Anonymous wrote:Wow! I am glad that she is ok now and getting medical attention. That was pretty dangerous.

I thought she was always very pretty. I loved her poem that she read during the women's March. I know a lot of older White Republican women are triggered but it was right to speak out against #DiaperDon - the whoremonger, rapist POTUS who wants to fu$ck his own daughter....plus he was incompetent, ignorant, racist, anti-American, corrupt and misogynistic.

I think she is a hero.

OMG. Seek help. And keep your wacko politics off this forum.

Anonymous wrote:How does an actress meet a bonobo researcher? And why does she not have a southern accent like her mother and sister?

Haven’t you seen people like Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas hobnobbing with Hollywood A-listers at fundraisers?

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Anonymous wrote:How does an actress meet a bonobo researcher? And why does she not have a southern accent like her mother and sister?

She was also educated at Harvard and has had an interest in this area for at least a few years (I saw an interview from 2019). I have no idea why she has no accent

He looks pretty cute. I love it when movie stars have these surprising relationships. He is probably stoked, as a Harvard geek, to be dating a movie star. And he seems younger, smart, committed, interesting and cute—so, good on you, Ashley. Best wishes for your speedy recovery.

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Anonymous wrote:Have a friend who has been in the industry for nearly 40 years - has worked with everyone from Madonna and Michael Jackson making videos to Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese on full length features, from the Sopranos to the Marvel Universe. When I once asked him who was the worst person he ever encountered he did not hesitate to indicate Ashley Judd. Said she was “spoiled, unprofessional, hard headed, selfish, insecure, unreliable and a bit crazy.”

I hope she gets better but I bet there is a back story.

Your friend's opinion of Ashley Judd is not really a "back story".

And not evidence either...maybe PPs friend is a jackass.

Anonymous wrote:How does an actress meet a bonobo researcher? And why does she not have a southern accent like her mother and sister?

She was also educated at Harvard and has had an interest in this area for at least a few years (I saw an interview from 2019). I have no idea why she has no accent

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think her acknowledgment of privilege goes far enough and that’s why people are dissatisfied by it. There are multiple layers of privilege in this story, and while everyone of course wishes her a full and speedy recovery, it does not seem like her portion of whatever work she is doing needed to be happening right now. She comes off as entitled, rich, privileged, and clueless. I love wildlife and I think it is great that she wants to bring attention to the plight of the bonobo. It’s just a lot to ask me to rationalize when I think about all of the sacrifices regular people are making due to the pandemic and she bops around from speaking roles at the Women’s March to Congolese forests like a ball in a pinball machine of privilege. Her injury sounds harrowing and I wouldn’t wish it on her, but this whole episode has demonstrated to me that she has some work to do on herself. +1000 to the person who said they hope she donates handsomely to benefit Congolese hospitals and schools. And finally, I, too am curious about who her life partner is.

I hear you, and the role of her privilege here is complicated and I find her hard to know and place, I cannot gage how self aware and mature/insightful she is in regard to her privilege. She's smart, educated, and outspoken but leans histrionic too so it is hard to know the degree to which her motivations to be there at all during a pandemic are coming from commitment, emotional/psychological issues or a combo of all of it . Maybe that is not even discernable but that's what I am curious about, not that it is any of my business and God knows, many flawed men are out there pushing their causes, leaning on their entitlements and no one bats an eye. So I am reluctant to dissect her and obviously what happened to her is horrible and I wish her well. I posted earlier that her trauma background is severe. I have the thought that she takes excessive risks and goes toward things and situations she fears, minimizing or downplaying her vulnerability. She was modeling in Japan at 15 when she was sexuly assaulted and I get the sense that she is a headstrong person who needs to prove something to herself or the world, what exactly I am not sure. That really saddens me. (And also intersects with her privilege. She has the means to actually act on it it). I hope she recovers well. And is able to pay it forward to the many people who risked their lives to save her.

How does an actress meet a bonobo researcher? And why does she not have a southern accent like her mother and sister?

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think her acknowledgment of privilege goes far enough and that’s why people are dissatisfied by it. There are multiple layers of privilege in this story, and while everyone of course wishes her a full and speedy recovery, it does not seem like her portion of whatever work she is doing needed to be happening right now. She comes off as entitled, rich, privileged, and clueless. I love wildlife and I think it is great that she wants to bring attention to the plight of the bonobo. It’s just a lot to ask me to rationalize when I think about all of the sacrifices regular people are making due to the pandemic and she bops around from speaking roles at the Women’s March to Congolese forests like a ball in a pinball machine of privilege. Her injury sounds harrowing and I wouldn’t wish it on her, but this whole episode has demonstrated to me that she has some work to do on herself. +1000 to the person who said they hope she donates handsomely to benefit Congolese hospitals and schools. And finally, I, too am curious about who her life partner is.

