Kelly brook, domestic violence and media silence

tritium

This one has come up as an aside to a couple of other threads running in after hours at the moment, but I figure it should have a standalone rather than getting into all the whataboutery stuff and deflecting from the far more serious issue!

Kelly Brook, tabloid tottie and now admitted violent cow who likes to hit her boyfriends, classy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGK15vnD8YQ

Interestingly the silence from mainstream commentators and also companies like Skechers who Kelly endorses has been pretty deafening. At best the story gets a few lines half way through the newspaper. Compare this to the (correct IMHO) opprobrium applied to Ray Rice when he displayed his inner scumbag for all to see and beat his (now) wife.

So AHrs, would you continue to support or follow celebrities who engage in this sort of behaviour? Would you view Kelly differently to a man who did this, because she, in her own view is too little to cause them physical harm? Would you continue to buy products endorsed by celebrities who engage in such behaviour?

My own view is that they should be shunned by the media and any right minded company and that consumers should make it clear they won't buy products where a share of the profits goes to scum like this. Bit idealistic perhaps and I know that many other celebs have murky pasts and presents, but I'm just uncomfortable with the idea of well all have a giggle with Kelly and move on....

(Guess I'll have to find a deodorant other than Lynx...)

jaykay74

tritium wrote: »

(Guess I'll have to find a deodorant other than Lynx...)

There are better reasons not to use Lynx

Larbre34

Can't watch vid, who did she admit to belting?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I'm so annoyed that she finds it so funny. Like she's literally the only one that's amused by it, holly and that other fella look kind of disgusted. Nasty woman

Mr.McLovin

She can beat the shíte out of me anyday of the week once I get some make up sex later

tritium

Larbre34 wrote: »

Can't watch vid, who did she admit to belting?

Two of her exes, Jason Statham and Danny Cipriani

Lapin

LexieOnRale wrote: »

holly and that other fella look kind of disgusted. Nasty woman

That other fella has a name. Its Richard Judy.

Umaro

Punching your partner in the face should never be described as "firey passion"

Love the way it ends with "I'm going to pick more wisely in the future what kind of men I be with-" some classic victim blaming!

tritium

Mr.McLovin wrote: »

She can beat the shíte out of me anyday of the week once I get some make up sex later

And the award for least classy and most moronic post can be given out even at this early stage.....

humanji

Why would you expect the media to mention it? They make lots of money from her advertisements and photo shoots. They're hardly going to get rid of a cash cow.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

And then turns around and blames them saying she will have to find nicer guys to date

gerrybbadd

She has really shown that she hasn't 2 brain cells to rub together. Advocating violence, even though she's smaller than the 2 lads she whacked, is still not on. This dope is in the public eye, and may have young people looking up to her.

Pity she didn't engage the brain first.

tritium

humanji wrote: »

Why would you expect the media to mention it? They make lots of money from her advertisements and photo shoots. They're hardly going to get rid of a cash cow.

Maybe because they would if she was a cash cow with a penis

(Cash bull?)

Birneybau

jaykay74 wrote: »

There are better reasons not to use Lynx

Yeah, if you're not a teenage boy. Or, you don't like smelling of cat p!ss.

jimgoose

TV Celebrity Bimbette Acts Like Selfish Spoilt Brat, Makes Prick Of Self. President Informed At Home In Small Hours. More Later!!

padd b1975

humanji wrote: »

Why would you expect the media to mention it? They make lots of money from her advertisements and photo shoots. They're hardly going to get rid of a cash cow.

Schofield or his co-anchor really should have called her on this at the time instead of sitting there smirking.

harney

tritium wrote: »

And the award for least classy and most moronic post can be given out even at this early stage.....

I think you may have won that one calling her a cow in the op.

Stay classy.

Gatling

Looks
Boobs
Likes getting rough.
She's almost a poor man's Angelina Jolie


Sign me up.

Barely There

She seems to be a classic mixture of 2 parts Psycho to 1 parts Dumb.

She has pretty bad PR advisors if they let her come out with basically boasting about the unjustified punching of people in the face.

