Christian Bale And China Are Fucking Done, Professionally
With a CNN camera crew at his side and his foolery meter set somewhere in between BRAVE BITCH, STUNT QUEEN and No Fucks to Give, Christian Bale tried to visit detained human rights activist Chen Ghuangcheng. And by "tried to visit" I don't mean that Christian Bale glided in on his batwings, landed on Chen's roof and stealthily slipped in through a chimney. Christian tried to use the front door, so you already know how that went.
Christian Bale was in China to promote his movie The Flowers of War, and wanted to drop in on the 40-year-old blind activist who has been locked up in his house ever since he was released from prison last year after serving time for damaging property during a protest. As Christian and CNN walked up the road to Chen's small village, they were stopped by guards who refused to let them pass. At this point, Christian could've made the guards explode into outrage by bringing up Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and quietly snuck past them as their minds boggled inside of their heads. But Christian didn't go with tactic, and instead he asked the guards "Why can't we visit this free man?" Err. This is the point in the video game where your Xbox360 controller starts vibrating and you should run the other way.
The guards started punching at Christian's camera and he and the crew ran back to their car. The guards weren't through with them and chased them for 40 minutes. When they finally knocked those hos off their trail, Christian had a moment in the car:
"What I really wanted to do was to meet the man, shake his hand and say what an inspiration he is. I'm not brave doing this. The local people who are standing up to the authorities, who are visiting Chen and his family and getting beaten or detained, I want to support them."
There are many things you really don't mess with like a chihuahua gnawing on a bone, Tommy Girl's Scientohole gnawing on a man bone (the little troll will cut you good), Jessica Simpson gnawing on a Kandy Kake, but if there's one thing you really don't mess with it's Chinese security guards. But since Christian Bale decided that he is the one to fuck with Chinese security guards, I wish he would've went all the way by trashing some lights and calling all of them unprofessional assholes before stomping off to his trailer.
holy frig this is the funniest line ever: "This is the point in the video game where your Xbox360 controller starts vibrating and you should run the other way."
Submitted by TelevisedRevolution on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:42pm.
we need to be paying attention to what's going on in the US - like indefinite detention for US citizens:
http://rt.com/usa/news/indefinite-detention-bill-senate-905/
not to mention SOPA.
i don't think i can hate on christian for doing this. human rights abuses need all the attention they can get.
Well, now he knows how his mother, sister and several crew members feel.
Too bad they only punched his camera instead of his face. I very much like to see bullies being bullied.
I am in Shanghai now after being in Hong Kong for two weeks and let me tell you...
there is a BIG difference between the two. I cannot get on Facebook in mainland China, for one (*cry*) and the people here seem very behind the times. I am being followed in the streets like I am from another planet!
I am scared to even post this, as the po-po might break into my room and beat a heaux!
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I bet it was a trick, and while Xtian Bale distracted them, Anne Hathaway snuck around back and talked to the guy.
I used to have such a crush on Bale. I saw him when Little Women was released at 8 and that was like my first big crush, but ever since he pulled that diva shit I can't with him. Can't see the video but this sounds like some stunt queen shit.
I think I have to agree with odave on this one. Yes, this does have seemingly self promotion aspects to it, but he is bringing light to something important. China has a history of some atrocious human rights violations. They imprisoned Ai Weiwei for his activism, as well as many more. These are people facing real abuse and real problems. I always hate to see people buying cheap Chinese junk. My boyfriend and I got fed up with it, and we are trying to buy whatever we can that is not Chinese-made. If we stop this, really make an effort, we can improve. China just put a huge tariff on American made vehicles as an aggressive move to our own movements. Shame.
I think this is great. Certainly part of it is about getting publicity, but he's publicizing something that we should be aware of. It's shameful that we do not call out China on human rights abuses, and the reason we don't is economic. In effect when we buy cheap plastic crap from China, we are participating in human (and animal) rights abuses that would shock most of us if we were aware of it. I think that this is way different than the typical politically conscious self-promotion. He is facing real Chinese guards with real guns in their coats and I would be probably apologizing for ever coming to China and heading for the airport.
