Newsflash: celebs are awful to interviewers

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

Jesus, she did not "comment on a pregnant actress's body" - she congratulated her on her pregnancy!

I don't know how people with your mindset get through a normal day. Grow up.

Commenting on someone’s pregnant body and growing stomach is actually the definition of commenting on someone’s body. Are you slow?

Np. You're an overly sensitive snowflake and should grow up. The interviewer was attempting to congratulate Blake. The way Blake acted was complete mean, spoiled brat.

In what world is commenting on someone’s changing body appropriate?

NP changing body? she had publicly announced her pregancy,stop grasping at straws to justify unaceeptable behavior.

dp So? That does not invite anyone to talk about someone's body. When I was pregnant my neighbor kept saying "YOU ARE SOOO BIG!"

Do you really think "congratulations on your little bump" was a comment on the actual size of Blake Lively's belly?

What else is it about?

About the simple, known, announced fact that she is pregnant.

It’s more than that no matter how many times you keep repeating it. The bump is literally the bulge in the belly. If you wanted to talk strictly about the size of the baby, which also weird, it’s usually a bean or piece of fruit according to all the baby books.

How old are you?

There was definitely a time, maybe around 2000-2010, where everyone was taking about baby bumps and there were all these celebrity bump sightings.

I remember the time because I was pregnant then and it was very common to hear "bump."

Yes. Entertainment reporters were on "bump watch" with celebrities. To the point that several actresses had to make a comment that the "bump" was just the results of a meal (some called it a food baby) weight gain, or other normal bloating. It was an intrusive and gross approach to women's bodies being dressed up as cutesy reporting.

I just commented the same thing, not having read this. It still happens. I recently saw people were zooming in on Taylor Swift’s belly wondering if she’s pregnant or just gaining weight. Some things never change.

Do you think that female musicians put on the skimpiest possible outfits to perform because they don't want their bodies noticed?

It's really quite a catch 22 to wear essentially a bathing suit every time you're in public, while chastising anyone who notices what you look like.

I think it's weird that male musicians are mostly allowed to wear pants while women are apparently forced to perform in tiny bits of lycra. We can have a long chat about that. But it's just denying human nature to expect that the person wearing tiny bits of lycra won't have their body noticed!

Nonetheless, that is not at all what happened with Blake Lively here.

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To me there is a big qualitative difference between (1) someone posting online or in a gossip rag about a "bump watch" regarding a female celebrity where they are zooming in on the celebrity's midsection in photos and debating whether or not she is pregnant and (2) a reporter verbally congratulating a celebrity who has *announced* a pregnancy publicly with "congrats on your little bump there."

Like I totally agree the first one is awful and shouldn't happen and people who engage in that kind of speculation should stop. But the second just seems like a fairly normal interaction in the workplace that I must have had dozens of times when I was pregnant. And yes sometimes it does feel awkward for someone you know professionally only to make a comment on your pregnancy. But I also saw it for what it was which was people being human and treating me as human even though we were just colleagues. It was similar to when my dad died and I took bereavement leave and many coworkers who I really do not know well reached out to offer condolences. It felt awkward and uncomfortable but also I think it's nice they did it if that makes sense.

I just think Blake trying to pin the entire messed up "bump watch" media culture on this one Finnish fashion reporter who offered a clumsy congratulations on her announced pregnancy was a massive overreaction and misunderstanding of what was happening. The fact that Blake then chose to engage in a host of really revolting mean girl behaviors as a result (completely ignoring a person who has shown up explicitly to interview you for their job is just beyond unprofessional and rude -- it is so so much worse than referring to someone's "little bump") just demonstrates Blake's poor character. Everyone overreacts sometimes (especially when hormonal) but if your go to move is to behave like Regina George on a scorched earth campaign then the problem is way bigger than that.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

Jesus, she did not "comment on a pregnant actress's body" - she congratulated her on her pregnancy!

I don't know how people with your mindset get through a normal day. Grow up.

Commenting on someone’s pregnant body and growing stomach is actually the definition of commenting on someone’s body. Are you slow?

Np. You're an overly sensitive snowflake and should grow up. The interviewer was attempting to congratulate Blake. The way Blake acted was complete mean, spoiled brat.

In what world is commenting on someone’s changing body appropriate?

NP changing body? she had publicly announced her pregancy,stop grasping at straws to justify unaceeptable behavior.

dp So? That does not invite anyone to talk about someone's body. When I was pregnant my neighbor kept saying "YOU ARE SOOO BIG!"

