This is why people find Gwyneth Paltrow insufferable

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Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. I like her. I think she is funny and self-deprecating. Her dad, Bruce Paltrow, was a well-known director and producer, and yes, Jewish. She was raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays and she has raised her kids in a Jewish environment. She formally converted to Judaism in 2014, so obviously she does very much identify as Jewish.

Newsflash to those insisting she’s not Jewish: while her mom is a WASP, she is indeed half Jewish and fully converted. And you can be blond and also Jewish. Good grief.

I really don't think anyone except you cares.

Agree. A PP insinuated that the GP hate was due to her being Jewish but most of us didn’t know that and don’t care. There can be reasons she’s disliked that have nothing to do with her religion or heritage.

Just admit you hate her because she's rich, white, and successful. I don't know what color you are but I'm going to guess green.

Don't forget thin and blond.

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Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. I like her. I think she is funny and self-deprecating. Her dad, Bruce Paltrow, was a well-known director and producer, and yes, Jewish. She was raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays and she has raised her kids in a Jewish environment. She formally converted to Judaism in 2014, so obviously she does very much identify as Jewish.

Newsflash to those insisting she’s not Jewish: while her mom is a WASP, she is indeed half Jewish and fully converted. And you can be blond and also Jewish. Good grief.

I really don't think anyone except you cares.

Agree. A PP insinuated that the GP hate was due to her being Jewish but most of us didn’t know that and don’t care. There can be reasons she’s disliked that have nothing to do with her religion or heritage.

Just admit you hate her because she's rich, white, and successful. I don't know what color you are but I'm going to guess green.

Is she white or is she Jewish?

Those aren't exclusionary. There are white Jews, black Jews, and Asian Jews. We're everywhere! <cue diabolical laughter>

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Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. I like her. I think she is funny and self-deprecating. Her dad, Bruce Paltrow, was a well-known director and producer, and yes, Jewish. She was raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays and she has raised her kids in a Jewish environment. She formally converted to Judaism in 2014, so obviously she does very much identify as Jewish.

Newsflash to those insisting she’s not Jewish: while her mom is a WASP, she is indeed half Jewish and fully converted. And you can be blond and also Jewish. Good grief.

I really don't think anyone except you cares.

Agree. A PP insinuated that the GP hate was due to her being Jewish but most of us didn’t know that and don’t care. There can be reasons she’s disliked that have nothing to do with her religion or heritage.

Just admit you hate her because she's rich, white, and successful. I don't know what color you are but I'm going to guess green.

NP. I dislike her, not because I'm jealous, but because of her stupidity and bilking women with the crap she pushed thru her website. She sells ridiculously expensive crap that is crap and tries to normalize lots of unhealthy practices. If she does/uses half the stuff she pushes, she is a moron.

She takes GOOP incredibly seriously. It's FT job - she has investors, she has to. Sometimes she's in on the joke, because she has to be (the reason why all pres candidates go on SNL now) but that doesn't mean it's not serious and that she still doesn't write articles like this one.
But here's the thing - no one (including you) is forced to buy any of that stuff. And she's also self-deprecating about GOOP and how silly it all is. Who cares?

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Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. I like her. I think she is funny and self-deprecating. Her dad, Bruce Paltrow, was a well-known director and producer, and yes, Jewish. She was raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays and she has raised her kids in a Jewish environment. She formally converted to Judaism in 2014, so obviously she does very much identify as Jewish.

Newsflash to those insisting she’s not Jewish: while her mom is a WASP, she is indeed half Jewish and fully converted. And you can be blond and also Jewish. Good grief.

I really don't think anyone except you cares.

Agree. A PP insinuated that the GP hate was due to her being Jewish but most of us didn’t know that and don’t care. There can be reasons she’s disliked that have nothing to do with her religion or heritage.

Just admit you hate her because she's rich, white, and successful. I don't know what color you are but I'm going to guess green.

