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malaise

(292,357 posts) Sun Dec 28, 2025, 05:03 AM 15 hrs ago

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 15 hrs ago OP

I thought she was older than that. She had a notable career after her acting days were iver. NT mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago #1

So, it has been confirmed? Coldwater 15 hrs ago #2

The Guardian: Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91 hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #3

A complicated person. lostnfound 13 hrs ago #5

Did much for animals ... a cause that's important Raine 14 hrs ago #4

And her embracing fascistic ideas somehow lets her off the hook, right? valleyrogue 8 hrs ago #26

WHERE did I say that? 🤔 Raine 2 hrs ago #28

;-{) Goonch 13 hrs ago #6

"Bebe" Bardot was a contradiction... BH liberal 12 hrs ago #7

Her supposed work for animals was due entirely to her hatred for people. valleyrogue 8 hrs ago #25

I love Paris in the spring. QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #8

April, in particular. When it is swamped by tourists. marble falls 12 hrs ago #10

I never really got her appeal, I think she cared more for animals than humans - most of her criticism of others ... marble falls 12 hrs ago #9

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

Her inner hate and ugliness manifested in ways that turned her into someone who could be a disney villain. QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #12

Yes I'm sure she wasn't racist at all when she was young and hot WhiskeyGrinder 11 hrs ago #13

LOL! It's cumulative... like a living Dorian Gray portrait. QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #16

that's eugenicist thinking, but ok WhiskeyGrinder 10 hrs ago #17

LOL QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #18

She was a terrible person. There is no getting around it. valleyrogue 11 hrs ago #14

Just because a person ages poorly... BH liberal 10 hrs ago #15

The ugliness was internal and not external. valleyrogue 9 hrs ago #23

Yes. She lived to a ripe old age, indeed. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #19

LOL😀 malaise 10 hrs ago #20

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I have never really been interested in the politics of celebrities. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #22

This one was beyond the pale. valleyrogue 8 hrs ago #24

OK. However, I was not in any way aware of her political beliefs. MineralMan 6 hrs ago #27