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Anthony Rapp is a public figure. Public figures can't take everything negative said about them to heart. My only beef with Rapp is that he wallows in the glow of the wonderful fans on the site and yet snaps at those of us who beg to differ. You see, the sword cuts both ways (thats for you Evelyn).

Can you imagine if Britney Spears appeared on this board to defend every negative comment thrown her way?

Not to drag up the "should celebrities post on message board" arguments, but frankly, there is a reason most don't...

Then again, I wouldn't post if someone hated my work.

I'd focus on those who do...because those are the people who I care about making happy.

Well, I think it's ridiculous to expect him not to defend himself.

When someone says something about you, regardless of how famous or not you are -- you're going to want to defend yourself. And by being a member of this community, he has the means to do so. If some random poster were to be defensive of bad things said about him or her self, would people give a damn? No. Perhaps people don't think he should do so, but that's his choice, is it not?

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"You see, the sword cuts both ways (thats for you Evelyn)."

Aha! And you just know I was hearing your own voice right up until that point. Then it became deeply man-ish.

ETA on my last post: I guess some people still care about the "should celebrities post" issue and that's fine, but I was specifically responding to posts on this thread to the effect that "some people" (i.e. me) have big issues with Anthony Rapp being here when it was A MONTH AND A HALF AGO that said issues were raised! I honestly don't care anymore.

Updated On: 12/13/05 at 10:56 PM

It's opinions. Everyone has a right to defend their opinion. Everyone does it!

My only beef with Rapp is that he wallows in the glow of the wonderful fans on the site and yet snaps at those of us who beg to differ.

This supposed "snapping" is to defend himself. I don't think he ever said that your opinions were wrong (Am I right?).

-_-

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Just for the record, when I posted that I know there are some who don't believe Anthony should post, I wasn't going for one person, but a general sentiment. Really. I know that there's a fairly large camp of people who think that artists shouldn't be a part of the message board community, and I was not at all targeting anyone in specific. I would only do so if there were only one person guilty as charged.

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Baby, I am ALWAYS irritable.

I just admit it.

I am always irritable as well. I don't think you were necessarily posting to me though (BSO, I never can tell when you joking or being serious.)
Actually cantakerous is more the description.

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Updated On: 12/13/05 at 11:02 PM

"(BSO, I never can tell when you joking or being serious.)"

I always joking.


I'm only serious when it comes to things I like: LaChiusa's work, The Color Purple, Caroline, or Change, In My Life, Carrie, and Idina's teatons.

I agree, MB. I agree.

Fredi is the model poster. She had conversation with us and, in (a short) time, it wasn't really about her talents, but just talking to her.

That was a hoot.

Updated On: 12/13/05 at 11:07 PM

Well, of course it's got more consequences. To be expected... which, I suppose, is part of the reason I'm not really taking issue with it.

I see it differently -- but by virtue of the way in which I've ever been brought into conversation with him -- not as a PR stunt, but at least at its core the fulfillment of a desire to bridge the gap a little bit. Things like what went on today -- defensiveness, etc -- are the negative consequences that come with his decision to create a dialogue. Unfortunately, I think it all gets meshed together, and a lot gets misinterpreted -- even the best of intentions are bound to be misread as some shameless attempt at good PR.

Aside from that, I don't think it's fair to equate this to a big-name celebrity about whom there's a hoard of gossip every single day, etc -- in a lot of those cases, whatever movie they do is just a job, hardly something they've devoted themselves to, mind, body and spirit, like the situation we've got here. Not to knock their committment, but I think we can all recognize that it's a little bit different. Anthony's not only defending his good name, etc, but a piece of work he believes in. A lot. And whether or not you liked the movie, or like Anthony, or like Anthony's work, I think that's recognizable.

*sigh* It's all measley pocket change at this point.

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Updated On: 12/13/05 at 11:09 PM

Point well taken, Em. And I love Anthony's enthusiasm for the project, but there does, again, come a time where you just have to let it go. It's done. It's over. The film's been made. People like it or don't like it. And they will like it or not like it for the rest of time. It's time to move on.

I suppose. But next to that, I just keep seeing how... "in his bones" this is, and I can see why he does this. And, of course, I just like the guy. I'm not going to lie.

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