NP, but I don't think so. I admire a lot of beautiful women. LOVE Kate Middleton and MM (wish they got along and were BFFs, oh well), and I think Kristen Cavallari is hilarious and a lot more gorgeous than Gwyneth. So, don't think it's jealously, at least for me. I just find her annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. I like her. I think she is funny and self-deprecating. Her dad, Bruce Paltrow, was a well-known director and producer, and yes, Jewish. She was raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays and she has raised her kids in a Jewish environment. She formally converted to Judaism in 2014, so obviously she does very much identify as Jewish.

Newsflash to those insisting she’s not Jewish: while her mom is a WASP, she is indeed half Jewish and fully converted. And you can be blond and also Jewish. Good grief.

I really don't think anyone except you cares.

Agree. A PP insinuated that the GP hate was due to her being Jewish but most of us didn’t know that and don’t care. There can be reasons she’s disliked that have nothing to do with her religion or heritage.

Just admit you hate her because she's rich, white, and successful. I don't know what color you are but I'm going to guess green.

NP, but I don't think so. I admire a lot of beautiful women. LOVE Kate Middleton and MM (wish they got along and were BFFs, oh well), and I think Kristen Cavallari is hilarious and a lot more gorgeous than Gwyneth. So, don't think it's jealously, at least for me. I just find her annoying.

How old are you? You probably aren't GP target audience. I'm going to guess they skew older and closer to her age. You seem much younger.

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Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. I like her. I think she is funny and self-deprecating. Her dad, Bruce Paltrow, was a well-known director and producer, and yes, Jewish. She was raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays and she has raised her kids in a Jewish environment. She formally converted to Judaism in 2014, so obviously she does very much identify as Jewish.

Newsflash to those insisting she’s not Jewish: while her mom is a WASP, she is indeed half Jewish and fully converted. And you can be blond and also Jewish. Good grief.

I really don't think anyone except you cares.

Agree. A PP insinuated that the GP hate was due to her being Jewish but most of us didn’t know that and don’t care. There can be reasons she’s disliked that have nothing to do with her religion or heritage.

Just admit you hate her because she's rich, white, and successful. I don't know what color you are but I'm going to guess green.

NP, but I don't think so. I admire a lot of beautiful women. LOVE Kate Middleton and MM (wish they got along and were BFFs, oh well), and I think Kristen Cavallari is hilarious and a lot more gorgeous than Gwyneth. So, don't think it's jealously, at least for me. I just find her annoying.

How old are you? You probably aren't GP target audience. I'm going to guess they skew older and closer to her age. You seem much younger.

I'm pretty sure by bringing her 16 year old daughter into the mix, she's really trying for a younger audience.

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Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. I like her. I think she is funny and self-deprecating. Her dad, Bruce Paltrow, was a well-known director and producer, and yes, Jewish. She was raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays and she has raised her kids in a Jewish environment. She formally converted to Judaism in 2014, so obviously she does very much identify as Jewish.

Newsflash to those insisting she’s not Jewish: while her mom is a WASP, she is indeed half Jewish and fully converted. And you can be blond and also Jewish. Good grief.

I really don't think anyone except you cares.

Agree. A PP insinuated that the GP hate was due to her being Jewish but most of us didn’t know that and don’t care. There can be reasons she’s disliked that have nothing to do with her religion or heritage.

Just admit you hate her because she's rich, white, and successful. I don't know what color you are but I'm going to guess green.

NP, but I don't think so. I admire a lot of beautiful women. LOVE Kate Middleton and MM (wish they got along and were BFFs, oh well), and I think Kristen Cavallari is hilarious and a lot more gorgeous than Gwyneth. So, don't think it's jealously, at least for me. I just find her annoying.

How old are you? You probably aren't GP target audience. I'm going to guess they skew older and closer to her age. You seem much younger.

I'm pretty sure by bringing her 16 year old daughter into the mix, she's really trying for a younger audience.

Well I guess its not for you then. You aren't 50, aren't the parent of a teen age girl, and think she's boring. Different strokes for different folks. I have never even looked at GOOP I just know who Gwyneth Paltrow is. I don't waste time on things that I don't find interesting or don't appeal to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn't her father a B-list producer?