Do you really think "congratulations on your little bump" was a comment on the actual size of Blake Lively's belly?

What else is it about?

About the simple, known, announced fact that she is pregnant.

It’s more than that no matter how many times you keep repeating it. The bump is literally the bulge in the belly. If you wanted to talk strictly about the size of the baby, which also weird, it’s usually a bean or piece of fruit according to all the baby books.

How old are you?

There was definitely a time, maybe around 2000-2010, where everyone was taking about baby bumps and there were all these celebrity bump sightings.

I remember the time because I was pregnant then and it was very common to hear "bump."

Yes. Entertainment reporters were on "bump watch" with celebrities. To the point that several actresses had to make a comment that the "bump" was just the results of a meal (some called it a food baby) weight gain, or other normal bloating. It was an intrusive and gross approach to women's bodies being dressed up as cutesy reporting.

I just commented the same thing, not having read this. It still happens. I recently saw people were zooming in on Taylor Swift’s belly wondering if she’s pregnant or just gaining weight. Some things never change.

Do you think that female musicians put on the skimpiest possible outfits to perform because they don't want their bodies noticed?

It's really quite a catch 22 to wear essentially a bathing suit every time you're in public, while chastising anyone who notices what you look like.

I think it's weird that male musicians are mostly allowed to wear pants while women are apparently forced to perform in tiny bits of lycra. We can have a long chat about that. But it's just denying human nature to expect that the person wearing tiny bits of lycra won't have their body noticed!

Nonetheless, that is not at all what happened with Blake Lively here.

Normal bodies don’t have flat tummies all the time. The majority of women with a pooch on any given day aren’t pregnant and it’s mostly women playing this game with other women. They should know better.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

+1

Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

Jesus, she did not "comment on a pregnant actress's body" - she congratulated her on her pregnancy!

I don't know how people with your mindset get through a normal day. Grow up.

Commenting on someone’s pregnant body and growing stomach is actually the definition of commenting on someone’s body. Are you slow?

Np. You're an overly sensitive snowflake and should grow up. The interviewer was attempting to congratulate Blake. The way Blake acted was complete mean, spoiled brat.

In what world is commenting on someone’s changing body appropriate?

NP changing body? she had publicly announced her pregancy,stop grasping at straws to justify unaceeptable behavior.

dp So? That does not invite anyone to talk about someone's body. When I was pregnant my neighbor kept saying "YOU ARE SOOO BIG!"

Do you really think "congratulations on your little bump" was a comment on the actual size of Blake Lively's belly?

What else is it about?

About the simple, known, announced fact that she is pregnant.

It’s more than that no matter how many times you keep repeating it. The bump is literally the bulge in the belly. If you wanted to talk strictly about the size of the baby, which also weird, it’s usually a bean or piece of fruit according to all the baby books.

How old are you?

There was definitely a time, maybe around 2000-2010, where everyone was taking about baby bumps and there were all these celebrity bump sightings.

I remember the time because I was pregnant then and it was very common to hear "bump."

Yes. Entertainment reporters were on "bump watch" with celebrities. To the point that several actresses had to make a comment that the "bump" was just the results of a meal (some called it a food baby) weight gain, or other normal bloating. It was an intrusive and gross approach to women's bodies being dressed up as cutesy reporting.

I just commented the same thing, not having read this. It still happens. I recently saw people were zooming in on Taylor Swift’s belly wondering if she’s pregnant or just gaining weight. Some things never change.

Do you think that female musicians put on the skimpiest possible outfits to perform because they don't want their bodies noticed?

It's really quite a catch 22 to wear essentially a bathing suit every time you're in public, while chastising anyone who notices what you look like.

I think it's weird that male musicians are mostly allowed to wear pants while women are apparently forced to perform in tiny bits of lycra. We can have a long chat about that. But it's just denying human nature to expect that the person wearing tiny bits of lycra won't have their body noticed!

Nonetheless, that is not at all what happened with Blake Lively here.

Normal bodies don’t have flat tummies all the time. The majority of women with a pooch on any given day aren’t pregnant and it’s mostly women playing this game with other women. They should know better.

DP. Did you not read the post you are responding to? Blake Lively had told the world she was pregnant, the Finnish journalist congratulated her on it, and Blake Lively chose to behave like a high school student who thinks she is too cool to display basic courtesy to other human beings.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

+1

Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

Jesus, she did not "comment on a pregnant actress's body" - she congratulated her on her pregnancy!

