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06-09-08, 04:15 PM #1Rupert Everett says the forces are "whining wimps" and "pathetic"
Rupert Everett's soldier rant
Actor Rupert Everett has taken a swipe at soldiers, branding them "whining wimps" and "pathetic" for risking their lives.
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Rupert Everett has taken a swipe at soldiers, branding them "whining wimps".
The 'Shrek' star - whose father is a retired major in the British Army - claims young men and women risking their lives fighting on the frontline for their country are "pathetic".
Everett - who is currently starring in a British TV documentary about 19th century soldier-and-adventurer Sir Richard Burton - added: "The whole point of being in the army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits.
"In Burton's day they were itching to get into the fray. Now it is the opposite. They are always whining about the dangers of being killed. Oh my God, they are such wimps! Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit."
Everett has now been slammed by members of the British armed forces for his controversial comments.
A source said: "You have someone here who is totally inexperienced as a soldier speaking as if he has some authority on the matter. He is in no position to do this. It is deeply hurtful.
A British Army spokesman said: "His comments don't even deserve a response."
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06-09-08, 08:13 PM #4
Re: Rupert Everett says the forces are "whining wimps" and "pathetic"
British-born Rupert Everett grew up in privileged circumstances, but the wry, sometimes arrogant intellectual was a rebel from the very beginning. At the age of 7, he was placed into the care of Benedictine monks at Ampleforth College where he trained classically on the piano. He was expelled from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London for clashing with his teachers, and instead apprenticed himself at the avant-garde Glasgow Citizen's Theater in Scotland, performing in such productions as 'Don Juan' and `Heartbreak House'.
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06-10-08, 01:51 AM #5Re: Rupert Everett says the forces are "whining wimps" and "pathetic"
Originally Posted by DeusInnomenenf-Jesus its been like 12 minutes and you're already worried about stats?! :-P
Bigdog-Sweet home Alabama you are an idiot.
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06-10-08, 01:59 AM #6
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Hmmm... An actor comparing soldiers of old to soldiers of new... Obviously an expert on the subject... Likely being a bit sarcastic, and attempting to be funny.
EPIC FAIL!!!
Theatre people are a sometimes funny bunch
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06-11-08, 12:54 AM #10Re: Rupert Everett says the forces are "whining wimps" and "pathetic"
Originally Posted by Silent_Crowenf-Jesus its been like 12 minutes and you're already worried about stats?! :-P
Bigdog-Sweet home Alabama you are an idiot.
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