A writer from GQ.com by the name of Alex Bilmes had some harsh words for us fans of Robert Pattinson only to quickly back pedal the following day due the response he received. On June 3rd he posted this snarky comment:
I'm posting this stuff on GQ.COM, a site aimed primarily at British men. I take it you're not all regular visitors, so how does it work? Do you sit by your terminals with your hands down your pants, staring at your Twilight screensavers and waiting for your "Robert Pattinson" Google Alerts to ping, drawing your attention to some tossed off slandering of your hero's name? In the absence of a sexy vampire in your lives, what the hell is eating you women?
And the next day he had this to say:
I feel I owe you all an apology. You're right: What I wrote yesterday was snarky and dishonest and mostly designed to rile you and I'm not proud of it. I'm sorry.
The truth is I am genuinely curious about Robert's appeal. I'm a heterosexual man, 36 years old, gainfully employed, in a relationship. We simply don't have these kind of obsessions, and I for one find them hard to understand. I mean, I think Megan Fox is attractive, but I don't spend much time thinking about her. Certainly don't feel the need to communicate with fellow Meganites, to defend her when she's maligned, to shout my love from the message-board rooftops.
This is not in any way to belittle your feelings for Robert or denigrate your activities online or off-. None of this is meant to sound condescending. I'm a person who considers himself reasonably intelligent and who spends his working life monitoring, reporting on and interacting with celebrity culture. I'm fascinated by fame, and famous people, and drawn to them for reasons I don't fully understand myself. So I can empathise with your love for Robert, even if I wonder at its intensity.
We all know his antecedents, of course, from James Dean to Leonardo DiCaprio. There's nothing new about the worship of screen idols, but it's been a long time since I've seen anything approaching the strength of emotion that surrounds Robert. That's why I'm so curious.
It's been enlightening reading your comments (even the ones that questioned my girlfriend's sanity). At the risk of using yet another trite vampire metaphor, can we now call a halt to the bloodletting?
I'd hate to leave it like this.
**Haha...while I think I can possibly accept his apology for insulting me and all the other RP fans, I cannot forgive him for liking Megan Fox. But that's just me. What do you think about his comments and apology? Let us know in the comments.
Thanks to the Twilight Examiner for the tipoff.
First of all this coming from someone who makes a living following celebs and writing about them...wtf?? And second of all Meghan Fox is a snarky skank. She is full of shiz and that not cause she hot, its because she acts like someone shoved a stick up her ass and told her just how hot she is one too many times. Back to the main point, I think the reason we feel the way we do about Rob(at least for me) is because of the way some people, media, industry people have treated him. Like a effin punching bag. They write ridiculous things about him, make fun of him, create wild accusations about his personal life and someone needs to stand up for him. I know if I heard these things on an everyday basis I would be insane and ready to hide in a hole. I think some men are just plain jealous. They are thinking "what the hell does this guy have that I dont?". Well its not that most of us sane woman actually think that one day he will come to his senses and come find us and marry us. It's that he brought to life a fictitous character we love and in the process we found a genuine, funny, adorable, good hearted actor that doesnt walk around like his shit don't stink. Well theres my two cents and little more.
ReplyDeleteI read the first insulting article originally posted on the GQ website and about came out of my chair. I felt personally insulted.
ReplyDelete"Do you sit by your terminals with your hands down your pants, staring at your Twilight screensavers and waiting for your "Robert Pattinson" Google Alerts to ping, drawing your attention to some tossed off slandering of your hero's name? In the absence of a sexy vampire in your lives, what the hell is eating you women?"
What a douch bag!! This man obviously needs o get a clue. He can leave his apology at the door.
I think there are a lot of people left bewildered about rob's appeal - hell, even i sometimes have trouble putting into words why i find him so fascinating.
ReplyDeletehowsoever... no need to be a jealous dick about it.
Jealous much Mr. Bilmes? That Rob is loved all across the globe, and until I read this post, I had no idea you even exsisted?
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, you're forgotten as soon as I read the next post.
Kat you are awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteWho the F are you again? Oh that's right NOBODY SIR!!!! Who? Anyways I didnt even bother to remember your name for this comment! LOL!