I don't know how people with your mindset get through a normal day. Grow up.

Commenting on someone’s pregnant body and growing stomach is actually the definition of commenting on someone’s body. Are you slow?

Np. You're an overly sensitive snowflake and should grow up. The interviewer was attempting to congratulate Blake. The way Blake acted was complete mean, spoiled brat.

In what world is commenting on someone’s changing body appropriate?

NP changing body? she had publicly announced her pregancy,stop grasping at straws to justify unaceeptable behavior.

dp So? That does not invite anyone to talk about someone's body. When I was pregnant my neighbor kept saying "YOU ARE SOOO BIG!"

Do you really think "congratulations on your little bump" was a comment on the actual size of Blake Lively's belly?

What else is it about?

Blake was seven months pregnant at the time. The interviewer would have said “congrats on your large belly” if she was actually commenting on the size.

Big or small, same thing. Shut your mouth about pregnant women’s bodies. That’s the moral of the story. A big belly might mean you’re eating too much or ready to pop or whatever nonsense people put in their heads. A little bump maybe means it’s not going well, are you ok? Shouldn’t the baby be bigger? Had that happen to me once. People whispered behind my back that they were worried I wasn’t showing enough.

Well, in this case, the reporter was congratulating Blake, not suggesting she was showing too much or too little. Blake has posted pictures of herself in skimpy clothing while pregnant, effectively asking people to look at her belly and notice her bump(s).

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

+1

Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

Jesus, she did not "comment on a pregnant actress's body" - she congratulated her on her pregnancy!

I don't know how people with your mindset get through a normal day. Grow up.

Commenting on someone’s pregnant body and growing stomach is actually the definition of commenting on someone’s body. Are you slow?

Np. You're an overly sensitive snowflake and should grow up. The interviewer was attempting to congratulate Blake. The way Blake acted was complete mean, spoiled brat.

In what world is commenting on someone’s changing body appropriate?

NP changing body? she had publicly announced her pregancy,stop grasping at straws to justify unaceeptable behavior.

dp So? That does not invite anyone to talk about someone's body. When I was pregnant my neighbor kept saying "YOU ARE SOOO BIG!"

Do you really think "congratulations on your little bump" was a comment on the actual size of Blake Lively's belly?

What else is it about?

Blake was seven months pregnant at the time. The interviewer would have said “congrats on your large belly” if she was actually commenting on the size.

Big or small, same thing. Shut your mouth about pregnant women’s bodies. That’s the moral of the story. A big belly might mean you’re eating too much or ready to pop or whatever nonsense people put in their heads. A little bump maybe means it’s not going well, are you ok? Shouldn’t the baby be bigger? Had that happen to me once. People whispered behind my back that they were worried I wasn’t showing enough.

Well, in this case, the reporter was congratulating Blake, not suggesting she was showing too much or too little. Blake has posted pictures of herself in skimpy clothing while pregnant, effectively asking people to look at her belly and notice her bump(s).

But more importantly she announced she was pregnant. And journalist made no indication she was using the term "little bump" to refer to anything other than a normally developing fetus.

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Totally on brand for Blake who cries fat shaming because a coworker is worried about his back. Smh.

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I just saw an interview Blake did where she said she gets into a character for all her roles by thinking about her characters style. So literally she preps for roles thinking about fashion. But don’t talk to her about fashion I guess cause it’s sexist or something.

Make it make sense.

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw an interview Blake did where she said she gets into a character for all her roles by thinking about her characters style. So literally she preps for roles thinking about fashion. But don’t talk to her about fashion I guess cause it’s sexist or something.

Make it make sense.

It's just exactly the sort of thing a narcissist would do, right? Make other people feel crazy by putting them in this impossible situation of demanding they pay attention to, and remark on, every thing you do - while at the same time, being totally volatile and unpredictable about what will set you off.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked these junkets and in defense of the celebrities, they are mindless assembly lines and the reporters do not always ask the best questions. Sure she was rude but with the the “bump” reporter gave to make if about herself? Was Blake supposed to know she was infertile? Ridiculous.

Of course not. Blake was supposed to play the game. She’s being paid lot of money to do that. She didn’t. This interview didn’t get out earlier because the movie totally flopped.

You are an actor. Act polite. If you want to play feminist than you need to wait for a bad question. She didn’t get one she got appropriate questions and she mishandled them.

