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malaise

(294,105 posts) Sun Dec 28, 2025, 05:03 AM Dec 28

Brigitte Bardot is dead [View all]

at the age of 91.
I had no idea that she was still alive.
She was definitely a big star when we discovered the movies.

Let me add that she was not by any means a decent human being - she was quite the racist, homophobe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Bardot

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Brigitte Bardot is dead [View all] malaise Dec 28 OP

I thought she was older than that. She had a notable career after her acting days were iver. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 28 #1

So, it has been confirmed? Coldwater Dec 28 #2

The Guardian: Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91 hlthe2b Dec 28 #3

A complicated person. lostnfound Dec 28 #5

Did much for animals ... a cause that's important Raine Dec 28 #4

And her embracing fascistic ideas somehow lets her off the hook, right? valleyrogue Dec 28 #26

WHERE did I say that? 🤔 Raine Dec 28 #28

;-{) Goonch Dec 28 #6

"Bebe" Bardot was a contradiction... BH liberal Dec 28 #7

Her supposed work for animals was due entirely to her hatred for people. valleyrogue Dec 28 #25

Oh FFS this crap can not be allowed to stand canetoad Dec 29 #31

I love Paris in the spring. QueerDuck Dec 28 #8

April, in particular. When it is swamped by tourists. marble falls Dec 28 #10

I never really got her appeal, I think she cared more for animals than humans - most of her criticism of others ... marble falls Dec 28 #9

She was a terrible person and people have trouble accepting that because she was conventionally sexy. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 28 #11

Her inner hate and ugliness manifested in ways that turned her into someone who could be a disney villain. QueerDuck Dec 28 #12

Yes I'm sure she wasn't racist at all when she was young and hot WhiskeyGrinder Dec 28 #13

LOL! It's cumulative... like a living Dorian Gray portrait. QueerDuck Dec 28 #16

that's eugenicist thinking, but ok WhiskeyGrinder Dec 28 #17

LOL QueerDuck Dec 28 #18

She was a terrible person. There is no getting around it. valleyrogue Dec 28 #14

Just because a person ages poorly... BH liberal Dec 28 #15

The ugliness was internal and not external. valleyrogue Dec 28 #23

Yes. She lived to a ripe old age, indeed. MineralMan Dec 28 #19

LOL😀 malaise Dec 28 #20

Post removed Post removed Dec 28 #21

I have never really been interested in the politics of celebrities. MineralMan Dec 28 #22

This one was beyond the pale. valleyrogue Dec 28 #24

OK. However, I was not in any way aware of her political beliefs. MineralMan Dec 28 #27

They often have influence, and Bardot's was completely contemptible. n/t valleyrogue Dec 29 #32

I don''t disagree. I'm just saying that I did not know, MineralMan Dec 29 #36

Give it canetoad Dec 28 #30

No, I won't. It seems like most of the "please cut her some slack" are coming from men. valleyrogue Dec 29 #33

Your ignorance is canetoad Dec 29 #34

"Ignorance"? Convicted 5 times of inciting racial hatred. 30 years of support for the far right muriel_volestrangler Dec 29 #37

Well said malaise Dec 29 #35

She loved canetoad Dec 28 #29

Another dead fascist obamanut2012 Dec 29 #38