OlderAngelina Jolie Covers Harper’s Bazaar July 2009
Hollywood goddess Angelina Jolie is the July 2009 cover girl for Harper’s Bazaar’s. Here are some snippets from the lead story “Why Women Want Angelina Jolie’s Life” via essayist Naomi Wolf:
—- Polls also show that if women — not just lesbian and bisexual women but straight women — had to choose a female lover, they would want to sleep with Angelina Jolie. In other words, women both identify with her and desire her.
—- Her persona hits an unprecedented level of global resonance — and makes women want to be with her and be her at the same time — because she has created a life narrative that is not just personal. Rather, it is archetypal. And the archetype is one that really, for the first time in modern culture, brings together almost every aspect of female empowerment and liberation.
—- The magic of Jolie’s self-presentation? She makes the claim, with her life and actions, that, indeed, you can get away with it. All of it. Against every Western convention, she has managed to draw together all of these kinds of female liberation and empowerment. And her gestures determinedly transgress social boundaries — boundaries of convention, race, class, and gender — giving many of us a vicarious thrill.
FYI: The cover photo is a December 2008 red carpet pic of Angie in Versace at the Los Angeles premiere of Brad Pitt’s The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Bigger cover pic inside…
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What’s so great about this story is that (aside from being gorgeous and sexy) it was Angelina’s nurturing and generous nature that drew Brad to her like a magnet.
From listening to Brad’s interviews, it’s clear that her work on behalf of refugees and her abilities and dedication as a mother were major factors in his attraction to her.
While many might have mistakenly assumed he was interested in glamour, and the social life of Hollywood people, he was ultimately won over by courage, honesty, intelligence and guts.
So sweet!!!
she looks luminous
But the article seems like a rehash of other articles:
The Power of Angelina
Why do women dream of having the life of Angelina Jolie? Because the actress is the embodiment of having it all.
Who are our female film legends these days? Rare are the sultry, dangerous, and highly individualistic Hollywood goddesses who were so prevalent in the 1930s and 1940s.
Of these few exceptions, one thinks right away of Ms. Angelina Jolie. Ever since about 2004 — when she started crafting a new and revolutionary persona out of her prior story line as an eccentric ingenue, a story line that had been erratic and filled with missteps — she has resonated in a way no other modern female star has managed.
Yes, she is conventionally beautiful: Bosomy and wasp-waisted, with that curtain of hair and those crazy pillowy lips, she is an obvious male sex fantasy. But more suggestively, polls show that her appeal and magnetism play at least as powerfully in the fantasy life of females.
Women admire Angelina Jolie, but that would hardly stop the presses. Polls also show that if women — not just lesbian and bisexual women but straight women — had to choose a female lover, they would want to sleep with Angelina Jolie. In other words, women both identify with her and desire her.
There’s something more than a simply physical response. Her persona hits an unprecedented level of global resonance — and makes women want to be with her and be her at the same time — because she has created a life narrative that is not just personal. Rather, it is archetypal. And the archetype is one that really, for the first time in modern culture, brings together almost every aspect of female empowerment and liberation.
The magic of Jolie’s self-presentation? She makes the claim, with her life and actions, that, indeed, you can get away with it. All of it. Against every Western convention, she has managed to draw together all of these kinds of female liberation and empowerment. And her gestures determinedly transgress social boundaries — boundaries of convention, race, class, and gender — giving many of us a vicarious thrill.
Remember how, for the first few years of Jolie’s debut in the media spotlight, she kept hitting off-key notes? She emerged as an edgy starlet in such films as Girl, Interrupted and Hackers, then broke through into mass-market consciousness with her turn as cartoony superheroine Lara Croft. And with her success in that role, she previewed aspects of the persona that would take her to global icon: sexy and daring, confrontational and independent.
But in her personal interactions with the media, her gestures at transgression seemed girlishly eccentric. There was the slightly icky presentation of then-husband Billy Bob Thornton’s blood in a vial, and then the oddly intimate kiss on the lips with her brother at an awards ceremony. (”I am so in love with my brother!”) At that point, Jolie seemed to be simply an attention-seeking, slightly Goth upstart.