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Christopher Hitchens passed away last night and this asshole gets all the press today. Unbelievable.
SO very thankful that I live in the United States.
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we need to be paying attention to what's going on in the US - like indefinite detention for US citizens:
http://rt.com/usa/news/indefinite-detention-bill-senate-905/
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PSL, it's cool. XXOO!
It will be interesting to see when and if mainland China ever stops repressing their people the way they do. The US, being so financially indebted, can't apply much pressure on them. My husband lives and works in Hong Kong, as some of you know. And although they are a SAR (Special Administrative Region), with self-rule, they are still part of China. It makes me nervous sometimes. I will visit for Chinese New Year, and we plant to spend a couple of days in Taiwan, also a SAR, but once in Bejing's crosshairs as The Republic of China who are not communist.
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Submitted by i like turtles on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:57am.
I get what you're saying, and I would definitely apply that reasoning to the Angelina Jolies of the world, but not all actors are cut from the same cloth. Some of them really do care, because they're actual humans, and are not just in it for the free publicity.
Granted, not all attempts to do good succeed, but sitting down and shutting the fuck up and letting wrong shit continue doesn't help anything either.
So I'm still Team Bale on this.
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I certainly hope his quest for a character-building experience didn't put this poor prisoner (he's still being kept in his home like one) in any further danger. I like CB's movies, but I'm tired of these actors continually butting into things that are way over their pretty little heads. If they want to make a difference in the world, educate themselves about the ramifications of their actions first - then go out and change the world.
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"Chen Guangcheng (born November 12, 1971) is a blind civil rights activist in the People's Republic of China who drew international attention to human rights issues in rural areas. He was placed under house arrest from September 2005 to March 2006 after talking to Time magazine about the forced abortion cases he investigated in Linyi Prefecture, Shandong Province. Authorities formally arrested him in June 2006 for destruction of property and assembling a crowd to disrupt traffic.[1][2] During his trial, Chen's lawyers were forbidden access to the court, leaving him without a proper defender. On August 24, 2006, Chen was sentenced to four years and three months for "damaging property and organising a mob to disturb traffic"
Chen was released from prison on September 8, 2010 after serving his full sentence, but remains under "ruanjin" or soft detention at his home in Dongshigu Village (东师古村).[3][4][5][6] Chen and his wife were reportedly beaten shortly after a human rights group released a video of their home under intense police surveillance on February 9, 2011.[7]"
I hope Christian's visit doesn't mean another beating.
"And I still don't get why actors shouldn't have opinions or take action on things, whether it is covered by the media or not. What about Elizabeth Taylor and AIDS? Should she have kept her mouth shut because she's an actor? What about Audrey Hepburn?"
@Televised revolutions:
A.There is a profound difference between a Hollywood type/US citizen bringing attention to a medical cause in the US and a Hollywood type/US citizen bringing attention to the struggles of other countries; and,
B. Most (there are exceptions) Hollywood types are not educated or have even read one book about the country in which they take an interest. People of the West have a long and infamous history of "studying down" the peoples of other countries with an attitude of American hubris and arrogance. In fact, all one must do is look around in the US and realize that racism and white privilege is alive and well, ask any person from a community of color. When we export this attitude of superiority to other countries, we create messes not unlike the varying disasters in the Middle East region (e.g., Iraq and Afghanistan), which have long and complicated religious, political and cultural histories that cannot be captured by Christian Bale's 2 minute CNN video clip or Sean Penn's travelogues inside Iran. Condensing these country's struggles and human rights atrocities into soundbites and bullet points by unlearned Hollywood actors/actresses is a slap in the face of those peoples who live it and breathe it every day.
China sucks more than troll wars.
After Bale's terminator rant, I always imagine him to be exactly like his American psycho character.
