What do you think of Kristen Stewart's comments on the military?

1LT Nick Kidwell — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:33:42 -0500

So..."actress" Kristen Stewart has acted in a DetOps-related movie in which she plays an MP. This I didn't know, and I really wish it wasn't true. Apparently acting in said movie has made her feel qualified to speak out on the GWOT, DetOps as related to places like GitMo, and the military in general.

Your thoughts, Rallypoint?

http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/10/13/kristen-stewart-trashes-military-defends-911-terrorists-camp-x-ray-interview

Kristen Stewart Trashes the Military, Defends 9/11 Terrorists in 'Camp X-Ray' Interview

By Kelli Serio, Breitbart.comDuring an interview with The Daily Beast, actress Kristen Stewart indicated that terrorists at Guantanamo Bay are misunderstood and that joining the United States Armed Forces is

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Mar 4 at 2015 7:34 PM

CPT Zachary Brooks — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:34:07 -0500

She claims it was about the characters in her movie. When she learns to do anything except waste oxygen I will think about the things she says.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2015 7:47 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:47:02 -0500

Response by SGT Jim Z. made Mar 4 at 2015 7:52 PM

SGT Jim Z. — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:52:05 -0500

I have a new role for how about a secret mission to Northern Iraq or Syria so she witness first hand what terrorism is about.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2015 8:00 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:00:42 -0500

Did anybody else even read the quote? She described her character as it was written, including the internal turmoil written for that same character.

I think a lot of service members need to wake up and realize we're not special snowflakes who are above criticism, or in any way better or smarter than our civilian counterparts, and learn to stop getting offended by the smallest of things. This is a complete non-issue, and anybody getting overly distraught about it is lacking reading comprehension skills, or is completely maladaptive when concerning reality.

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Mar 4 at 2015 8:18 PM

Cpl Jeff N. — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:18:38 -0500

Another Hollywood celebutard that owes a tree somewhere an apology for working hard to produce oxygen she is simply wasting.

She and her ilk wouldn't last a day in a strict islamic culture run by the likes of the jihadists she thinks are being wronged at x-ray. A mental lightweight with no moral compass or awareness of what these people are all about.

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Mar 4 at 2015 8:35 PM

CPT Zachary Brooks — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:35:58 -0500

http://www.businessinsider.com/kanye-west-says-performing-is-like-being-a-police-officer-or-soldier-in-war-2013-12

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/cruise-compares-working-movie-set-serving-tour-afghanistan-report-article-1.1511177

Yup yup. Nothing to see here...

Kanye West Says Performing Is 'Like Being A Police Officer Or Soldier In War'

Dangerous stage design, he claims.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2015 8:45 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:45:29 -0500

Maybe Hanoi Jane is giving her acting lessons. If so, I understand why she took the role, not to mention the money she gets paid for acting. IMHO

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2015 9:25 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:25:53 -0500

All movies are messages/speech, one of the things we signed up to protect even the messages we don't like. Luckily we have the freedom to ignore the message if we don't like it.
In my case, I'd rather take advice on national policy from my seven year old then from anyone in Hollywood and I'd rather watch a two hour loop of some strangers kids than a movie with Stewart.

Response by SSG Kenneth Lanning made Mar 4 at 2015 9:32 PM

SSG Kenneth Lanning — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:32:20 -0500

excuse the language, but she's a f*&king idiot...

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Mar 4 at 2015 9:38 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:38:26 -0500

Kristen Stewart is an actress. She is literally paid to pretend to be another person, and speak other peoples words. I'm not trying to make this an ad hominen attack, but she didn't make the movie. She played dress up in several scenes, which were then pieced together in a different order than she shot them. She never dealt with anyone from the military, other than perhaps a technical adviser. She didn't deal with any detainees or prisoners. She dealt with other actors who looked "dangerous" and could be through the willful suspension of disbelief thought of as terrorists, or "victims of the system" for 90 minutes to convince whoever is willing to spend $15 plus popcorn on what tripe the director produced.

Response by TSgt David Holman made Mar 4 at 2015 9:40 PM

TSgt David Holman — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:40:26 -0500

She isn't what you would call "attractive" and doesn't have the ability to convey any emotion... while I defend to the death her right to feel/say whatever she wants, until she can show me she has more ability to act than I have skill as a medical professional... sorry, she is wrong

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2015 9:55 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:55:06 -0500

Read up on this before I posted any type of response. Turns out that her words were taken out of context. Snopes verifies that:

http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/kristenstewart.asp

Like most thinks that sound radical, it normally is.

