Harrison Ford, the mincer.
Harrison Ford, the mincer.
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_Deano

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7,414 posts

282 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/features/d/content/image...

After seeing this picture i no longer see Harrison Ford in the same light.
As a kid i used to look up to him as the sandpaper faced hard rouge that wouldn't mince around with 'manbags' or make up (a hero if you will). Women wanted him and man wanted to be him and kids always wanted to play as him in StarWars games in the playground (sticks as lightsabers), not the wuss Luke.

But on seeing this picture of him donning an ear ring, i think that his missus needs a slap, Sheepheart or what ever her name is. What has she done to the once well hard, light-a-match on the beard guy? It couldn't have been his choice to actually put on in.

Or it could be a speck of dust on the photo, in which case heroism can return to norm.

Anyone else feel the same way?

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

246 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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That picture just makes me want to punch George Lucas in the face. Twice.

singlecoil

35,831 posts

275 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Earings on blokes are definitely gay, always have been always will be

Gylen

10,210 posts

246 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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_Deano said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/features/d/content/image...

After seeing this picture i no longer see Harrison Ford in the same light.
As a kid i used to look up to him as the sandpaper faced hard rouge that wouldn't mince around with 'manbags' or make up (a hero if you will).
No EFA needed...

But I totally agree. I remember there being a bit of a furore when he first appeared with it a few years ago, about the time that the stick insect got her hooks into him and I found it a bit distasteful and gay.

The cure for this is to just watch an early Indy film and forget about the real life persona. In fact, I find Harrison Ford pretty unbearable to watch when he isn't speaking lines from a script so I've tended to make an effort to avoid him off screen. ETA, I've just read this back and it makes it seem like I avoid him at parties and premieres etc. which is funny but inaccurate. smile

He really seems so so so dull and slow when forced to think of his own words to say yet seems to make a pretty good fist of saying someone else's. Weird, as I find a lot of actors to be quite interesting to watch being interviewed etc.

Edited by Gylen on Monday 19th May 12:00

uriel

3,244 posts

280 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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10 Pence Short said:


That picture just makes me want to punch George Lucas in the face. Twice.
It's probably the best picture I've seen of Lucas in recent years...you can't see that bizarre chin fat thing that he's got these days.

Horse_Apple

3,795 posts

271 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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10 Pence Short said:


That picture just makes me want to punch George Lucas in the face. Twice.
That picture makes me want to know who invited Floella Benjamin?

MitchT

17,117 posts

238 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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All I need now is to see Bruce Willis in an Audi TT and I'm a broken man. frown

off_again

13,917 posts

263 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Who cares if someone wants to wear earrings? For some its a statement of their sexuality, for others pure fashion. It's not for me, but hey horses for courses I suppose.

singlecoil

35,831 posts

275 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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off_again said:
For some its a statement of their sexuality, for others pure fashion.
Well, that's the OP's point. If a bloke want's to wear earings to show he's gay, then that's OK but the whole point of Harrison Ford's screen image is that he is not a mincer. Anyone who is prepared to stick pieces of metal in his earlobe for the sake of pure fashion is also gay, but possibly doesn;t realise it yet.

jesusbuiltmycar

5,127 posts

283 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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MitchT said:
All I need now is to see Bruce Willis in an Audi TT and I'm a broken man. frown
Is your car much more manly than an Audi TT then?

im

34,302 posts

246 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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jesusbuiltmycar said:
MitchT said:
All I need now is to see Bruce Willis in an Audi TT and I'm a broken man. frown
Is your car much more manly than an Audi TT then?
He's probably got a Ford KA.....














...so in answer to your question, Yes it is more manly....biggrin

gangster66

340 posts

221 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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I've never thought of HF as being gay, but that ear-ring looks utterly ridiculous. I feel almost embarrassed for him. But I do agree that he's one of the most boring old farts when interviewed and he's pretty much a clone of himself in any talking part in a movie, giving the impression that it's all too much trouble and he'd rather be doing something else. Probably the most over-rated 'actor' in the world and definitely not worthy of 'A-list' classification.


becksW

14,698 posts

240 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Harrison Ford has had the earring for several years now. I think he had it done when he turned 60, but I may have that wrong. Anyway it is not a new thing.

I don't think it suits him, but hey he is old enough to do what he likes and not care what anyone else thinks.

Meant to add that although I do enjoy the Indiana films I actually find him a bit boring as an actor, I just think he seems to play the same character in all his other films.

Edited by becksW on Monday 19th May 13:45

RDE

5,037 posts

243 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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jesusbuiltmycar said:
MitchT said:
All I need now is to see Bruce Willis in an Audi TT and I'm a broken man. frown
Is your car much more manly than an Audi TT then?
It's about his perception of Bruce Willis as a tough guy and an Audi TT not fitting that image for him. How does his own car factor in that?

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

227 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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singlecoil said:
Earings on blokes are definitely gay, always have been always will be
There are some exceptions - and no I don't have an earring.


singlecoil

35,831 posts

275 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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rhinochopig said:
singlecoil said:
Earings on blokes are definitely gay, always have been always will be
There are some exceptions - and no I don't have an earring.

Exception? I don't think so. That guy looks like he belongs in the Village People.

Gylen

10,210 posts

246 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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singlecoil said:
rhinochopig said:
singlecoil said:
Earings on blokes are definitely gay, always have been always will be
There are some exceptions - and no I don't have an earring.

Exception? I don't think so. That guy looks like he belongs in the Village People.
I wouldn't say that to his face...Incidentally, have you seen his more caring side?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvSCZpZpww8

Buster Bakdorzin

16,277 posts

294 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Gylen said:
singlecoil said:
rhinochopig said:
singlecoil said:
Earings on blokes are definitely gay, always have been always will be
There are some exceptions - and no I don't have an earring.

Exception? I don't think so. That guy looks like he belongs in the Village People.
I wouldn't say that to his face...Incidentally, have you seen his more caring side?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvSCZpZpww8
Shocking!

davidspooner

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223 months

Sunday 20th September 2009
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! smile

cottonfoo

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239 months

Sunday 20th September 2009
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