Lapin

LexieOnRale wrote: »

And then turns around and blames them saying she will have to find nicer guys to date

I watched three times and still can't find the bit where she turns around.

Czarcasm

tritium wrote: »

Interestingly the silence from mainstream commentators and also companies like Skechers who Kelly endorses has been pretty deafening. At best the story gets a few lines half way through the newspaper. Compare this to the (correct IMHO) opprobrium applied to Ray Rice when he displayed his inner scumbag for all to see and beat his (now) wife.

The thing is, nobody really gives a shít what Kelly Brooks thinks, and the media know this. It's her image that sells, not her opinions.

Compare that to a sports celebrity who's worth millions, and you'll see very quickly why brands will drop him like a hot snot.

Gannicus

I would let Kelly Brook beat the ever-loving tar out of me if I was banging her.


No but seriously even looking at that video Phil and Holly even had a bit of a chuckle at the issue. It speaks volumes that when someone like Kelly Brook openly admits to punching (not even slapping) her partner and nobody in the media or sponsors care that physical abuse by women to men is still to this day not being taken even remotely seriously. If the roles where reversed then the man would be the biggest animal on the planet and he's be made a pariah by friends sponsors etc.

Is it any reason that men are still living in the shadows when it comes to reporting spousal abuse?

tritium

harney wrote: »

I think you may have won that one calling her a cow in the op.

Stay classy.

Ooh we have a fan

Go on so kelly tell us how great Kelly really is

humanji

tritium wrote: »

Maybe because they would if she was a cash cow with a penis

(Cash bull?)

They wouldn't, though. It's happened many times before with guys getting away with it and no media outlet giving two f*cks. The media only makes a fuss when the act is part of the celebrities media persona. Otherwise they're not going to try and change the status quo.

Links234

Hmm, thread about how domestic violence against men doesn't get taken seriously, filled with comments from lads saying "I'd let her slap me around, hur hur hur!"

tritium

Czarcasm wrote: »

The thing is, nobody really gives a shít what Kelly Brooks thinks, and the media know this. It's her image that sells, not her opinions.

Compare that to a sports celebrity who's worth millions, and you'll see very quickly why brands will drop him like a hot snot.

That doesn't really make any sense C? Kelly, image sells, no one cares when she tarnishes that image. Sport star (male) wins big sports games, gets dropped like abbot snot if he tarnishes his image

To take a comparable analogy, if Joey Essex slapped a woman would people just laugh it off?

I think there may be something else going on there, possibly involving the gender thing....

charlietheminxx

Domestic abuse is disgusting, what a horrible woman to sit there giggling about it. I'm sure she'd be the first to cry to the media if a boyfriend punched her in the face, so why is it ok for her to do it?

humanji

tritium wrote: »

That doesn't really make any sense C? Kelly, image sells, no one cares when she tarnishes that image. Sport star (male) wins big sports games, gets dropped like abbot snot if he tarnishes his image

I think there may be something else going on there, possibly involving the gender thing....

It's worth pointing out that in the UK, soccer players rarely get dropped for things they do. There was some footballer (I don't follow it so have no idea who he was, or played for) that was involved in a racist attack. He was told if he did it again, he'd be dropped. He did it again and was told if he did it again, he'd be dropped. And he did it again.

It all depends on the section of celebrity they're in.

harney

tritium wrote: »

Ooh we have a fan

Go on so kelly tell us how great Kelly really is

Nothing to do with being a fan or not. Just pointing out you can make a valid point and have some integrity doing so.

Calling her a cow taints your point slightly.

Gatling

tritium wrote: »

Sport star (male) wins big sports games, gets dropped like abbot snot if he tarnishes his image

I think there may be something else going on there, possibly involving the gender thing....

American footballer knocks girlfriend now wife spark out with a single punch and then drags her unconscious ass out of lift who then says the video was taken out of context .

Take glamour / underwear , shoe chick who says she punched her men for flirting ,
It's almost a pr exercise look I'm a hard chick sign me up for roles .
I'd love to hear there side were these full on assaults or something different

The Purveyor of Truth

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I'm so annoyed that she finds it so funny. Like she's literally the only one that's amused by it, holly and that other fella look kind of disgusted. Nasty woman

Oh, disagree with you there..

