Brad Pitt

[Gauge]

Brad Pitt, ever the social activist, says he won't be marrying Angelina Jolie until the restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped. "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able," the 42-year-old actor reveals in Esquire magazine's October issue, on newsstands Sept. 19.

just found this and thought it was interesting, so i figured i would share. any thoughts?

[Onyx]

I guess it's a nice gesture (or maybe a unique excuse not to get married) but I generally try to ignore Hollywood folks.

Most of them seem to have a few screws loose.

[Steven]

I think thats one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.

and does it matter? its not like he hooked up with some Betty and knocked her up while married to someone else.....

[saechalyn]

I think it's a nice gesture.

[Head Wreck]

i dont think two people not getting married is going to sort out equal rights...

but in meantime i wont be breaking any laws if i get it on with angelina in the leather room!

[BrassFusion]

That's an AWESOME gesture. I don't understand what Steven doesn't understand about it.

I don't know if I'd be selfless enough to do the same thing. I really want to get married before I have kids, that is... damn. Now I'll have to at least consider that.

[Homicidalheathen]

Yah, right.....I bet she turned him down and now he is trying to use it for good publicity.

[The Void]

First let me say that I like the Angelina Jolie we've publicly seen all these years, but that's only a public persona so who really knows the inner workings of Angie- none of us outsiders, that's for sure. Anywho, on Brangelina as a couple...I'm not sure if they're vying for the most PC couple of the world or the most misunderstood couple of the world. Either way, being bisexual myself and wanting support for the GLBT community, I think their gesture is interesting and it certainly makes a statement. they seem to be very into making political statements. Do what you will and if it somehow helps others, great. *shrugs*

[Steven]

That's an AWESOME gesture. I don't understand what Steven doesn't understand about it.

I don't know if I'd be selfless enough to do the same thing. I really want to get married before I have kids, that is... damn. Now I'll have to at least consider that.

UM.... I think that perhaps being selfless could have been better exemplified by either working out your marriage to wife number one

or

waiting till your divorced before knocking boots and impregnating significant other number two. ANd yes i know you jest.

[ZhukovCodeslinger]

First let me say that I like the Angelina Jolie we've publicly seen all these years, but that's only a public persona so who really knows the inner workings of Angie- none of us outsiders, that's for sure.

luckily Tom Cruise turned out to be almost as normal as Paul Rubens....

in my book all Stars or psychopaths with no real personality until proven otherwise... especiallyl actors... they are simply hollow shells filled with nothing... ripe for some garbage like scientology to slink into...

############ (edited out) It is far easier to belive in any "God" than the story of Lord Xenu... unless you are an actor.

[phee]

Heh celebrities....

Nice gesture... comming from someone in the public eye makes more sense then me doing it I guess... where it would be meaningless...

And who the hell are we to judge anyway?

[Steven]

And who the hell are we to judge anyway?

nobodys.

as much as Brangelina is a nobody - yet he/she has taken to the public to supposedly make a stement about widening the tradional understanding of "marriage" or else they will suffer themselves until the right thing is done....PLEASE....there's some judgement for ya.

I'd rather they both staged a hunger strike or better yet - a WEALTH STRIKE where they will give away millions of dollars everyday to gay people who want to be married until they are penniless and living in a papersack. Then we'll see how serious they are. What a joke.

[phee]

nobodys.

as much as Brangelina is a nobody - yet he/she has taken to the public to supposedly make a stement about widening the tradional understanding of "marriage" or else they will suffer themselves until the right thing is done....PLEASE....there's some judgement for ya.

I'd rather they both staged a hunger strike or better yet - a WEALTH STRIKE where they will give away millions of dollars everyday to gay people who want to be married until they are penniless and living in a papersack. Then we'll see how serious they are. What a joke.

Why gay people why not me???

(Good Post BTW)

[Steven]

Sorry Brutha...your right I should have tossed you in the mix too....

[BrassFusion]

money can't buy equal rights under law, steven.

[Scary Guy]

money can't buy equal rights under law, steven.

Maybe not, but it can buy politicians who make the laws.

[Steven]

money can't buy equal rights under law, steven.

it can however, buy you the free time to ditch your busy career, downsize if neccesary, and take on helpful outside resources to enable you to maintain and nurture and heal your FIRST marriage before impreganting S.O. #2 whilst still in covenent with married wife number one.

see this is my deal Brass - I've been married almost 20 years. 20 years. Lots of people can think what they want about that or attempt to reduce it clinically, but in this day and age, that's no small accomplishment, as most of my peers on on divorce number 2, or they simply avoided marriage altogethor and live "just like we're married" only their not. Or worse, they stay married and never fix a thing and live miserably. So in this regard, coming from a broken home as a child, and then having to retrun to the scene of my own self created broken marriage 5 years into it and then re-build it from scratch, I know - what I am talking about. Much more even, than fucking Brad Pitt.

