{"id":6712,"date":"2011-01-02T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-02T08:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=6712"},"modified":"2012-08-16T00:02:53","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T08:02:53","slug":"david-thomson-what-a-fucking-cunt%e2%84%a2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/david-thomson-what-a-fucking-cunt%e2%84%a2\/","title":{"rendered":"David Thomson: What a Fucking Cunt\u2122!"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n In his New Biographical Dictionary of Film<\/strong><\/a>, British critic David Thomson<\/strong> says of actress Rachel Weisz<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Hahahaha! What a fucking moron! \u00a0I’d make him Cunt of the Week\u2122 \u00a0if I weren’t so lazy tonight.<\/p>\n This absurd quote was brought to my attention by an argument on Twitter<\/strong>, in which an Australian film critic kept insisting that Mr. Thomson is trying to give Ms. Weizs a compliment<\/em>, as opposed to exhibiting any racism.<\/p>\n I jumped into the argument, suggesting that exchanging the word “Episcopalian” for “Jewish” would demonstrate what a preposterous statement it is. \u00a0 Another guy had already asked in exasperation, \u00a0Why should she have to ‘mask’ her Jewishness in the first place? But the Australian guy wouldn’t budge.<\/p>\n At times like this, I wonder if \u00a0I’m giving people too much credit for being even moderately sophisticated.<\/p>\n Anyway, David Thomson, what a fucking cunt\u2122\u00a0!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In his New Biographical Dictionary of Film, British critic David Thomson says of actress Rachel Weisz: “Yes, she’s Jewish and unwilling to do anything to mask it – including putting a damper on her vigorous intellect.” Hahahaha! What a fucking … Continue reading