I just saw a clip of Benedict Cumberbun or whatever his name is and Kiera knightley do an interview and the male interviewer stated by telling Kiera (who looked gorgeous) that she “looked worn out.”

Benedict was clearly shocked and said did you just tell this beautiful woman she looks worn out? and Kiera goes “yea?!! F**k you!”

Kiera was rude but it’s being celebrated because she stood up for herself and clapped back at a rude question. She acted appropriately.

Blake did not.

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Blake comes off as the pretty, popular woman and her sycophant friend ganging up on another woman for sport. The interviewer made a *minor* faux pas by saying "bump" instead of just "congrats on the baby." The interviewer is also a non-native English speaker and a woman, so deserves the benefit of the doubt regarding what is, at worst, a slightly more invasive comment.

If the reporter is truly infertile as she claims; she should know commenting on a pregnant woman’s body is inappropriate. Full stop. And to harbor resentment 8 years later? Yeah, no.

Sure, it's not appropriate. The interviewer is Finnish and was likely repeating a phrase she'd heard other English-speakers use and did not know it could be considered inappropriate.

The resentment she harbors is for Lively treating her like garbage for the rest of the interview. The interviewer made a faux pas. Lively went for blood. I totally get why the experience stick with her.

I am a native English speaker and took the interviewer as meaning nothing more than "congrats on your pregnancy, which you publicly announced." The response was frankly shocking. And so instant, too.

You’re leaving out the key detail of “hey you look a little fat with that baby bump”. Nobody likes that pointed out especially by a stranger. Celebs are often obsessed with their bodies and their careers depend on them. Blake might have been feeling a certain way about that. The interviewer was tactless and clueless.

Fat?!

Have you ever been pregnant? Not everyone is thrilled with all the changes to their body. It’s not a constant awesome glow. Get real.

Oh for gd's sake. How many times has she been pregnant now? It's not exactly a secret that your tummy grows while you're making a baby. She should be used to it by now - and also be normal enough to know this person was just congratulating her about a pregnancy she'd been public about, not saying "you're a fat cow you fat cow."

I wasn't in the room. Maybe before the camera started rolling the interview did say "you're a fat cow" but I doubt it.

It is literally Blake Lively's job to get on camera and sell the movie she's in. Not her job to get on camera and turn into a weirdo who's calling an interviewer fat because the interviewer congratulated her on a pregnancy. This was insane.

It is literally the journalist’s job to conduct herself in a professional manner. How do you think it’s going to go when you comment on a pregnant actress’s body?

What is insane is clout chasing for the interview 8 years later.

Jesus, she did not "comment on a pregnant actress's body" - she congratulated her on her pregnancy!

I don't know how people with your mindset get through a normal day. Grow up.

Commenting on someone’s pregnant body and growing stomach is actually the definition of commenting on someone’s body. Are you slow?

Np. You're an overly sensitive snowflake and should grow up. The interviewer was attempting to congratulate Blake. The way Blake acted was complete mean, spoiled brat.

In what world is commenting on someone’s changing body appropriate?

NP changing body? she had publicly announced her pregancy,stop grasping at straws to justify unaceeptable behavior.

dp So? That does not invite anyone to talk about someone's body. When I was pregnant my neighbor kept saying "YOU ARE SOOO BIG!"

Do you really think "congratulations on your little bump" was a comment on the actual size of Blake Lively's belly?

What else is it about?

About the simple, known, announced fact that she is pregnant.

It’s more than that no matter how many times you keep repeating it. The bump is literally the bulge in the belly. If you wanted to talk strictly about the size of the baby, which also weird, it’s usually a bean or piece of fruit according to all the baby books.

How old are you?

There was definitely a time, maybe around 2000-2010, where everyone was taking about baby bumps and there were all these celebrity bump sightings.

I remember the time because I was pregnant then and it was very common to hear "bump."

Yes. Entertainment reporters were on "bump watch" with celebrities. To the point that several actresses had to make a comment that the "bump" was just the results of a meal (some called it a food baby) weight gain, or other normal bloating. It was an intrusive and gross approach to women's bodies being dressed up as cutesy reporting.

I just commented the same thing, not having read this. It still happens. I recently saw people were zooming in on Taylor Swift’s belly wondering if she’s pregnant or just gaining weight. Some things never change.

Do you think that female musicians put on the skimpiest possible outfits to perform because they don't want their bodies noticed?