I've said befroe that I admire and search for, people who know how to live. it takes a lot of hard work and soul searching and personal humility to stand the test of time. ESPECIALLY, when your personal resources are thin. This does not mean I am attacking people who are divorced. Shit, most of my friends are divorced and I was once served divorce papers. But Brad Pitt? A TYPICAL hollywood marriage gone bad after a short time? Career aspirations taking the front seat ahead of marital covenent? And add to that Angelina freaking Jolie telling me what should and should not be when it comes to marriage? PLEASE. We all saw your marriages. ANd you sucked at them. Both of you. So you said fuck it, and started fuck-ING. And now you've got a kid out of wedlock and your a voice for 3rd world countries. I must have missed the genius of this move. My mentor-vision must be cloudy...

For Brad Pitt (and Angelina) to take a public stance on the modern day "appropriate" definition of marriage, when recent history tells me he lacked the desire and werewithal to honor his own marriage, regardless of whether it be gay or straight, tells me he's full of shit.

Honestly, had Brad Pitt been on this platfrom from within the confines of his original marital commitment then he'd get much more attention from me, as he'd represent himself as a man who has the ability to maintain a relationship, because I dont care who you are, I know that's a difficult thing to do and that it takes some charector. But he's not that man. Therefore I dont need his voice defining, or attempting to re-define what I have worked my ass off for and he has thrown away for an admittedly much hotter babe.

that would be like my fat ass lecturing you all on the ethos of working out and eating right. I may be passionate and i may be technically "correct" about what I'm saying, but I'm hardly the role model.

and my money crack was simply a shot at Brad's personal treasure. If he wanted to be married then he would, its that simple, this is america, and he's not being blocked by the chruch or by ANgelina's father or her brother's shotgun. And if he's REALLY that concerened with the gay fight for equality in marriage then hey Brad - kick in some duckets, Lord knows you've got it, since your making a statement that alludes to your public suffering on the behalf of Joe and Jay Homosexual. This stupid farce of a personal strike on his part is nothing more than a strike of convenience. He is in effect - fasting - from nothign that he holds of high value, thus he is wasting all of our time.

show me your treasure and I'll show you what your made of.

[Steven]

Maybe not, but it can buy politicians who make the laws.

good point dude.

[sass_in_the_pants]

I laughed SO FREAKING hard at their, um, "gesture".

Can you imagine the UPROAR the White House must be in over this? Here is how I believe the conversation must have gone once the President's issue of People magazine arrived at his doorstep.

"Mr. President, we have a situation on our hands."

"Is it Iraq? Iran? North Korea? It's Canada, isn't it? I always knew they were slimy little fuckers. Not to be trusted! Friendly neighbor to the north, my ass! Ready the tanks!"

"No sir, it's Brangelina..."

*President sits down, and covers his hand over his mouth*

"My God! What is it? What is wrong with Brangelina?"

"They refuse to marry"

"My God! What a disaster! Then they can't have children!"

"Well, sir, they already have three."

"Oh, okay then. Oh, wait! They can't share pension and Social Security benefits!"

"Well, sir, they each make millions of dollars per movie. I'm pretty sure they don't need Social Security."

"Oh"

*President pauses for a moment*

"Why, exactly, do I care about this?"

"Because YOUR laws are standing in the way of these two people, who REALLY AND TRULY love eachother!"

"Oh. But I thought Brad REALLY AND TRULY loved Jennifer"

"Well, he did, but not enough to stay faithful to her. THIS one is different! THIS one is his true love!"

"Oh. But I thought Angelina REALLY AND TRULY loved Billy Bob, and that other guy she married before him."

"Well, she did, but again, this is DIFFERENT and BETTER true love."

"Oh, I see."

*President pauses again for a moment*

"Can't I just send my tanks into Hollywood and end all of their whining?"

"Yes, sir, you can."

"Bummer about Canada, though. I really wanted to invade Canada today."

"Well, sir, it IS your birthday."

"Sweet!"

If it weren't for noble, moral people like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, how would our society ever progress?

I have to go barf now.

[Steven]

I laughed SO FREAKING hard at their, um, "gesture".

Can you imagine the UPROAR the White House must be in over this? Here is how I believe the conversation must have gone once the President's issue of People magazine arrived at his doorstep.

"Mr. President, we have a situation on our hands."

"Is it Iraq? Iran? North Korea? It's Canada, isn't it? I always knew they were slimy little fuckers. Not to be trusted! Friendly neighbor to the north, my ass! Ready the tanks!"

