What do you think of Natalie Portman’s speech at Variety's Power of Women event? (Page 2)

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Last week Natalie Portman gave a speech at the Variety's Power of Women event.  Natalie Portman has some choice words for men who have a habit of calling women “crazy” or “difficult.”  Stop the rhetoric that a woman is crazy or difficult,” said Portman. “If a man says to you that a woman is crazy or difficult, ask him, ‘What bad thing did you do to her?’” What do you think, what is your opinion about it?

Allie_Oops · Answer

I agree. Men are quick to throw out that we are crazy but take no responsibility in making us miserable.

AngelLily · Answer

Ya Natalie Portman because it's always the man's fault🙄

Alice2398 · Answer

Haha lol I kinda have to agree even though I'm not a feminist. A lot of guy's don't understand women at all when the problem is literally staring them right there own reflection

dodgerbabe · Answer

She’s a women celebrity so she has to hop on the feminist bandwagon.. who actually cares if men call us crazy we always talk about how much a disappoint men are. The hypocrisy jumped out

SG_04 · Answer

She seems like a good actress, but political statements aren't really her thing. She seems to be a very emotional person, rather than facing things with a logical input. What she said was uncalled for.

PinkMichae · Answer

I think we can equally make each other crazy sometimes. But some people truly are without provocation. So yes in some cases she is right and some she isn't.

JackJPershing · Answer

The quote is bad because it places the entire onus upon the man and relieves women of any responsibility, irrespective of whether he was truly the problem or if the man in question was actually dealing with a selfish, manipulative partner.

Wildegirl · Answer

Girls are the sweetest but if a man does not pay attention to their feelings but just to their pleasures damn than you have played with her dignity and you are still waiting for her to be like before that's why you men said that women are crazy and difficult.

TadCurious · Answer

She's trying to make those comments a gender issue, instead of realizing that women can just as easily refer to men as "crazy" or "difficult." She's playing identity group politics, which is the usual thing for Hollywood types.

it2ly · Answer

But either gender can be crazy so her whole speech is irrelevant

Anonymous · Answer

so she thinks it's a man's fault when a woman won't stop bitching for you to turn off the game and go downtown at rush hour to buy her some BBQ chips, and when you get back she bites your head off because "she wanted Sour Cream and Onion"? Nah, bitch. Sorry but not all your mental issues are a man's fault. Sack up and take some responsibility for your own bat shit crazy mental issues. k thanks byeee

Anonymous · Answer

Celebrities are NOT fucking experts on dating, relationships or politics. In fact they likely have a much more convoluted worldview than the average person because most of them live in a bubble of fame and fortune.

Stop listening to them. They are only going to make you dumber.

John_Doesnt · Answer

I think Queen Amidala should have been more aggressive against the Trade Federation. She basically let them invade Naboo by not taking serious action.

FakeName123 · Answer

You know. Maybe someone is called crazy because - and I know this is a difficult thing for many people to grasp - because that person IS actually crazy?

NeglectedChild · Answer

Hey she's from Star Wars! I should probably listen to the entire speech before making a judgement call. There's probably a wider context to what she said.

Kurαȷ · Answer

That Natalie Portman has become yet another one of the celebrities I definitely wouldn't mention in one of the many "which celebrity would you want a date/sex with" questions that pop up on this site.

badboy666 · Answer

Irma Ida Lise Grese was crazy and difficult. however I did not do any bad things with her.

Anonymous · Answer

"If a woman says to you that a man is crazy or difficult, ask her "What bad thing did you do to her?"

There are men and women who are falsely accused of being crazy, and plenty of men and women who ARE crazy. Don't judge someone solely by what you *hear* about her/him, though.

Anpu23 · Answer

By the same logic, every time a woman calls a man a pig, or dick the man should ask what bad thing did she do to him? See the logic fails.

cth96190 · Answer

Attach to Portman the same warning beacon that has been used to warn men that Emma Watson et al. are man hating insane Feminists.

JMghow · Answer

Women like her are why I don't associate with western women in real life. They are just to crazy and difficult... and what I did to her was be born male, which was apparently far more than enough.

Danny_dan92 · Answer

You cannot generalize when every individual both male and female has different personality traits. Some people are LEGIT psychotic regardless of their gender, skin color, height, weight. Etc.

CuChullan · Answer

I think George Carlin hit the nail on the head when he said " Women are crazy and men are stupid. And the reason women are crazy is that men are stupid" There's a lot of sense right there.

