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To Think We Should All Take A Minute To Be In The Present And Acknowledge That Russell Brand Is Modern Day Sacrificial Lamb?

269 replies

TooBigForMyBoots · 20/09/2023 19:50

And ask ourselves what that says about us and our unconscious, that we persecute the truly innocent, chosen ones.

Forgive me father, for I know not what I do.🙏🙏🙏
https://twitter.com/silviotattiscon/status/1704209878779154495?s=46&t=A2fpFNgDRyXF2d6ye97wEA

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BeignetPommes · 21/09/2023 00:27

Just seeing him in that t-shirt and that silly man bun makes me feel physically sick

That's not fair. He looks just like my son in law who is a very lovely and caring man. A t-shirt and a bun does not make you persona non grata.

CherryMaDeara · 21/09/2023 00:40

BeignetPommes · 21/09/2023 00:27

Just seeing him in that t-shirt and that silly man bun makes me feel physically sick

That's not fair. He looks just like my son in law who is a very lovely and caring man. A t-shirt and a bun does not make you persona non grata.

#NAMBALT

Not all man buns are like that

Frances0911 · 21/09/2023 01:09

What I don't get is his wife.
I mean how could she have ever thought his behavior was acceptable, how could she have married him, and how can she stand by and defend him in all of this?

TorqueWrench · 21/09/2023 01:15

Frances0911 · 21/09/2023 01:09

What I don't get is his wife.
I mean how could she have ever thought his behavior was acceptable, how could she have married him, and how can she stand by and defend him in all of this?

People are easily influenced by bagloads of £££.

QueenoftheNimbleFlyingCat · 21/09/2023 01:19

Frances0911 · 21/09/2023 01:09

What I don't get is his wife.
I mean how could she have ever thought his behavior was acceptable, how could she have married him, and how can she stand by and defend him in all of this?

Oh yes, please let's attack the wife, definitely her fault that he is a rapey bastard in the past. RB seems like a raging narcissist, do you know what narcissists can do to you in a relationship - gaslight, manipulate and abuse you to keep their narcissistic supply. Please don't start blaming the wife, it's misogynistic bullshit which takes away from the man being centred and quite rightly blasted for his behaviour.

Amara123 · 21/09/2023 01:21

The one thing that warms my heart is that there are loads of similar rapists/perves now starting to feel uncomfortable and like they might be caught next.

Tick tock fellas.

PorridgeOnToast · 21/09/2023 01:22

Frances0911 · 21/09/2023 01:09

What I don't get is his wife.
I mean how could she have ever thought his behavior was acceptable, how could she have married him, and how can she stand by and defend him in all of this?

Just because we haven't seen her packing her bags and doing the obligitary photo WITHOUT THE WEDDING RING, doesn't mean she's defending him.

BabyFireflyx · 21/09/2023 01:29

Well he looks a bit like a goat so maybe we're going the other way and yknow hail Satan Grin

BreadInCaptivity · 21/09/2023 01:34

Frances0911 · 21/09/2023 01:09

What I don't get is his wife.
I mean how could she have ever thought his behavior was acceptable, how could she have married him, and how can she stand by and defend him in all of this?

I think it's a far more complicated response than money.

She's from a wealthy family so I doubt that was a significant factor.

When they rekindled their relationship she had just come out of a long relationship. Maybe vulnerable?

She is apparently very disinterested in fame and being in the spotlight, so I don't think elevating her own profile was a factor either.

There are however people (and she may/may not be one) who thrive on a saviour complex.

I'll fix him. That will make me feel good about myself because of out of all the hundreds of women he behaved badly towards I'm the only one he loved enough to be faithful/caring/considerate (pick your words). That makes me very super special (and the more women he discarded the more special I am in proportion).

I don't judge her or any of the women who fell into his orbit.

He's the source of the problem.

It's akin to blaming fish being caught in a massive trawler net.

JuliusWho · 21/09/2023 01:43

“Lol at the posters accusing Brand of narcissism. He is explaining parallels between himself and Buddha and Jesus. Buddha and Jesus were well known for being humble and talking about how class it is. So Russell is being the total opposite of a narcissist.”

Thought this was very good, OP!

