In Honor of My Namesake « White Washed Feminists

In Honor of My Namesake

October 18, 2008 by Laura Croft

I found this article about Angelina Jolie and I thought it would be fun to post here.

To me she represents the ideal woman: strong, capable, maternal, charitable.

Enjoy!

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15 Responses

on October 18, 2008 at 12:17 pm debrabaker

Aside from shagging a married man, I really like AG, and I can’t put my finger on the why.
on October 20, 2008 at 2:44 pm Alisa

That’s hilarious… a little boy asking his mom if she can do a cartwheel when she’s actually the best thing to happen to action-flick box office numbers in years!
on October 21, 2008 at 12:20 pm shadowspring

Yikes! She started her family by having an affair with a married man! That self-centered beginning to her family life takes a lot of the shine off for me.

Strong? Adultery is weak. Capable? Maternal? Charitable? Okay, she wins on those points.

So I give her three out of four stars. Not bad. =)
on October 22, 2008 at 9:57 pm Jennifer

Thanks, Laura She is pretty cool, and gorgeous to boot. So are you
on October 23, 2008 at 8:50 am One who has been burned

yeah … I like her too and I dunno why either …
on October 23, 2008 at 3:50 pm Beth a.k.a. ThursdaysChild

But how maternal can someone with a low level of morals actually be? I admire her for making a home for her adopted children but what kind of example is she setting? No one’s perfect, but could she at least strive for acceptable?

But as an actress, she’s terrific! I’m watching Mr. & Mrs. Smith right now.
on October 24, 2008 at 7:55 am Pauline

She cheated with a married man. Her pregnancy with the twins came about by IV because she didn’t want to be bothered “trying” to get pregnant. I think she is a little nutty and that she collects children like trinkets.
on October 24, 2008 at 11:47 am Cally Tyrol

Wow, Pauline, I hadn’t heard that she conceived her twins using IVF. It kind of surprises me because her chances of conception are much MUCH higher doing it the old-fashioned way. Would you mind posting a link to where you read that information?

I would hardly call adopting three children from third-world countries “collecting children.” She adopted two of them before she even MET Brad Pitt. Her entire family, Mr. Pitt included, travels with her wherever she goes and vice versa. Pitt has adopted her children that she had before him. They do not leave their children in the care of others while they are working. They donate literally MILLIONS of dollars to charity. And they get their hands dirty doing the work themselves.

Adulteress? Yes. Is she a saint? No, and she’d be the first person to say so.

I do think its totally unwarranted to suggest that she collects children. She’s doing more for children than most Americans through adoption, donation, and actual charity work, and I think its admirable.
on October 24, 2008 at 12:53 pm Amanda

http://www.parentdish.com/2008/07/25/angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitt-used-ivf-to-conceive-twins/

It links to US Weekly which evidently broke the “news”.
on October 24, 2008 at 1:25 pm Cally Tyrol

Fair enough.

Not sure how the fact that she used IVF means that they couldn’t be bothered to conceive normally though… I’m not a big fan of “unnamed sources” when it comes to celebrity dish. Anyone who’s experienced IVF knows that it is a very difficult process- certainly much more stressful than conceiving naturally because the odds are really stacked against you.
on October 24, 2008 at 5:59 pm Andrea

And Cally, to back your statement up…

It is US Weekly, for pete’s sake. Not the most reputable source, in my opinion.
on October 26, 2008 at 11:26 pm Alisa

I’m not saying it couldn’t be true, but I have my doubts about the veracity of that IVF article. For one, if it’s true it makes Ms. Jolie a liar. I can’t remember where, but I read a quote from her, that when asked if she had conceived the twins via IVF, that it just happened the good old-fashioned way, that if they had gone that way that they would be happy to share about it, but there was really nothing more to the story to share. Maybe I’d just like to hope that you could believe person. In all honesty, I think that Ms. Jolie deserves a bit more credibility than the tabloids have earned themselves.
on October 27, 2008 at 7:53 am One who has been burned

I guess I am a wee bit shocked at the level of hostility toward this woman.

I do not see adopting children as “collecting trinkets”. The adoption process is HARD even if you are rich and famous.

Also, I have witnessed some so-called “Christians” that were not as committed to their children as this couple (e.g., making an environment so that homeschooling is possible, traveling together as a family for employment, etc.).

Do I approve of adultery?

Absolutely not!

I am reminded of the guy in Peter, Paul, & Mary that became a Christian. He began to tour the USA with a band. The members of the band were not Christian. Some members of the band were treated with object hostility because of the way they dressed. Is this the way Christians are to act to those that are not of the Faith? Whatever happened to …

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
— Jesus, Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:31, Luke 10:27

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD.
—Leviticus 19:18

When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
—Leviticus 19:33-34

Years ago B.J. Thomas also experienced tremendous hostility from the Christian community. Christians loved the fact that he got off of drugs (heroin) and turned his life to Christ, but that still was not good enough in their eyes. Rather than leading by example, they railed against the man because he, too, had members with him that were not Christian and because he honored the requests of the members of the audience by singing some of his previous hits. I witnessed some of this hostility toward him first hand.

I could go on and on and on with examples like this.

The woman at the well experienced this type of hostility by others, but Jesus came up and protected her against all such attacks. We tend to forget that Jesus had a harlot (prostitute) in His lineage that was honored for her action in protecting Joshua and his crew.

I think it is important to disagree with immorality, but I do not think we have to be disagreeable or have OPD (Obnoxious Personality Disorder).

In the meantime, not only will I be praying for this Hollywood couple to repent of previous behavior (who knows if they have not already done that) as well as others that are quick to be on the attack.

My Lord and King has shown me so much mercy, graciousness, and protection, how could I do any less for this couple?
on October 27, 2008 at 8:07 am One who has been burned

Oh, I forgot to say that schizophrenia is a VERY difficult diagnosis to deal with and, from my understanding, Jolie suffers with this diagnosis.

So, rather than disparage her for this diagnosis, I would think it would be more important to pray for her.

I have yet to read in the newer testament where Jesus verbally and emotionally attacked those He healed (even if they were “a little nutty).

It is time to demonstrate Christian compassion.

Frankly, I think she is doing tremendously with this diagnosis (probably, much better than I would!)
on October 28, 2008 at 2:04 pm Alisa

Yikes, sorry for all those typos!