War of the Worlds
So let's talk about Tom Cruise. Everyone else is. Seems like the gnawing question stuck in the craw of pop culture is how did America's favorite sex symbol/movie star turn into a wack-job poster boy for Scientology? Well, what are the facts?
1. He walks out on an 11 year relationship with a perfect, centered, obscenely talented and beautiful Australian woman.
2. He has a self-destructive and obsessive 2 year fling with the anorexic Penelope Cruz.
3. He calls up the waifish Katie Holmes because he finds out she has apparently stalked him for years. And still has posters of him on her wall, though she is 26 years old.
4. He declares his undying love for Katie everywhere. (This includes the whole jumping on the couch episode from Oprah) Commits to marrying her and converting her to Scientology.
5. He starts fights with everyone everywhere. As he walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour with the tenants of his religion. (This includes attacking Matt Lauer and denying that all psychological 'conditions' don't really exist.)
*I've just got to make this comment while I linger on #5 here. Personally, I don't know anything about Brooke Shields and what makes her tick. But I do know a little something about psychological 'conditions'. I mean all the women I have ever dated. Ever. Except for Nicole, of course, (ironically enough), have had a psychological 'condition'. Be it bi-polar disorder, manic-depressive, or a common household depression. For Tom to imply that these things don't exist and that medication for these is a just a crutch, well...he denies my entire career of relationships. In a way. And I don't appreciate it. Maybe he gets some special powers from aliens somewhere, as denoted in the annals of his belief system, but leave the rest of us out of the menagerie of your dementia. So you have a lot of exposure. So you have a platform. So you have strong opinions. BFD! My current girlfriend thinks you've become an arrogant agenda pushing asshole. And she has a psychological 'condition'. Don't make me agree with her. I love Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut.
6. Is this really necessary. We get the point. Boo all you haters! Yeah Scientology! Boo Matt Lauer! Yeah Katie Holmes! Tom - you leave that nice Christian country girl alone.
Well, you know my take on all this. Tom Cruise, American beauty, once loved by millions internationally, has began the process of alienating his adoring public. And the road from mesmerizing to madness began with #1. He left Nicole. His rock. There is no saving him now. He is as lost without her as I find myself even now.
Now I'm not going to do anything stupid like go out and boycott his movies or anything. Anymore than I would name my greasy potatoes freedom fries or stop buying French wine. I know a guy that has a mentally afflicted friend who was highly offended by Tom's comments to the press, and refuses to ever give his support to a Cruise-driven vehicle. That's his prerogative. For me, there are enough Starb**** going up in my neighborhood everyday to keep up a daily defensive. As far as Hollywood goes, let them say what they want. I'll just enjoy the show. Hope to catch a matinee this weekend
1. He walks out on an 11 year relationship with a perfect, centered, obscenely talented and beautiful Australian woman.
2. He has a self-destructive and obsessive 2 year fling with the anorexic Penelope Cruz.
3. He calls up the waifish Katie Holmes because he finds out she has apparently stalked him for years. And still has posters of him on her wall, though she is 26 years old.
4. He declares his undying love for Katie everywhere. (This includes the whole jumping on the couch episode from Oprah) Commits to marrying her and converting her to Scientology.
5. He starts fights with everyone everywhere. As he walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour with the tenants of his religion. (This includes attacking Matt Lauer and denying that all psychological 'conditions' don't really exist.)
*I've just got to make this comment while I linger on #5 here. Personally, I don't know anything about Brooke Shields and what makes her tick. But I do know a little something about psychological 'conditions'. I mean all the women I have ever dated. Ever. Except for Nicole, of course, (ironically enough), have had a psychological 'condition'. Be it bi-polar disorder, manic-depressive, or a common household depression. For Tom to imply that these things don't exist and that medication for these is a just a crutch, well...he denies my entire career of relationships. In a way. And I don't appreciate it. Maybe he gets some special powers from aliens somewhere, as denoted in the annals of his belief system, but leave the rest of us out of the menagerie of your dementia. So you have a lot of exposure. So you have a platform. So you have strong opinions. BFD! My current girlfriend thinks you've become an arrogant agenda pushing asshole. And she has a psychological 'condition'. Don't make me agree with her. I love Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut.
6. Is this really necessary. We get the point. Boo all you haters! Yeah Scientology! Boo Matt Lauer! Yeah Katie Holmes! Tom - you leave that nice Christian country girl alone.
Well, you know my take on all this. Tom Cruise, American beauty, once loved by millions internationally, has began the process of alienating his adoring public. And the road from mesmerizing to madness began with #1. He left Nicole. His rock. There is no saving him now. He is as lost without her as I find myself even now.
Now I'm not going to do anything stupid like go out and boycott his movies or anything. Anymore than I would name my greasy potatoes freedom fries or stop buying French wine. I know a guy that has a mentally afflicted friend who was highly offended by Tom's comments to the press, and refuses to ever give his support to a Cruise-driven vehicle. That's his prerogative. For me, there are enough Starb**** going up in my neighborhood everyday to keep up a daily defensive. As far as Hollywood goes, let them say what they want. I'll just enjoy the show. Hope to catch a matinee this weekend
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