Apr 2024 at 10:01 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Agreed. I get, for instance, that Taylor Swift is currently an “it >>>> girl” too, but I personally don’t understand the appeal. However, just >>>> because she’s not my cup of tea doesn’t mean I think she’s either ugly or >>>> talentless; I’m just not buying what she’s selling. >>>> >>>> I personally thought Buffy the Vampire Slayer (both the movie and the >>>> series) was contrived, poorly produced, and barely acted, but that doesn’t >>>> mean I think Carol Baum is ugly or talentless. But she does seem to have an >>>> embittered disposition, and I’m glad she was not one of my professors in >>>> college because I don’t believe she has anything to teach me. >>>> >>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 9:38 AM M-D November <mdnovem...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I get that it's cool to go after the 'it-girl' (it-person?), and >>>>> obviously personal preference is a thing (I, for instance, don't >>>>> understand >>>>> Taylor Swift's appeal), and maybe the criticism against "Anyone But You" >>>>> is >>>>> valid, but I (as a red-blooded heterosexual male) would be hard pressed to >>>>> call Sydney Sweeney unattractive. >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 10:47:01 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sydney Sweeney gets called ugly and talentless by Buffy the Vampire >>>>>> Slayer producer Carol Baum during an interview with NY Times critic Janet >>>>>> Maslin. Maslin doubles down on social media by siding with Baum. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68844159.amp >>>>>> >>>>>> Meow. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kevin M. 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