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I want stories, Lex. What dish do you have to share with us that has led you to declare Rosie a total twat and cunt? I love hearing stories from the trenches. When did you meet her? What did she say to you? What did she do to you? TELL, TELL, TELL!
Are you implying by these questions that someone must personally know a public figure in order to form an opinion, like or dislike about him or her? If so, then I disagree.
Public figures are just that: public. We "get to know them" by watching their behavior in the media, by reading their quotes in print, by observing their career and (in some cases) personal decisions. We process all that information and then interpret it based on our own values. For example, I've never met Ronald Reagan personally. He's never done anything wrong to me personally. He never stepped on my foot, beat up my mother, burned down my house, etc. Yet I still "dislike" the man intensely.
And that is why whatever Rosie may or may not have done to me personally is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT. My dislike of her was formed from watching her on many talk shows (her own plus numerous others like Letterman, Leno etc), seeing interviews, hearing soundbites and reading about her, and personal gossip from a few who worked with her. If I thought she was a great comedienne or a major talent then I could've overlooked all that, but I didn't. (Lord knows I've overlooked bitchiness in Diana Ross, Maria Callas and many, many other stars). All of this was LONG BEFORE she came out. But there was no reason before Taboo to talk about her on the Boards, so how would anyone know my opinion of her? So the suggestion that I bash her now because she's a big ole dyke is just wrong, sorry hon.