August 12, 2008, - 12:28 pm
Affirmative Action for Anti-American Actresses: Meet the “Real Reason” Batman Movie is a Hit
By Debbie Schlussel
For those of you who saw it, why did you go to see “The Dark Knight,” the latest Batman movie? Was it because you like superhero movies? Was it because critics were raving about it? Are you a Christian Bale fan? Did you want to see how the late Heath Ledger amped up the Joker?
Or did you go see it for the homely, anti-American co-star who said America deserved the 9/11 attacks? Well, I doubt anyone who saw “The Dark Knight” went to see it for Maggie Gyllenhaal, except maybe her communist parents, ambiguously incestuous brother, and the unmarried father of her out-of-wedlock kid. Okay, so that’s four people. The tens of millions of others who went to see it didn’t go to see it for Gyllenhaal.
But that’s not what the mainstream media wants you to think. There’s this affirmative action PR trend afoot crediting this homely biotch for the success of “The Dark Knight.” First, the Wall Street Journal, on July 25th credited Gyllenhaal for the movie’s success:
Gyllenhaal charmed critics and helped “The Dark Knight” rake in a record-breaking $155 million its opening weekend.
Puh-leeze. She had nothing to do with opening weekend profits or those thereafter. She was a placeholder. That’s it. Added nothing to the movie.
Now, in today’s USA Today, at the top of the Life Section there’s this photo with news of “The Dark Knight’s” continuing domination at theaters and continuing record-setting. Again, why her photo? What did she have to do with it? No photo of Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, or Aaron Eckhart–all of whom made the movie what it is, not her.
So, why the interest in promoting this chick who said,
Because I think America has done reprehensible things and is responsible in some way
for the 9/11 attacks?
I think it has a lot to do with her left-wing views and her lack of box office success. She’s ugly both inside and out and her movies don’t do well. Finally, she grabs onto the coattails of a giant success, which made it despite her presence. And certain parties in Hollywood want to credit her. And help promote her and expand her acting career.
Yes, affirmative action doesn’t just happen on college campuses and in corporate boardrooms. It happens a lot in Hollywood, and often, it’s based on hate-America ideology, not race or gender. There’s a reason most conservatives in Hollywood don’t dare out themselves and their ideologies. They don’t get the Maggie Gyllenhaal treatment by USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.
I’m tired of this woman. If during World War II, an actress attacked America and said we deserved Pearl Harbor, her career would be over.
Now, it is being boosted.
So, readers, tell me: Did any of you who saw “The Dark Knight” see it for this reprehensible pinko actress? Let’s do an unscientific–but probably very representative–poll in the comments section.
They could’ve put a wig on Aaron Eckhardt and had a prettier woman.
49smudge on August 12, 2008 at 12:57 pm