“What a crass solipsist (she’s aware only of herself), clod and yahoo O’Donnell is — and what a bad advertisement for both liberalism and lesbianism. I thoroughly enjoyed Donald Trump putting the shiv to her with his eye-opening insults of withering accuracy. The list of O’Donnell’s faults overfloweth — beginning with her stentorian humorlessness and her infantile rudeness to her co-hosts and ending with her crackpot conspiracy theories and her constant flaunting of her banal regimen of antidepressants.”
– Lesbian author Camilla Paglia, giving her two cents on Rosie O’Donnell’s daytime departure in her Salon column today.
[CLICK HERE to read the rest of her opinion piece. My favourite line: "Joy Behar will get some oxygen at last!" Touché.]
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Oh screw her! Rosie is a REAL American, asking QUESTIONS!!!!!!
her case would be better made without the pompousness and 25 cent vocabulary. you’re a writer, we get it.
Camille? Camille who? Oh. Yawn. It’s you. Didn’t you used to think you were important back in the early 90’s, or something? As I recall, all you ever did was espouse a black and white view of the world, in which only your view was correct, of course. Other than that, you had nothing of importance to say, yet shouted it at the top of your lungs at every opportunity. You know, kind of like an homlier (yet just as disagreeable) and older version of Ann Coulter.
Go crawl back under your rock, Camille. I really doubt Donald is at all pleased you’re trying to ride shotgun for him, anyway. Remember, he hates ugly lesbians.
No clue who this is. I can’t stand Rosie but I don’t want to shut her up. I’m not reading they rest of the article either, don’t feel like pulling out my dictionary!
I am down with you Camilla. Rosie is so friggin’ tired and full of herself!
i agree with camilla. rosie is boorish.
Looks like someone gor a Webster’s Word-a-Day dictionary for Christmas. Get over yourself, Paglia.
I support Rose 100% when she speaks out about 9/11 and the Government. All other times, meeh, whatev.
I agree with her. Rosie really does give lesbians a bad name and she is so rude and disrespectful to her co-hosts, the audience and numerous people that she puts down. Someone who has a dirty mouth like her will never be a good role model or someone that I enjoy watching on TV.
oooooh…that was scathing. *giggle*
I love Camille, she is an amazing cultural anthropologist, with some very insightful comments about media manipulation and fame whores. Just because the vast majority of you have never read a book or understand the meaning of words the average 16 year old should know is sad. Her comments about Rosie were spot on. She is an offensive bore with the intelligence of a gourd.
I can’t stand Camille Pagila- or Rosie, but Pagila says a lot of misogynistic stuff for a supposed feminist. She might have a good point now and then, but she’s definetly one of those writers who says stuff just to get attention. That’s way more boring and offensive than Rosie.
Right on, Devin!!
So now I know what a solipsist is. Quite an accurate description of O’Donnell too, imo. Up until now the only new words I learned from gossip sites were “Dirty Sanchez” and “merkin”. I can feel my mind expanding as I type this…
Get off your high horse, Devin. It’s not every day that words like “solipsist” and “stentorian” get thrown about… I doubt the average person knows or understands the meaning of either, much less a 16 year old. And blanket statements like “blah blah you have never read a book” are incredibly ignorant and lame. Sorry, it just bugs me that you’re insulting people because essentially- they don’t admire who you admire. In my opinion, Camille is incredibly pretentious. I agree with lolly; although Rosie often grates on my nerves, I think it’s wonderful that she’s questioning things and publicly expressing those views.
@Randi: lol I have no idea what “merkin” is… but seeing as you placed it in the same sentence as “dirty sanchez”- I don’t think I want to know!
I don’t see how Rosie gives lesbians a bad name. Does a straight, smart ass know it all give straight people a bad name? You just can’t judge all people in a demographic by one or two whackjobs.
I can understand her criticism of Rosie - I argue with some of it. Yet I found it equally childish for her to take joy at Trump hurling insults at Rosie. Hey…here’s an idea…why not support and encourage meaningful discussion rather than constantly slamming anyone who tries to speak up about things. It’s easy to be a critic.
I believe the only way I could enjoy Camilla,if she was facing Mecca on her Knees or with her Heels snapped behind her Ears.,apologizing to me about her misguided stance on Lesbianism.