Schofield started off with a somewhat serious tone but at the end he was laughing with her and gave her a look like you would give a kid that was denying they eat a packet of biscuits that went missing. I can't imagine them having the same tone if they were discussing male-on-female domestic violence.

The message is regularly sent in society that it's okay for women to hit guys. Each week you will see at least one or two TV shows or movies where a woman is slapping a guy for something, often in comedies. Same with women kneeing men in the groin but suree when we see how some women can laugh at another woman cutting of a man's penis, it's hardly surprising when society has a tumbleweed reaction to them punching and slapping them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muuFygvXPAM

TheBeardedLady

People don't take it seriously. The comments on this thread prove that.

Gannicus

padd b1975 wrote: »

Schofield or his co-anchor really should have called her on this at the time instead of sitting there smirking.

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To me it seemed like they were trying not to giggle at it.

She seems pretty ditzy alright. As a previous poster says if Joey Essex was the one sitting there Holly and Phil would have torn him apart from the get go. it really is a terrible double standard in the media and the wider population.

tritium

The Purveyor of Truth wrote: »

Oh, disagree with you there..

Schofield started off with a somewhat serious tone but at the end he was laughing with her and gave her a look like you would give a kid that was denying they eat a packet of biscuits that went missing. I can't imagine them having the same tone if they were discussing male-on-female domestic violence.

The message is regularly sent in society that it's okay for women to hit guys. Each week you will see at least one or two TV shows or movies where a woman is slapping a guy for something, often in comedies. Same with women kneeing men in the groin. Sure when we see how some women can laugh at woman cutting of a man's penis, it's hardly surprising when society has tumbleweed reaction to punches and slaps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muuFygvXPAM

Jeez that clip is screwed up. Can you imagine a male panel having a similar discussion about FGM?

No, me neither

We're in danger of going a bit off the op though. Would people still support celebs and the brands they endorse after this sort of scumbaggery?

beks101

Mr.McLovin wrote: »

She can beat the shíte out of me anyday of the week once I get some make up sex later

Really?

You'd let this woman, or any woman you perceive to be 'hot', to full-on punch you right in the face any time she thought you had 'stepped out of line'? Just because you get to have sex with her?

Czarcasm

tritium wrote: »

That doesn't really make any sense C? Kelly, image sells, no one cares when she tarnishes that image. Sport star (male) wins big sports games, gets dropped like abbot snot if he tarnishes his image

Not exactly what I meant by "image" (as has clearly been displayed in this thread, people aren't interested in seeing much more beyond a pretty face and a nice rack), but with the likes of a sports star, their endorsements are based on their ability (think Tiger Woods, dropped by his sponsors after his affairs came out).

To take a comparable analogy, if Joey Essex slapped a woman would people just laugh it off?

I have to be honest, the mental image of Joey Essex slapping a woman gave me a chuckle. That's the problem with using celebrities as examples of what for some people is an everyday occurrence. It isn't helped by calling Kelly Brook a violent cow, because while it's nigh on impossible to take Kelly Brook seriously, calling her a violent cow is just giving her more validation than she really deserves, and people will be distracted from the issue of domestic violence in order to pull you up on what they see as your misogyny. Hey, don't look at me, I'm honestly not that fazed, the same way I wouldn't be fazed if I heard Joey Essex slapped a woman.

I think there may be something else going on there, possibly involving the gender thing....

Possibly? Of course it's a gender thing. A double standard exists in reality in society that will never be overcome by all the online talk of "gender equality" and all the rest of it. If you want to highlight the issue of female on male domestic violence specifically, then some silly socialite celebrity is probably not the best way to make that point, and an even worse way to make that point is to start off by referring to her as a violent cow.

People will tend to miss your point.

Dolbert

Links234 wrote: »

Hmm, thread about how domestic violence against men doesn't get taken seriously, filled with comments from lads saying "I'd let her slap me around, hur hur hur!"

Even though it's exclusively men joking about it, it's still the feminists' fault. Somehow.