I'm not sure what's with all the drama.. Just ignore the trolls if there are any, and if nobody's trolling then why throw accusations?
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it's the most senselessly brave action that Bale was able to do because Chen GaungCheng deserves to be supported http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Guangcheng
and it's a total RP nightmare for China and Bale
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"This is the point in the video game where your Xbox360 controller starts vibrating and you should run the other way"
Divine comedy.
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Darth, no one "formed" a FB group to discuss you. Please, get the fuck over yourself.
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Submitted by ditquoi on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:43am.
HEAR! HEAR! And not for nothing, there's an Open Post for this crap. Can we keep it there if we can't get rid of it?
On Topic: Christan Bale sure got some publicity for his new film, no?
"JUST SMILE LIKE A NORMAL FUCKED UP PERSON."
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Hey now, I think it's fair to say that the guards were as pissed about the casting of Maggie Gyllenhaal in the Dark Knight as the rest of us.
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Dog,
You are a total sweetheart. I enjoy a lot of you folks here. I've been a long time lurker who was scared as shit to dive in here and you and others made me feel welcome right away.
It's a pity that people like PSL actually form Facebook groups to discuss and disseminate us based on 'hunches'. I don't even understand the reasoning behind having a whole different site to discuss people discussing people on a discussing people blog? Is that a trip.
Anyway, get your stomach out of those knots and have a wonderful holiday, sweetheart. I couldn't leave here without telling you what an absolute angel you are and how much you made me smile in our last conversational exchanges.
XOXO
Here's to hoping I get a Christian Bale delivery guy look-alike!
MK, you are down with Kandy Kakes?! God, they are my very favorite Tasty Kakes! I love the Peanut Butter ones. The new dark chocolate ones are addicting. We can't get them here in Chicago. BOOO!
"JUST SMILE LIKE A NORMAL FUCKED UP PERSON."
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MK can't get rid of the trolls unless he restricts read access only to members, and reviews applications. I know because I used to own a blog. I quit it exactly for shit like this. not the trolls, but the regulars who would get into it with the trolls, ignite some huge flame war, and then bombard me with emails and IMs, demanding I do something about it. I did do something about it...I spent countless hours and weekends researching about global IP bans and whatnot, to no avail. Mind you, I wasn't getting paid for any of this, it was simply a labor of love that got relatively popular. it got to the point that I couldn't even go on vacation without monitoring the board, lest some bullshit pop off.
rest assured, I am no troll, nor could you pay me enough to be a moderator. just ignore them. when you figure out it's a troll, move on. there are waaaayyyy more non-trolls on this site than trolls, why focus on this one person and thus piss everyone off, mainly the owner? trolls have issues, ok? move on.
good point Hekki.
*runs off to circle jerk, because everyone knows I have a penis*
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Submitted by Hekki on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:37am.
Do you agree with PSL on this one? :-(
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Dog, don't feel bad. Personally, I have a few rules of thumb for spotting the trolls, but I'm not gonna get into it here.
Yeah, it's not fair to the new folks, but I don't trust any of them until they've been here a while without exhibiting any of the signs. I figure they don't have the patience to really cultivate a persona here, they're too anxious to get things stirred up.
"OMIGAWD, THEY'RE PUSHING CHRISTIAN! WE CAME TO THE HOUSE OF A MAN UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND THE GUARDS WONT LET US, WESTERN CELEBRITY AND CREW, SEE HIM. WHAT THE FUCK? OMG, THE TOUCHED HIM AGAIN! THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED AT ALL. THE INGRATES!"
No one is saying you're brave, fuckwit. They're saying you're a fuckwit. What an asshole. How entitled can one person be?! Somebody get this cunt on Keeping up With the Kardassians!
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This story reminds me of how Sean Penn made Iran his pet project and visited Tehran in 2005 to play journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle (here's the link to that fun little piece: http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-08-22/entertainment/17386942_1_munich-ir...).