Response by MSgt Michelle Mondia made Mar 4 at 2015 11:21 PM

MSgt Michelle Mondia — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:21:35 -0500

When you actually read what she was "quoted" as saying. It was about the character she was portraying and not the a blanket statement about the military.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2015 7:43 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 07:43:33 -0500

I wonder how many years of acting school it took for her to play a character that is simple. Somehow I don't think she had to stretch for the role.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Mar 5 at 2015 8:37 AM

Capt Richard I P. — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 08:37:23 -0500

The Sheepdog does not mind the bleating of the sheep.

Response by SPC David Shaffer made Mar 5 at 2015 12:03 PM

SPC David Shaffer — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:03:47 -0500

What do I think about this? I don't! I truly don't care what any of these celebs have to say because most of them just say it to fit in with the other mindless twats in HollyWood. I would be doing myself a great disservice to even waste a second of my valuable time caring about the stupid things they say. That is my opinion ;) It's too bad they just can't realize the damage they do to our young people with dumb comments.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2015 12:18 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:18:35 -0500

Breitbart, from whom foxnews got the story, is reporting about this:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/11/the-resurrection-of-kristen-stewart.html

Her words in context are here. I personally don't find what she said offensive. I think that her words were taken out of context.

The Resurrection of Kristen Stewart

It’s been two years since the end of Twilight and that tabloid hullabaloo. Now, the actress is back with a trio of standout performances in indie films. She opens up about her latest chapter.

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Mar 5 at 2015 12:44 PM

SGM Erik Marquez — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:44:33 -0500

Who is Kristen Stewart? And why does anything this person have to say mean anything at all to me? Approvingly or derogatory.
You must respect someone before you can be uplifted or hurt by their words. And before you can respect someone, you would have to know they existed.

This Kristen Stewart person is irrelevant in my life....thus so are her words.

Response by SGT Francis Wright made Mar 5 at 2015 1:14 PM

SGT Francis Wright — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:14:35 -0500

I'm sure if Hollywood wanted they could find veterans to act in military films. There are plenty on veterans that are gentle on the eyes for the big screen.

Response by CW2 Eric Scott made Mar 5 at 2015 2:42 PM

CW2 Eric Scott — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:42:48 -0500

If I cared what every celebrity said or thought about the military I'd have more nightmares than I do already. 1 - Kristen Stewart's hot. 2 - Unless she has a DD214 I don't care what she thinks. 3 - the trailer looks good.

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Mar 5 at 2015 3:57 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:57:57 -0500

And Kristen Stewart's opinion is relevant because.....?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2015 4:05 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:05:25 -0500

First thing that movie was an embarrassment and out right disrespectful. And she should be ashamed of her actions. She was in the movie falling in love with a detainee. The movie was horrible don't even waste your time watching it. Because the plot shows her lover gathering things to make IED's then he's in GTMO and that's who she falls for and now she's saying they're miss understood. She must want a cocktail.

Response by Cpl Mark McMiller made Mar 5 at 2015 4:11 PM

Cpl Mark McMiller — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:11:09 -0500

Yea, well, it appears she's explaining her character's view of things; not necessarily her own beliefs. But having said that, here's what I generally think about the intelligence of actors: You put a quarter in the cup and watch the monkey dance. There are exceptions to the rule, but not many.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2015 4:26 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:26:52 -0500

People take Kristen Stewart serious?

Response by SSG Ike Phelan made Mar 11 at 2015 4:57 PM

SSG Ike Phelan — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:57:48 -0400

Could we please end this discussion since it has been proven that the comment was taken out of context come guys we ar better then this set an example for others to follow.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Mar 14 at 2015 10:17 AM

SrA Matthew Knight — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 10:17:46 -0400

She's an actress who's only military experience is whatever rubbish her first time director gave her to prepare for the film. She is in no position to be making comments regarding military life unless she wants to put forth the effort to live it, which I hope for the sake of the military never happens.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 14 at 2015 10:46 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 10:46:45 -0400

Oh about the same way I felt about Tom Cruz's. This false portrayal of knowledge because you ACTED like a soldier. It also sounds treasonous to me, but unfortunately, in this case and like all the others who bad mouth us veterans, she has the freedom to sound as ignorant as she wants.