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http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/cover/angelina-jolie-essay-0709
Passing Through @ 06/08/2009 at 3:02 pm Speaking of people using Angie to make a buck…
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Megan Fox in Tokyo today…Notice the dress with the thigh-high split and all the leg showing. When will this ho ever stop stealing everything Angie does? More importantly - when will the media stop letting her get away with it? I will give her credit for one thing though - at least she doesn’t lie about stalking Angie like Octomom does…
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http://justjared.buzznet.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2009&mon=06&evt=fox-tokyo&pic=megan-fox-tokyo-transformers-06.jpg
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Okay, this b!tch has crossed into “Single White Female” territory. Next thing you know she’s going to have Angelina tied to a chair, while she kills Brad with a stilleto to the eye.
This is the newstand cover.
The subscriber cover is the real cover and has the model Doutzen
Jeolousy always rears its ugly head. To all who are straight up hating on this women, you can suck it. And to those undercover haters giving backhanded complements you can suck it too. Some have said Ange is the modern day venous, a paragon of beauty. I am secure in myself to admit real inner and outer beauty when I see it. Angie has got the it factor that so many strive for but don’t achieve. Love her and her family.
doutzen’s on the cover? anyone have links or do i have to go on their website. ugh. maybe i can google it.
gosh. it’s not all about the sex okay. maybe we can be friends…maybe friends with benefits like rihanna and drake and some of these hollywood types. i highly doubt it. who cares if people want to sleep with her. that just gives relevance to the counter argument that there are also so many people who are jealous of her too. it’s a reality, and it’s a shame but really gah. harpers needs the money so of course they go for the money.
Thank you Jared!!! Love all the B&A love you’re giving these days!!
Passing Through @ 06/08/2009 at 3:56 pm
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Do u know when I really jumped up and down…. When Robin S knocked off Nadal. I couldn’t believe it, first I screamed OMG, then I jumped for joy. LOL!
http://twitter.com/dcfab
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Looks like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were spotted at the Four Seasons last night..with Owen Wilson watching the game there too!about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck
What i also like about this woman is that she has NEVER, EVER got cocky about her looks. Even when at her peak beauty wise, Jolie has never been arrogant about her looks, never flaunted it in everyday life like she is the ultimate eaight wonder the world.
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So many beautiful women are so full of themselves when it comes to their look that they look down less fortunate that them and are mean towards every day people.
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That’s why she is beautiful to me. It comes within, it’s skin deep, She is humble about her looks, always was…even shy and embarrassed when she is complimented about her looks.
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In that prospect, she resembles Brad and Hugh Jackman. They never brag about their physique and are not superficial beauty fond of…like let say : George Clooney. They kinda go to the inner beauty first and foremost, hence they usually date women less beautiful than they are, Jolie being the exception in Brad’s case.
Id f*ck Angie in a heartbeat. Shed be fun to get high with too. Embodiment of feminist ideals? Debateable, since she was given a platform to succeed based on her socio-economic upbringing and physical sex-appeal.
Passing Through @ 06/08/2009 at 2:26 pm # 784 QQQQ @ 06/08/2009 at 12:59 pm
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Another magazine using Angie to drum up sales.
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Yep. Just another rag jumping on the bandwagon. If they need sales so badly then why didn’t they commission ME to write a story for them - “Jennifer Aniston: Why America’s Sick Of This Ho.”
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PT, your comments are always spotted on hilarious!!!
She looks radiant there, beutiful cover.
But with Angie we can talk about so many different things every time, not only about her beauty.
That’s her charm, that’s the magic.
@marisa:
To Marisa - you’re indeed jealous. The tone of your message indicates that you’re a woman of no substance. Why can you not just keep quiet and go with the flow. You don’t need to come on Angie’s thread if you really dislike her. I for one don’t go to anybody’s thread if I don’t like them. Your coming here just shows that Angie owns you that she has lots of power over you. Admit it that Angie’s beauty and achievements is the reason why you’re jealous and your jealousy cannot stop you from posting ahead of anyone else in this thread. 5 years after the divorce you’re still bitter. Ask your fug idol why Brad left her.
No matter what you say Angelina is not only the most beautiful actress of her time but also the only one who has achieved more success inspite of her young age. Compared to fug whose only preoccupation is to tan, yoga and parade her ugly self, Angelina has shown more that a woman could achieve something out of the ordinary.
Congrats to Angelina, the most beautiful woman on the planet, an achiever, a humanitarian and a caring mother and partner.