"No sir, it's Brangelina..."

*President sits down, and covers his hand over his mouth*

"My God! What is it? What is wrong with Brangelina?"

"They refuse to marry"

"My God! What a disaster! Then they can't have children!"

"Well, sir, they already have three."

"Oh, okay then. Oh, wait! They can't share pension and Social Security benefits!"

"Well, sir, they each make millions of dollars per movie. I'm pretty sure they don't need Social Security."

"Oh"

*President pauses for a moment*

"Why, exactly, do I care about this?"

"Because YOUR laws are standing in the way of these two people, who REALLY AND TRULY love eachother!"

"Oh. But I thought Brad REALLY AND TRULY loved Jennifer"

"Well, he did, but not enough to stay faithful to her. THIS one is different! THIS one is his true love!"

"Oh. But I thought Angelina REALLY AND TRULY loved Billy Bob, and that other guy she married before him."

"Well, she did, but again, this is DIFFERENT and BETTER true love."

"Oh, I see."

*President pauses again for a moment*

"Can't I just send my tanks into Hollywood and end all of their whining?"

"Yes, sir, you can."

"Bummer about Canada, though. I really wanted to invade Canada today."

"Well, sir, it IS your birthday."

"Sweet!"

If it weren't for noble, moral people like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, how would our society ever progress?

I have to go barf now.

awesome

[BrassFusion]

Money can't buy equal rights under law for GAYS. Not for Brangelina. So it would be moot for them to donate their money to gay couples.

And it's not necessarily true that they plan to shake things up in the White House or in Congress- that would be naive. They ARE, however, getting attention for the cause, and many members of

THE VOTING PUBLIC

are obsessed with Hollywood and its denizens. Deny that.

[Head Wreck]

I laughed SO FREAKING hard at their, um, "gesture".

Can you imagine the UPROAR the White House must be in over this? Here is how I believe the conversation must have gone once the President's issue of People magazine arrived at his doorstep.

"Mr. President, we have a situation on our hands."

"Is it Iraq? Iran? North Korea? It's Canada, isn't it? I always knew they were slimy little fuckers. Not to be trusted! Friendly neighbor to the north, my ass! Ready the tanks!"

"No sir, it's Brangelina..."

*President sits down, and covers his hand over his mouth*

"My God! What is it? What is wrong with Brangelina?"

"They refuse to marry"

"My God! What a disaster! Then they can't have children!"

"Well, sir, they already have three."

"Oh, okay then. Oh, wait! They can't share pension and Social Security benefits!"

"Well, sir, they each make millions of dollars per movie. I'm pretty sure they don't need Social Security."

"Oh"

*President pauses for a moment*

"Why, exactly, do I care about this?"

"Because YOUR laws are standing in the way of these two people, who REALLY AND TRULY love eachother!"

"Oh. But I thought Brad REALLY AND TRULY loved Jennifer"

"Well, he did, but not enough to stay faithful to her. THIS one is different! THIS one is his true love!"

"Oh. But I thought Angelina REALLY AND TRULY loved Billy Bob, and that other guy she married before him."

"Well, she did, but again, this is DIFFERENT and BETTER true love."

"Oh, I see."

*President pauses again for a moment*

"Can't I just send my tanks into Hollywood and end all of their whining?"

"Yes, sir, you can."

"Bummer about Canada, though. I really wanted to invade Canada today."

"Well, sir, it IS your birthday."

"Sweet!"

If it weren't for noble, moral people like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, how would our society ever progress?

I have to go barf now.

classic

[Steven]

Money can't buy equal rights under law for GAYS. Not for Brangelina. So it would be moot for them to donate their money to gay couples.

And it's not necessarily true that they plan to shake things up in the White House or in Congress- that would be naive. They ARE, however, getting attention for the cause, and many members of

THE VOTING PUBLIC

are obsessed with Hollywood and its denizens. Deny that.

its a moot point regardless.

[Der Nister]

Brad Pitt, ever the social activist, says he won't be marrying Angelina Jolie until the restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped. "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able," the 42-year-old actor reveals in Esquire magazine's October issue, on newsstands Sept. 19.

just found this and thought it was interesting, so i figured i would share. any thoughts?

Yet another celebrity thinking they somehow have some great influence on the American public and the laws of this nation.

This is by far the most childish thing I have yet heard from him or anyone.

Next please.

[BrassFusion]

How does that make them "childish?" A lot of people CHOOSE to never get married. They're just making a statement relevant to it.

And like I just said, of course they don't have direct influence on the laws, but they DO have influence on the voters.