I am so thoroughly disgusted by these Hollywood types who swoop into these countries and think that they can be productive change agents because they watch a CNN video clip or two. If you can read a movie script, maybe you can pick up a history book, ethnography, or academic journal and read up on the very country you think will tremble at your star power (insert image of Madonna visiting orphanages and picking out her new kid while all the natives sit in a circle as she graces them with her milky white presence).
So, Mr. Bale, what's it like getting roughed up by Chinese agents? Pretty harsh dose of reality, eh? But not nearly as tragic and harsh as the unbelievable human rights atrocities that occur in the very countries you make your personal playground when you play activist. This is not a movie set, this is REAL LIFE.
As someone said earlier, go sit your ass down.
I dislike the fake Asian slanty eyed gook speak less than the pedophile 'jokes,' which aren't fucking funny and shouldn't be defended. But I find both pretty fucking low.
If a friend of mine was making 'jokes' about pedophilia, I'd tell him to fuck off, that I wouldn't tolerate that kind of shit. But this is the internet - scroll on.
And I still don't get why actors shouldn't have opinions or take action on things, whether it is covered by the media or not. What about Elizabeth Taylor and AIDS? Should she have kept her mouth shut because she's an actor? What about Audrey Hepburn?
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The best way for Christian Bale to get revenge would be to use all his method acting skills and play the guy in front of the tank in a movie about Tiananmen Square.
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I"m with you Dog, but I can't keep anyone straight so don't know who is really fighting with whom.
edited to add: Holy Mother of God...Christian Bale is hot. how did I never notice this before?
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Man, I hate this shit, I really do. Now my stomach is all in knots. I don't know what to believe.
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he should have said:
FUCKYOUASSHOLE YOUR RUINING MY LINES WASSMATTER WITH YOU GET THIS POS OFF THE SET
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Submitted by parissucksliterally on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:00am.
Wow. You base your entire judgment of me because of some circle-jerk Facebook insider/outsider gossipy blather derived entirely from one fucking comment I made? THIS is how you discern shit?
unfuckingblievable!
You killjoys are not going to spoil my excellent mood. My new fridge gets delivered today (hopefully delivered by a really cute dude who resembles Christian Bale).
Honestly, I wish you all well and I hope dog gets her new washing machine ASAP. Thank you for the birthday wishes, sweet Dog.
Congratz. You just chased off another member!
PSL, thanks. She is making it impossible for new people to have fun here. We can't trust them because they might be her. I'm not up on the IP-proxy-whatever crap. Why can't MK just ban her once and for all???
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All I could focus on through the whole thing was the guards' coats and how much I want one. Oh and who doesn't want a good hate fuck once in a while?
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Dog, I had a hunch, but yesterday in the Paris Jackson thread she confirmed it for me. Esp when she said, "aw, don't be mad- we were getting along so great". The flag flew up again, and I discussed it with some FB people. Yeah, it's her.
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Submitted by parissucksliterally on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:47am.
Dog, Darth is Pip. Pip on good behavior, but it is. We have discussed it on Fb, and yes. She is.
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Srsly? Okay, now I'm pissed off. I am so sick and tired of being taken by that thing. YTF can't MK just ban that c*nt once and for all?????
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Dog, Darth is Pip. Pip on good behavior, but it is. We have discussed it on Fb, and yes. She is.
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I'm lyin' here on the floor where you left me
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I'm cryin' here, what have you done?
I thought it would be fun
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Submitted by bornagainChristian on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:29am.
pwned! ALL Y'ALL!! Poopy pants.
WHY it so SERRUS and ATTACKY up in hur? *pours strong drink* If I don't like someone, I skip their posts...just my two cents.
PSL, what do you mean Pip is Darth? Darth isn't a troll.
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YOU ARE A BUNCH OF UNPROFESSIONAL ASSHOLES!
YOU ARE ALLLLL REFUCKINPROTED!
*stomps off to trailer...well, it's a double wide on cinderblocks, but you get the fucking point*
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