marylander1940

She wasn't islamophobe, she was Islamic aware and so am I! Racist? She was proud to be French, nothing wrong with that!

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"you're a mess" = you're fun / entertaining

Shouldn't her name be part of the headline? I just edited, I hope nobody was disappointed for me calling her an "actress" instead of a cultural icon as you suggested. I wish we could type longer headlines while creating a thread as we used to. Of course, she wasn't as famous in the English-speaking world as she was in the Francophonie, but she was admired in the whole world. Her career wasn't as long and international as Alain Delon, but her face was a symbol of 60's beauty. I'm amazed nobody so far has mock her because of her PETA like defense of animal rights. At least she had one child with whom she had an on and off relationship, and therefore she can't be insulted as "childless" or "brassier burning" woman. I don't need to say how instrumental she was for the sexual revolution in the 60's and the fact that her career developed at the same time the contraception pill made sex out of wedlock socially acceptable.

What kind of headline would you consider more appropriate?

Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91 | Pitchfork PITCHFORK.COM The French singer and actress captured the postwar pop zeitgeist before sliding into disgrace for racism

Madonna, 67, goes makeup-free for Hanukkah celebration with boyfriend Akeem Morris, 29, and her kids

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