Rosie Revisited
First Rosie was on Brian Lehrer. Then we blogged about it. Then she led a panel at WNYC. Then New York Magazine cornered her and blogged it. Here’s a clip from the New York Mag post: Perez got pretty slammed on the Brooklyn blogs for her comments. As much as I find Rosie Perez to…
First Rosie was on Brian Lehrer. Then we blogged about it. Then she led a panel at WNYC. Then New York Magazine cornered her and blogged it. Here’s a clip from the New York Mag post:
Perez got pretty slammed on the Brooklyn blogs for her comments. As much as I find Rosie Perez to be a decent actor, sexy and certainly part of NYC’s charm, I must say comments like these make me want to kick her in the shins, wrote one commenter on Brownstoner. We cornered Perez after the show, and she was happy to clear up what she worried was a hostile comment. What I really wanted to say was that, yes, I’m nostalgic for the past, but I’m also excited about the present and hopeful for the future,” she explained. “Things do change. Water always has to flow or else it becomes stale. But with change, you can bring along some of the good minerals that came from the top of the waterfall.” She said she’d read some of the blogs and seen the nasty comments. “I think it’s their guilt of being the gentrifiers. They don’t know how to take it,” she said. “But I had to look at myself and I realized it came off a little hostile, to be honest.
Her parting words? “Even if you’re in a bad mood, just give me a nod. We’ll do one better: Come to the Flea tomorrow, Rosie, and we’ll buy you a pupusa!
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Broklin, your spelling & grammar match your mental & emotional age.
And the fun begins. An internet thread is uniquely inappropriate for a conversation which touches upon people’s sense of ownership, control, and safety in their own homes and neighborhoods. So many are mistrustful and ignorant of the “other,” especially when separated by perceived (and real) differences of race, class, education and life experience. Even with the aid of facial expression, tone, thoughtful pauses there is great danger of talking by someone and hearing what you want to hear when you have these conversations in person. I know, I have been guilty of it myself and suffered (okay been irritated by it) myself as well. Good luck to you who think you can have such a conversation with positive results here. Far too many will use it as an occassion to speak aggressively in the mistaken belief that it is persuasive. Peace out.
This thread will bring out all the usual suspect nutjobs plus, as we can see, some new ones.
A question for the neighborhood historians – what sort of debate went on when the Clinton Hill Co-Op buildings were initially proposed and then built in the neighborhood?
At the time I’m sure they were viewed as being horribly out of scale for the neighborhood but now they seem to viewed as a housing complex that forms the backbone of the neighborhood.
Just curious.
P.S. Rosie look mighty hot in that outfit. I’ll have to look out for in the nabe.
Broklin;
I believe your ignorance and nativism is obvious to all, but let me just call you on one factual point. During the past 15 years Bensonhurst has undergone as dramatic a change as any neighborhood in NYC. There has been a heavy influx of Chines, Mexican and Russian immegrants, with virtually no issues. The zip code 11223 has the highest concentration of immigrants in Brooklyn.
If you wish to proclaim your nativism for all to see, fine, but stick to comments about what you know, which is apparently your own little corner of Brooklyn.
What’s the big deal here (besides, well, um…)? If people don’t want to hear opinionated loudmouths talking about neighborhoods, don’t live in effing Brooklyn fercrisesakes. Jeez. Or read this site, for that matter. No one appointed Rosie borough historian; Spike flew the coop long ago and Jonathan Lethem gets tired after a while, so they spiced it up with Rosie. Who really cares what she says. On any block, just walk outside on a sweltering day and someone will give some opinion about something to do with Brooklyn that, if you took seriously, would lead to an altercation. This is Brooklyn. Get over it.
Sorry. Need some sleep or a vacation.
Broklin…thanks for adding that open-minded point of view. It was classic racism/classism. Yeah, everyone that moves somewhere is the same and they all lower the standards set by those already entrenched. Glad no one on my street is like you.
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“We cornered Perez”
ugh no wonder she hates New Brooklyn :-/
*rob*
Well after all this time that I have only been a spectator on the Brownstoner I felt the need to finally add. This chat has sparked so many different points of reason and while it is good to respect everyones opinion some of the things I read is just plain crazy. I have been a resident of bklyn all my life, so as far as the neighboorhood goes I feel I seen it all. I truely understand Rosies point of view I feel it has gotten ridiculous a takeover has truely happened kind of out of nowere its like when you get that that roach with an egg and once that egg drops you can never get rid of them, they multiply. I have a brownstown that has been in my family forever I was always comfortable and now I just watch what the neighboorhood has become,and it really sickens me to see how these people (and yeah you know what I mean) move in and try to take over but whats new they have been doing it all there lives its in there blood and character. There was a little fleamarket on that same block before the invaders came along and what happened they got pushed out by those people. Please who said we wanted the freakin habbana bull sh*t. Last note what if the old Putnam Downing FT Green pjs ST James Atlantic Terminals Washington and Classon ave would have moved to Bensonhurst do you think we would have been greeted with open arm. HELL NO you would have probley been murdered. Stay in your area and trust I will stay in mine.