How exactly does she come “off off as entitled, rich, privileged, and clueless.”? Please do be specific about her comments or actions relevant to this incident that suggest this.

It’s easy to cut someone down, but at least have the grounded rationale for it. You don’t like Ashley Judd - that is fine. But you don’t have to fabricate a rationale. Or, as some on this thread, degrade her appearance.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, that sounds like a harrowing story. It's nice that she is giving all credit and praise to the people who saved her life. You certainly can't fault her for not being grateful or gracious.

As to why she was in the Congo? I mean, really, of all the places where she's unlikely to be catching or spreading corona, literally isolated in a remote area is pretty safe. Plenty of DCUMs split for isolated areas to get away from the pandemic.

You will be surprised at how well they manage COVID in the Congo unlike here in the US. They have the expertise and top notch infectious diseases doctors who have worked with deadly outbreaks like Ebola. Do not underestimate them.

Wow, that sounds like a harrowing story. It's nice that she is giving all credit and praise to the people who saved her life. You certainly can't fault her for not being grateful or gracious.

As to why she was in the Congo? I mean, really, of all the places where she's unlikely to be catching or spreading corona, literally isolated in a remote area is pretty safe. Plenty of DCUMs split for isolated areas to get away from the pandemic.

I don’t think her acknowledgment of privilege goes far enough and that’s why people are dissatisfied by it. There are multiple layers of privilege in this story, and while everyone of course wishes her a full and speedy recovery, it does not seem like her portion of whatever work she is doing needed to be happening right now. She comes off as entitled, rich, privileged, and clueless. I love wildlife and I think it is great that she wants to bring attention to the plight of the bonobo. It’s just a lot to ask me to rationalize when I think about all of the sacrifices regular people are making due to the pandemic and she bops around from speaking roles at the Women’s March to Congolese forests like a ball in a pinball machine of privilege. Her injury sounds harrowing and I wouldn’t wish it on her, but this whole episode has demonstrated to me that she has some work to do on herself. +1000 to the person who said they hope she donates handsomely to benefit Congolese hospitals and schools. And finally, I, too am curious about who her life partner is.

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Anonymous wrote:She seems like a very good person and I’m sorry this happened to her... but can we please talk about how bad her filler looks? Is this really preferable to just aging now?

Get a life, a husband, a job...anything to keep yourself occupied, you pathetic human being.

NP here - I think we've hit a nerve with the fillers wives club here on DCUM, everybody! (damn! where is the warped face emoji??)

I hope she sees herself and stops doing it. She looks disfigured.

She's probably going to "keep doing it" because her doctors have recommended she use prednisone to treat chronic illness and she has decided her health is worth the side effect of "moon face" from the drugs.

Do you like to tell cancer patients that their hair sucks?

+1

These are not fillers.

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Anonymous wrote:She seems like a very good person and I’m sorry this happened to her... but can we please talk about how bad her filler looks? Is this really preferable to just aging now?

Get a life, a husband, a job...anything to keep yourself occupied, you pathetic human being.

NP here - I think we've hit a nerve with the fillers wives club here on DCUM, everybody! (damn! where is the warped face emoji??)

I hope she sees herself and stops doing it. She looks disfigured.

She's probably going to "keep doing it" because her doctors have recommended she use prednisone to treat chronic illness and she has decided her health is worth the side effect of "moon face" from the drugs.

Do you like to tell cancer patients that their hair sucks?

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Anonymous wrote:She seems like a very good person and I’m sorry this happened to her... but can we please talk about how bad her filler looks? Is this really preferable to just aging now?

Get a life, a husband, a job...anything to keep yourself occupied, you pathetic human being.

NP here - I think we've hit a nerve with the fillers wives club here on DCUM, everybody! (damn! where is the warped face emoji??)

I hope she sees herself and stops doing it. She looks disfigured.

Oh stop. She was getting diddled in the jungle by the ACTUAL researcher. He likes Bonobos and she likes him.

https://heb.fas.harvard.edu/people/martin-surbeck