So what if you don’t jump onto Brangelina’s wagon. It’s better if you won’t come here anymore, you’re not wanted in this thread. Go to fugly’s thread she needs your support especially after the biggest time bomb in the box office.
Not posting a lot on this site. Lurking sometime..
Rica.. if that is you we are waiting for the next chapter of your fanfic. I am sure many of the non fans have taken a gander and lost all the senses they had left. TOO Hot.. So please get back to work. ON the edge of my seat waiting.. So many other fans are too.
BOT… Angie lookds great. Hate that the print is so big and covers too much of the body. but you can’t have everything. She and Brad seem to have a great system in place regarding protecting their kids. We see them only when they want us too. So all the crap about pimping and so on. We really know very little about them. Angie said that she and Brad don’t go out a lot, and that they were pretty private. I think that is very true. Sightings of them are few and far between.
Love the JOLIE-PITTS.. Hope to see some picks soon.
@miss lola:
You’re sick and mental. Jealousy is not good for you, it might give you heart attack. So restrain yourself.
@agree:
You’re also sick and mental. One place for you to go is the mental hospital. Go admit yourself there.
wow
she looks absolutely stunning in that cover
her face is just so beautiful
im also not surprised a lot of woman can relate with her
Man, she’s gorgeous!
I’ll admit she is a beautiful woman; but I do not want to sleep with her. She has been around the block one too many times. She needs to stay home and take care of her kids. She wants to be mother-of-the-century but nannies are raising her kids. She is definitely no Mother Theresa–she doesn’t even come close.
to sal @ 06/08/2009 at 3:46 pm @Sal:
Sall you are so wrong - it was three occassions and the out fits they are both wearing are 3 different outfits — go on line and look it up before you spew your ignorance again.
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# 119 yoco @ 06/08/2009 at 3:57 pm I’ve seen 5 different pics of Michael Douglas kissing his dad Kirk on the lips, no tongue. I’ve seen 3 pics of Kate Hudson kissing Oliver on the lips . What’s your point?
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I saw Ryan O’Neal hug and kiss his son Redmond at least THREE times on the recent “Farah’s Story” special. Oh! Lets go further: Redmond actually lay down next to Farah in her sick bed to talk to her and tell her he loves her. OMG!!!!!! What could it mean?!?!?!?!?
If it floats your boat to think she “made out with her brother” or that She wore a “Vial” of bood, take it to FF instead of bringing that garbage here and attacking posters when they shoot you down with FACTS!
imo @ 06/08/2009 at 5:01 pm I’ll admit she is a beautiful woman; but I do not want to sleep with her. She has been around the block one too many times. She needs to stay home and take care of her kids. She wants to be mother-of-the-century but nannies are raising her kids. She is definitely no Mother Theresa–she doesn’t even come close.
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You right !
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Mother Theresa wasn’t as beautiful, had no children nor partner, ect.
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She was a sister who went to India to do good as her sole dedication. She is no Jolie who is a mother, an actress, a UN ambassador, ect.
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Not to diss that great woman who did good, but clearly they have two different life and Jolie’s one is multitask !
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Congrats tpo her for not being as lazy as her haters being able to pull several jobs and not just one as staying at home to raise children. We know who those haters worship…the mediocre one who is lazy.
#125 Angie&Brad lifestyle may not seem normal to most, but as long as they and esp the kids are happy, it’s nobody’s business!! AND every-one has issues, I do, and I bet you have a sh*t load of issues too>
BTW- Love the J-P’s
pam @ 06/08/2009 at 4:06 pm don’t get these comments here about sleeping with angelina straight or not! Why do you guys think sex ? She’s attractive..yes…but, what ’s wrong with being friends? I honestly don’t believe she is a secure person…but, tht is her problem. Don’t think much about her as an actress either…but, again don’t dislike her either.
Who would want to be Angelina???? She has too much baggage and her lifestyle is not normal.
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Normal by your standards is “TWISTED” by my standards.
So are you going to change your life because I made a judgemental comment? Didn’t think so!
You actually know her?
You actually have witnessed all her relationships?
You actually have witnessed HOW she lives her life?
She confessed all her insecurities to you?
She told you she has baggage?
WOW! Only problem is:
No one who actually KNOWS her has ever stated what you are quoting from the tabloids and blogs you read!!!
Go back to your soap operas!
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