Breton_Bates · Answer

We as men always call women crazy or difficult. But 9 times out of 10 we are causing them to behave that way. And if a man is crazy or difficult nobody usually holds it against us. Definitely a double standard as well.

ATuairiscean · Answer

I am a bit wary - There will be some cases where it is true but it also feeds the paranoia that some men feel "Feminazis, Women are always right etc"

stf75013 · Answer

Well , a "star" gave her opinion with a little sentence and some people think it is relevant. That's all

Bandit74 · Answer

So if a man complains that a woman is crazy or difficult to work with, I am supposed to dissmiss his opinion and assume he is just a lying asshole. Lol... no thanks

RolandCuthbert · Answer

What did she say? Is that all she said? Just avoid calling women crazy or difficult? And I call guys crazy all the time.

Paris13 · Answer

No Comment. I will Say, bae, She has Sure Come a Long Ways from those Sam Walton Days when she Appeared in a True Life Movie that was Groovy. xx

abc3643 · Answer

The mere fact that, as I type, 2/3 of the men disagree is a true indication of the scope of the problem.

Noodlegurl · Answer

I agree with her mostly however there are women who are crazy or/and difficult for no reason.

nathanp97 · Answer

Your points don't make any sense. I wasn't specifically referring to you. The opinion was ment for the question not for you, my bad.

WillyD · Answer

Sounds to me like Natalie is speaking from personal experience to her that may not apply to anyone else.

Logorithim · Answer

Such a statement can't cover all circumstances, anyway.

jennafish · Answer

This is partially accurate. My boyfriend calls all of his exes crazy, and now I know why they were crazy after being with him for two years. It's because he is flirtatious and treats them like crap.

worldscolide · Answer

My ex was crazy, She was abusive, she left me with severe scars on my face from slicing me up... So no i strongly disagree with her and any one else that says bullshit like that.

DM_ME_PUPPERS · Answer

Woman are crazy and difficult though.

Stoner710 · Answer

I love Natalie Portman as an actress but that statement is ridiculous

TripleAce · Answer

Not sure about her speech... but I wanna do her so bad

Celtero · Answer

Lots of women are crazy and I didn't do anything to them.

Browneye57 · Answer

Always a victim... the standard MO. It's the Patriarchy!!! Egads.

OnlyYouKnowThat · Answer

No I don't agree with her, I think she is just being crazy and difficult.

OfDeath · Answer

Strongly disagree. I've been in relationships with women who were bat shit crazy. I didn't do anything to make them that way.

esotericstory · Answer

Not gonna watch the video, but that statement seems to be nonsense with an extra bit of generic-ness.

LegateLanius · Answer

Such a statement is illogical and very conditional.

Kiran04 · Answer

Natalie Portman is a fucking moron and one crazy ass bitch.

Tohhhru · Answer

Yeah like it was my fault a girl i used to be friends with went apeshit on me for no reason. The girl has some hidden bi polar or some other mental illness going on. dumbass statement

SirRexington · Answer

Natalie lost credibility in the last Pirates movie. She barely had any before that. Such lunacy.

taleswapper · Answer

This is blatant blame-shifting, and should not be tolerated by either gender.

Commander_Red · Answer

Depends on yhe situation. There are some crazy women there, but I've also noticed men use it as an excuse to berate a woman.

numerouno85 · Answer

Feminism has been hijacked by stupid women who create there own struggle and dishonor those who have fought for the freedoms they now have.

YoGuyLogan2003 · Answer

This is an example as to why modern feminism is so stupid. Feminists today think that guys are always to blame when girls don't get their way.

Volvagia · Answer

the term "crazy" is not exempt from being applied to either gender.

ZeussLightningBolt · Answer

I mean she has a point but at the same time, some women were just born crazy

Redstang88 · Answer

Women make themselves crazy expecting guys to be something we're not.

Malik00 · Answer

No... she's basically saying any time a woman gets angry its a mans fault.

Juxtapose · Answer

I think people should stop giving a shit about "rhetoric" and just live their lives.

ImaginativeDreamer · Answer

I don't know what she said but she's hot and I agree with her :P

Anon-ymous1 · Answer

Depends on the circumstances. Sometimes she'd be right, and a lot of the time she'd be wrong. Is what it is.

Danxsarah · Answer

It's a two way street both genders do it to themselves give it a few years a new party will rise up and be the same shit over agian

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