According to her fan girl he was a B-list producer AND director on Scorsese’s level

The point is her dad was well connected enough to help her get her foot in the door. Come on, do you really need all the dots connected for you? Nobody thinks she is an amazing actress but her dad happened to know the right people because of who he was.

Who's claiming she's an amazing actress? She's a famous person, whose family is involved with acting so that's where the strings were pulled. I'd trade lives with her in a heartbeat if I could bring my kids along for the ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn't her father a B-list producer?

According to her fan girl he was a B-list producer AND director on Scorsese’s level

The point is her dad was well connected enough to help her get her foot in the door. Come on, do you really need all the dots connected for you? Nobody thinks she is an amazing actress but her dad happened to know the right people because of who he was.

Who's claiming she's an amazing actress? She's a famous person, whose family is involved with acting so that's where the strings were pulled. I'd trade lives with her in a heartbeat if I could bring my kids along for the ride.

Exactly. But someone (see above) keeps wanting to discuss her dad. The only reason he is relevant is because he helped open doors. It doesn't matter if he was a household name or not. It's pretty clear that Gwyneth, like just about everyone else in Hollywood, has used her connections and network to make herself successful.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn't her father a B-list producer?

According to her fan girl he was a B-list producer AND director on Scorsese’s level

The point is her dad was well connected enough to help her get her foot in the door. Come on, do you really need all the dots connected for you? Nobody thinks she is an amazing actress but her dad happened to know the right people because of who he was.

Who's claiming she's an amazing actress? She's a famous person, whose family is involved with acting so that's where the strings were pulled. I'd trade lives with her in a heartbeat if I could bring my kids along for the ride.

No one needs to claim an amazing actress- she was considered the best in her day when she won best actress for Shakespeare in love. Which I recently watched and can not believe she actually won. Her dad must have been very powerful indeed.

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and here you are, acting like you invented frustration with Gwyneth Paltrow and her tone deafness.

People buy what she recommends. They subscribe to her blogs. Apparently not everyone is as frustrated as you are.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn't her father a B-list producer?

According to her fan girl he was a B-list producer AND director on Scorsese’s level

The point is her dad was well connected enough to help her get her foot in the door. Come on, do you really need all the dots connected for you? Nobody thinks she is an amazing actress but her dad happened to know the right people because of who he was.

Who's claiming she's an amazing actress? She's a famous person, whose family is involved with acting so that's where the strings were pulled. I'd trade lives with her in a heartbeat if I could bring my kids along for the ride.

No one needs to claim an amazing actress- she was considered the best in her day when she won best actress for Shakespeare in love. Which I recently watched and can not believe she actually won. Her dad must have been very powerful indeed.

That would be a better conversation.... actors who didn't deserve their awards and who should have won. The Oscars have been problematic for a very long time.

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You don’t realize it, but internally this finding her “insufferable” is deadly jealousy. She was born wealthy, never needed for anything, naturally thin, and successful in her own way. Her brand is a bit out if touch, but that’s not the entire person. So much if this thread is just mean girl shnit.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t realize it, but internally this finding her “insufferable” is deadly jealousy. She was born wealthy, never needed for anything, naturally thin, and successful in her own way. Her brand is a bit out if touch, but that’s not the entire person. So much if this thread is just mean girl shnit.

NP - but no its not jealousy for me. I've been very fortunate and am very happy with my life. i find the GOOP thing to be absurd, and she comes across as out of touch and preachy - which is a huge turn off. we're entitled to have opinions that aren't rooted in some pathological jealousy, just like you're allowed to make inaccurate generalizations on the internet

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t realize it, but internally this finding her “insufferable” is deadly jealousy. She was born wealthy, never needed for anything, naturally thin, and successful in her own way. Her brand is a bit out if touch, but that’s not the entire person. So much if this thread is just mean girl shnit.

NP - but no its not jealousy for me. I've been very fortunate and am very happy with my life. i find the GOOP thing to be absurd, and she comes across as out of touch and preachy - which is a huge turn off. we're entitled to have opinions that aren't rooted in some pathological jealousy, just like you're allowed to make inaccurate generalizations on the internet

Eh. Nitpicking tends to have an emotional component.