BeignetPommes · 21/09/2023 01:53

All this hyperbole about 'dark arts' and his eyes mysteriously changing colour is a bit daft

I completely agree, he's just like any other attractive looking bloke (depends on your taste, obviously) with money and a bit of an attractive edge. Women flock to him, crave his attention and he took advantage and went several steps too far because there wasn't much to stop him. Nothing mysterious or dark arts about that.

If you know what you're looking for, you will see in a potential sexual partner that pupils dilate during sexual attraction. The little black centre of the eyes (pupils) get much bigger. Sexual arousal dilates them even more. The more sexually aroused one is, the more your pupils will dilate. So a blue/green/brown eyed man will turn into a black eyed man. A little bit of colour round the edge, but mostly black.

That goes for women too. So that would explain the eyes going dark stuff.

I'm not defending RB. Just saying that the eyes going big and black during a sexual encounter is pretty normal and not evidence of it being non consensual. Nor is it enough evidence to put someone in prison.

I can always tell when my husband of 30 years fancies a bit of the other.
His pupils dilate when he looks at me. I find that squirting him in the eyes with a sodastream will focus them up again.

Isittimeformynapyet · 21/09/2023 02:00

FunnysInLaJardin · 20/09/2023 22:18

so he isn't banned from Tik Tok and he thinks he is Jesus. Excellent

I think he's been banned from making money from tiktok. Someone may correct me.

TommyNever · 21/09/2023 02:18

Revolting creature in every way, ethically and physically. I suspect he'll be quite content festering behind bars, as he won't even have to pretend to bother with personal hygiene.

Firefly1987 · 21/09/2023 02:59

Wintersgirl · 20/09/2023 22:33

I can't look at RB, I've always thought he's got a dark soul, something about his eyes give me the creeps...

He looks exactly how I expect a psychopath to look (have no idea if he is or not) his eyes are extremely intense and he has the psychopathic stare-if that's really a thing. I'm not sure how his eyes could possibly get any creepier but I believe the women when they said they did.

IAmAnIdiot123 · 21/09/2023 03:25

Isittimeformynapyet · 21/09/2023 02:00

I think he's been banned from making money from tiktok. Someone may correct me.

Not sure about tiktok but his YouTube chanel has been demonetised.

TeenMum87 · 21/09/2023 03:56

Deluded.

Beaverbridge · 21/09/2023 04:04

Hes a filthy wrong un. Don't understand people defending him.

Certainlyreally · 21/09/2023 05:52

Cleaningismycardio · 20/09/2023 20:56

He's frighteningly intelligent...which is what makes him incredibly dangerous.

No he isnt

notahappybunny7 · 21/09/2023 07:01

That was absolutely awful! What happened to JR? If I recall correctly his daughter also has issues! Never underestimate what effect a shit dad can have on a child, especially girls, you see it on here all the time!

notahappybunny7 · 21/09/2023 07:03

Misogyny runs deep. A lot of the defence comes from women sadly. Usually older and well ingrained to accept it.

notahappybunny7 · 21/09/2023 07:04

You think he’ll see a prison cell?

Fizbosshoes · 21/09/2023 07:26

SchadenfreudeIstMeinMittelname · 20/09/2023 20:57

Let's hope he doesn't decide to go into politics.

He has a lot in common with Boris Johnson (although I'm not suggesting BJ is a rapist)
Powerful, charismatic, self important, egotistical, using lots of pompous and waffling words, carefully curated messy hair, and (most baffling) seemingly attractive to lots of women.

Zonder · 21/09/2023 07:56

notahappybunny7 · 21/09/2023 07:04

You think he’ll see a prison cell?

I can't see any alternative with all that has come out now.

Except Trump is still outside.

online6549 · 21/09/2023 08:02

RunningFromInsanity · 20/09/2023 19:54

Wise words

Quite. Misogyny is also that when he talks the way he does he is hailed as a genius, yet when Meghan Markle/ Windsor does similar she is derided and slaughtered.

newnamethanks · 21/09/2023 08:03

If sacrificial lambs gallop around, waving their willies, demanding everyone look at me now, me, me, me, then that's what he is. Otherwise he's an exploitative, damaged misogynist at least and quite likely something worse.