Isolt

She's been saying lots of stupid stuff lately. I don't think she's a very smart lady and her advisors are making some very unwise choices. Personally I thought they should have been a little more tactful with her quotes about calling her stillborn baby a miscarriage. I totally understand this was Kelly's coping mechanism after such an awful tragedy but her advisors really should have been more aware of how these comments affect other grieving women, who did give birth and name their babies lost at the same gestation.
Likewise, I worry a little bit about how the giggling response to this woman punching a man in the face is affecting the men out there who are trying to get themselves in the headspace to leave an abusive relationship. I don't expect much better from her, she's not really very intelligent but I am a bit disappointed with how much of her nonsense is being listened to/entertained.

Gatling

beks101 wrote: »

Really?

You'd let this woman, or any woman you perceive to be 'hot', to full-on punch you right in the face any time she thought you had 'stepped out of line'? Just because you get to have sex with her?

Have you ever heard the saying

Beat me,
Spank me,
And tie me to a chair ,

Mostly amoust men and young men

All is forgiven for a good ride

Not my opinion but it's fairly common she's hot and I'd rather people went dude your awesome your missus is hot as stink

darced

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Shakespeare's Sister

Gatling wrote: »

All is forgiven for a good ride

Not my opinion but it's fairly common she's hot and I'd rather people went dude your awesome your missus is hot as stink

****ing hell are you 15?!

Anythings fair game once "the lads" think your missus is hot?

Classicporter

humanji wrote: »

It's worth pointing out that in the UK, soccer players rarely get dropped for things they do. There was some footballer (I don't follow it so have no idea who he was, or played for) that was involved in a racist attack. He was told if he did it again, he'd be dropped. He did it again and was told if he did it again, he'd be dropped. And he did it again.

It all depends on the section of celebrity they're in.

I' be surprised if footballers weren't dropped by their sponsors if they were known woman beaters.

Gannicus

Gatling wrote: »

Have you ever heard the saying

Beat me,
Spank me,
And tie me to a chair ,

Mostly amoust men and young men

All is forgiven for a good ride

Not my opinion but it's fairly common she's hot and I'd rather people went dude your awesome your missus is hot as stink

I know I'll be brought to task for my original post BUT

Thats easy to say now as you're not in a violent relationship but tell that to men who are being physically and mentally abused by their wives and girlfriends etc but are feeling too ashamed or afraid for people to know its happening to them.

darced wrote: »

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That doesn't in any, way shape of form negate what she did.

The Purveyor of Truth

One wonders if there'll be a Saturday Night Live sketch parodying the Ray Rice incident, using *ACTUAL ASSAULT* footage as is what was precisely done with the footage of Solange Knowles kicking and punching her brother in law, Jay-Z.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zvvzSRdtlk

sbsquarepants

tritium wrote: »

Two of her exes, Jason Statham and Danny Cipriani

Jesus, I hope they're both ok!:eek:

I sometimes get told I look like Jason Statham, I reckon I could pull Kelly* and I'd happily risk the domestic violence.



*May not be accurate, would be more likely to pull a hamstring in the attempt.:D

pickarooney

If the media made a big deal every time someone punched Danny Cirpriani there'd be no space left for anything else.

darced

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qo2cj1dsne8y4k

darced wrote: »

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So a "real mans man" wouldn't be that bothered if they got punched in the face?

RollieFingers

humanji wrote: »

It's worth pointing out that in the UK, soccer players rarely get dropped for things they do. There was some footballer (I don't follow it so have no idea who he was, or played for) that was involved in a racist attack. He was told if he did it again, he'd be dropped. He did it again and was told if he did it again, he'd be dropped. And he did it again.

It all depends on the section of celebrity they're in.

What does a football player have anything to with female on male violence?

Penny Tration

It saddens me to see how many men say they'd happily accept her hitting them if she had sex with them too.

Men being victims of domestic violence is taboo enough as it is.

sbsquarepants

I've had many rows with many girlfriends over the years and sometimes been on the receiving end of a clatter or two (usually deserved too I have to say). I don't give a toss what anyone says, it is not the same thing as a man boxing a woman, no amount of political correctness will ever make it so.