It's really quite a catch 22 to wear essentially a bathing suit every time you're in public, while chastising anyone who notices what you look like.

I think it's weird that male musicians are mostly allowed to wear pants while women are apparently forced to perform in tiny bits of lycra. We can have a long chat about that. But it's just denying human nature to expect that the person wearing tiny bits of lycra won't have their body noticed!

Nonetheless, that is not at all what happened with Blake Lively here.

Normal bodies don’t have flat tummies all the time. The majority of women with a pooch on any given day aren’t pregnant and it’s mostly women playing this game with other women. They should know better.

DP. Did you not read the post you are responding to? Blake Lively had told the world she was pregnant, the Finnish journalist congratulated her on it, and Blake Lively chose to behave like a high school student who thinks she is too cool to display basic courtesy to other human beings.

There can be more than 1 thing going on. A stupid comment taken the wrong way about her body and an outsized response. It’s not either or.

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw an interview Blake did where she said she gets into a character for all her roles by thinking about her characters style. So literally she preps for roles thinking about fashion. But don’t talk to her about fashion I guess cause it’s sexist or something.

Make it make sense.

It's just exactly the sort of thing a narcissist would do, right? Make other people feel crazy by putting them in this impossible situation of demanding they pay attention to, and remark on, every thing you do - while at the same time, being totally volatile and unpredictable about what will set you off.

Imagine pregnant women with raging hormones being unpredictable. Who knew?

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw an interview Blake did where she said she gets into a character for all her roles by thinking about her characters style. So literally she preps for roles thinking about fashion. But don’t talk to her about fashion I guess cause it’s sexist or something.

Make it make sense.

It's just exactly the sort of thing a narcissist would do, right? Make other people feel crazy by putting them in this impossible situation of demanding they pay attention to, and remark on, every thing you do - while at the same time, being totally volatile and unpredictable about what will set you off.

Imagine pregnant women with raging hormones being unpredictable. Who knew?

No, she was nasty.

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw an interview Blake did where she said she gets into a character for all her roles by thinking about her characters style. So literally she preps for roles thinking about fashion. But don’t talk to her about fashion I guess cause it’s sexist or something.

Make it make sense.

It's just exactly the sort of thing a narcissist would do, right? Make other people feel crazy by putting them in this impossible situation of demanding they pay attention to, and remark on, every thing you do - while at the same time, being totally volatile and unpredictable about what will set you off.

Imagine pregnant women with raging hormones being unpredictable. Who knew?

This is ridiculous and misogynistic. I’ve had 3 pregnancies and am in perimenopause. I know a thing or two about raging hormones and trust me I’ve been there. I’ve never once been that unprofessional at my job because a question or comment rubbed me the wrong way. Let’s not act like it’s okay for women to go full on mean girl at work because our hormones fluctuate.

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw an interview Blake did where she said she gets into a character for all her roles by thinking about her characters style. So literally she preps for roles thinking about fashion. But don’t talk to her about fashion I guess cause it’s sexist or something.

Make it make sense.

It's just exactly the sort of thing a narcissist would do, right? Make other people feel crazy by putting them in this impossible situation of demanding they pay attention to, and remark on, every thing you do - while at the same time, being totally volatile and unpredictable about what will set you off.

Imagine pregnant women with raging hormones being unpredictable. Who knew?

Do you really want to go in that direction? That's the line of argument used to say that women shouldn't hold positions of power.

And even if that is the reason, Blake Lively could have apologized - which (to the best of my knowledge) she has not done.

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw an interview Blake did where she said she gets into a character for all her roles by thinking about her characters style. So literally she preps for roles thinking about fashion. But don’t talk to her about fashion I guess cause it’s sexist or something.

Make it make sense.

It's just exactly the sort of thing a narcissist would do, right? Make other people feel crazy by putting them in this impossible situation of demanding they pay attention to, and remark on, every thing you do - while at the same time, being totally volatile and unpredictable about what will set you off.

Imagine pregnant women with raging hormones being unpredictable. Who knew?

Do you really want to go in that direction? That's the line of argument used to say that women shouldn't hold positions of power.

And even if that is the reason, Blake Lively could have apologized - which (to the best of my knowledge) she has not done.

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I am a HS teacher who taught from 3 months pregnant until a week before I gave birth. You don’t think the students I taught said nasty things ever? I held my tongue and controlled my ‘raging hormones’. Because I’m an effing adult.