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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Rob – you probably just love walking past CT Muffin on a Sat morning? – hahah that place is horrible with all the stroller brigade – it’s actually kinda rude
biff–there could be far worse fates!
rob,
the problem is that you live in the absolute wrong area of park slope. If I remember correctly you pointed out you live somewhere around 1st street and 6th ave. I live just on the other side of flatbush and rarely see strollers and the area is just as “clean” and “safe” as park slope. Its also cheaper. Even the area around 16th street and 5th ave has no stollers and cheaper than where you live.
“dude calm down. im not trying to change them. i dont care. i moved to park slope cuz i wanted a safe place for myself and my dog and somewhere clean. that’s all! i dont even talk to people in park slope, unlike how i used to talk to everyone in harlem. people in park slope are in general just not my kind of people, that’s fine. they can do what they want. live and let live! now if only people took that attitude ”
The What tosses Rob a box of Skittles! ROB puts his money where is mouth is! He lives in Park Slope! Maybe some of the retards can take a que from him!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
Hey, gang! Go over to the Forum & put in your two cents about a Classified section on here.
oh the ash comment was metaphorical btw i would never do that!!!! (tried to comment that in but i dont know if i went thru)
*rob*
oh and FYI the ash in the stroller thing was just metaphor, i wouldnt do that. im not sure why that just popped into my head hahaha.
*rob*
quote:
Why? Are only gentrifiers supposed to fit in rather than change the neighborhood? Park Slope is full of snooty unfriendly stroller Nazis, everyone knows that. Why should people moving in complain about that any more than new people should complain about, say, loud music in Bushwick?
dude calm down. im not trying to change them. i dont care. i moved to park slope cuz i wanted a safe place for myself and my dog and somewhere clean. that’s all! i dont even talk to people in park slope, unlike how i used to talk to everyone in harlem. people in park slope are in general just not my kind of people, that’s fine. they can do what they want. live and let live! now if only people took that attitude when moving into un park slope-ish neighborhoods things would be fine! and yes ill flick my ciggie ash in your stroller (not on the baby of course) if it’s in my way, much like rosie should pop those ladies in the nose on the stroller field like they deserve! it’s nyc, not gingerbread land!
*rob*
If we’re being allowed to choose our own fate, I’ll opt to be suffocated to death by Rosie’s bodaciousl pupusas.
(Sorry, but this thread seems to be going nowhere, but for another of wasder’s thoughtful and balanced posts)