http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/02/10/salma-hayek-breast-feeds-a-hungry-african-babe/
― John Hyman (misspelled intentionally) (omar little), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
perhaps she's auditioning to play Rose of Sharon in a remake of Grapes of Wrath.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
that tiny starving child has already beaten me at the game of life : /
― John Hyman (misspelled intentionally) (omar little), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:31 (fifteen years ago) link
(shrug) This is not so very unusual within the general spectrum of human behavior, although I suppose it is highly unusual among wealthy celebrities. Which only means that Salma Hayek might be more normal than most celebrities.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:35 (fifteen years ago) link
i like the idea that breastfeeding other peoples children is a step toward normalcy within the sphere of celebrity.
― From Rax to Rich's (jjjusten), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Wet nurses have been around since forever.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
lol omar
What aimless said. I think it's the fact that it's SH that makes it a little strange at first.
― Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Angelina Jolie already contacting her agent to star in Hayek biopic
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:38 (fifteen years ago) link
aimless gtf off my thread >: (
― John Hyman (misspelled intentionally) (omar little), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
dear salma hayek
i'm goin hungrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
love
que
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Aimless beat me to it, I was thinking the same. I guess SH is re-paying society for the centuries that rich and important people gave their kids to poor ones. Which frequently required poor people to abandon their children and abstain from sexual activity, btw, as both sharing and fucking were thought to "spoil" a woman's milk.
― How can there be male ladybugs? (Laurel), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
― John Hyman (misspelled intentionally) (omar little), Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:40 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
lol
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
What do you think of Salma Hayek's breast-feeding feat?
* It was a heroic act to feed a child in need.
63%
23721 * It's weird that she breast-fed a child that was not her own.
19%
7151 * I'm not sure what I think, but she does have a great rack.
18%
6515
Notes on Poll Results
Total Votes:37,387
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I saw a video about this yesterday (maybe the one upthread? I can't view it @ work) and I think she said in an interview that her own grandmother had nursed a few children who weren't hers as well and she was inspired by that
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
This was the best part of Grapes of Wrath btw.
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Also on Lemondrop: Precious Baby LegsAdorable baby legs we'd love to grab.
the hell is this about?
― (I have the documentary) (rent), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:46 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not sure what I think, but she does have a great rack.
Gotta love these 'entertainment' sites. you know, they also showed a baby taking its last breath on that show. one of the most devastating things i've seen on network tv.
― fwiw (rockapads), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i bloggd abt this hours ago OLD NEWS
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:49 (fifteen years ago) link
― fwiw (rockapads), Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:46 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
ug really?
― Yah Trick Ya Kid K (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:49 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe if you included the words "salma hayek" in your blog title you would get more "hits"
― John Hyman (misspelled intentionally) (omar little), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
the mother was standing right there, too. all I've seen written on these stupid celebrity blogs about the story is, "omg Selma Hayek's boobz!!"
Jesus Christ, go rent Desperado or something, people.
― fwiw (rockapads), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:53 (fifteen years ago) link
The question is: why is Ms. Hayek lactating?
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^first thing I thought of too
― Courtney Love's Jew Loan Officer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
milk doesn't just squirt out of any old boob, y'know
it says in the story, geniuses
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i think the implication is she's still nursing her own child
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:58 (fifteen years ago) link
like I'm gonna bother to read the "story"
― Courtney Love's Jew Loan Officer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Hayek, who has a 16-month-old daughter named Valentina
sorry, i was only trying to be mean to shakey mo, not abbott
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Guys there's a pretty common answer to the question "why is this woman lactating"
In Hayek's case I'm going to take a wild guess that it has to do with her having had a baby a little over a year ago
― nabisco, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 19:59 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry, xpost
NO SHE IS MAGIC
― nosotros niggamos (HI DERE), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:00 (fifteen years ago) link
16 months is a fairly long time!
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:00 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe she sprung a leak
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:00 (fifteen years ago) link
breastfeeding to age 2 is fairly common these days
― velko, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Look, they're Ms. Hayek's boobs and she'll do what she wants with them, okay?
― nabisco, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Maybe she could have set out to abuse oxycontin and ended up getting oxytocin instead?
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i33.tinypic.com/2gtvxj6.gif
― John Hyman (misspelled intentionally) (omar little), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
lactating isn't just for white ppl you racists!
― Yah Trick Ya Kid K (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
she just saved africa with her cans and u guys are like 'o why is she breastfeeding'
― max, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I am arguing in favor of my pharmaceutical dyslexia hypothesis.
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:03 (fifteen years ago) link
afriCANS
― velko, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Who call T cans? Cans is A.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:03 (fifteen years ago) link
― max, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:02 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
t bomb
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link
also it's pretty obviously why she's lactating... she's among BABIES.
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I do start squirting milk all over whenever is babby near.
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
quick, hand me some babies
― (I have the documentary) (rent), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I saw this on TV a few days ago, I forget where, and Hayek mentioned that her baby was coincidentally born on the exact same day as the kid she breastfed.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:08 (fifteen years ago) link
well that explains why she's lactating—same kind of baby
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:09 (fifteen years ago) link
birthday milk
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:09 (fifteen years ago) link
is sure she its not her own baby?
― max, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
breast feed first, ask questions last
― Yah Trick Ya Kid K (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:12 (fifteen years ago) link
― max, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:10 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^^ lol at the phrasing here
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
― max, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
still chuckling about that
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Is this another UK/US divide thing?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:23 (fifteen years ago) link
"can" singular is ass "cans" plural is tits
― max, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Beatriz at Dinner is normally not my kind of film--dinner party, closely observed, class, etc. Not Rules of the Game, not Gosford Park. I liked Miguel Arteta's The Good Girl enough to see it twice, though, and seemed like a good Sunday afternoon film. There's a pull-quote that says it's the first great film of the Trump era; that intrigued me.
Thought the first half was strong--you could see exactly where it was going, but I settled into its rhythm and liked all the performances, especially Lithgow and Connie Britton. (Hayek has to be soulful sometimes and glare the rest of the time; she does both pretty well.) One really great moment (repeated later to lesser effect): when Hayek looks at Lithgow the first time they meet and says, "Do I know you? I know you..." Great in the Naughty by Nature yeah-you-know-me sense, and another reminder of something that's been said countless times: Trump is as old as time.
Gets a little heavy-handed after that, and in a way goes off the rails in the last 10 minutes. Would still recommend it, though. I imagine Lithgow will be up for lots of awards at the end of the year.
I'm surprised the film hasn't caused a commotion, unless I've missed it. It may stop short of advocating for the murder of Trump, but at the very least it kind of puts the idea out there, Taxi Driver-style, for someone who takes the film to heart.
― clemenza, Sunday, 23 July 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
i forget the exact timeline but it was written well before trump was elected, maybe shot during the primary process or smething
i would hope hayek would be nom'd for something over lithgow but id say its a longshot
― johnny crunch, Monday, 24 July 2017 00:37 (six years ago) link
Didn't know that. They got China-Syndrome lucky--Lithgow's character is so clearly going to be read as a stand-in for Trump.
Lithgow does have an easy role, no doubt. I think the Hayek character is reduced to the two sides I mentioned above--saintly on the one hand, hateful towards Lithgow on the other--but she does fine. The hugging bit was really funny.
― clemenza, Monday, 24 July 2017 01:19 (six years ago) link
p sure his character was inspired by the dentist guy who shot cecil the lion
― johnny crunch, Monday, 24 July 2017 02:22 (six years ago) link