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Filed under: Adoption, Celeb Kids, Celeb Parents, Behaving Badly
Far from being the fair-haired darling of the Jolie-Pitt family, it seems that little Shiloh is more of a misfit. The only biological child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Shiloh has gone from being a 'blob' to a potential 'outcast' in her mother's eyes. "She looks like Brad. It's funny because she's almost going to be the outcast in the family because she's blond and blue-eyed," Jolie says.
In the past, Jolie has indicated that she feels a stronger connection to her adopted children than Shiloh because "they were survivors" and that Shiloh seemed "privileged from the moment she was born."
If that child grows up feeling like an outcast, it will be due to her mother saying things like this. I think when she speaks of Shiloh this way, she is revealing a side of herself that isn't very pretty. Her children may not see a difference between themselves, but clearly Angelina does.
In the past, Jolie has indicated that she feels a stronger connection to her adopted children than Shiloh because "they were survivors" and that Shiloh seemed "privileged from the moment she was born."
If that child grows up feeling like an outcast, it will be due to her mother saying things like this. I think when she speaks of Shiloh this way, she is revealing a side of herself that isn't very pretty. Her children may not see a difference between themselves, but clearly Angelina does.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 20)
1-30-2008 @ 3:45PM
lnyk said...Brad she's NUTS!Did she and her brother feel like outcasts because they were'nt blond/blue ,like their father? Shiloh and her sister/ brothers might have to hear questions about their differences outside their home,do they have to inside? Shiloh will read that her mother called her a "BLOB' and a "OUTCAST",when shes older. I think Angelina should let Brad do the talking.
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1-30-2008 @ 4:43PM
BETTY said...I THINK THAT, THAT WOMAN IS A DISGRACE AND THOSE REMARKS ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND BITE HER IN THE ASS. SHE IS A DISGRACE TO MOTHERHOOD AND ADOPTING A BUNCH OF CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD DOES NOT MAKE HER A MOTHER. WAKE UP AMERICA STOP PUTTING THIS WOMAN ON A PEDESTAL. SHE IS PLAINLY AN EXIBITIONIST AND TAKING ANOTHER WOMAN;S HUSBAND IS GOING TO COME BACK AND HAUNT HER TOO.
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1-30-2008 @ 5:31PM
tim said...this is one weird bitch.where is jen when you need her.
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1-30-2008 @ 5:47PM
Ursula said...this is so unfair...in a world of trashy brittney-type mother's angelina jolie is a great mother to all of her children you are bashing her unfairly.....i am so surprised at your comments taken out of order...shame on you!
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1-31-2008 @ 8:08AM
Donna said...Jolie's comments are a classic negation. She calls Shiloh an "outcast" to camouflage the fact that the biological child is the best-loved. Maybe she feels guilty that she loves Shiloh more than the others precisely because she is blond haired and blue-eyed like Brad.
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1-31-2008 @ 2:24PM
Me said...I come from a family full of adopted children. In my immediate family 2 of us were adopted and 2 of us were biological children. My parents showed us nothing but equal love. If I had ever heard my parents say something as harsh as what Jolie has been quoted as saying, it would have destroyed me - only because then I would realize that there was a difference.
As for the multi-racial adoptions - My brother and his wife have adopted 7 children from various ethnic backgrounds. They made sure their lives were very racially mixed also - living in a racially mixed neighborhood, going to a racially mixed school and church and educating each child about the country or race that they are bioligically attached to. As hard as they tried, it simply didn't work for them. Although their children love them, every child has rebeled against their "white" parents and the family they were raised in. Every child has been teased by their own friends for having "white" parents and every child has found it necessary to basically abandon anything they learned during their upbringing to live a life that they consider to be "normal" for their race(s).
This is not in some small town, redneck area. They live in a major city that is know for its forward thinking. What in the world happens to children who DO live in smaller towns throughout our country?
No matter how much a person likes Angelina Jolie - she's still an odd being who has never been known to try to "fit in" with anyone or anything. I honestly don't believe she has what it takes to put her children first in her life. Oh, sure when the cameras are around she is holding a child, but behind the scenes, I'm certain it's a much different story. And poor Shiloh - the very few times Angelina is photographed carrying her, Shiloh looks uncomfortable - almost as if she doesn't know the person who's holding her! How horrible is that?
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1-31-2008 @ 2:54PM
isisaquaria said...Totally agree ME--I saw the interview in which she calls that baby a blob--it was said with discontent behind it.
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2-05-2008 @ 8:52PM
Adele Roberson said...Either she does not know what the word "outcst" means or she is a nut. Another dum b celerity. I do not expect any more from her.
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12-11-2007 @ 2:21PM
Nicola said...I think that many of these quotes are being taken way out of context. I'm sure that all of our parents have made off handed comments about us that, if written down, chopped short, and thrown out to the masses, could look far worse.
The blond blue eyed comment was silly. She didn't say it in a serious psychoanalytical way. In fact, she said, "It's funny because...". Yes, she's proud of the many colours of her family. Perhaps she goes a bit far in that respect sometimes, making too much an issue of it, but I really don't think that she is being in any way derogatory towards her biological child. When she makes comments about her other children being "survivors", that isn't to say that her biological child is worth any less simply because she was born into privilege, but instead to acknowledge a powerful and unique attribute of her other children.
I don't have any strong feelings for or against the Angelina/Brad family, they are a family who happen to be famous, none of my business. But reading this post made me angry to see the way that somebody's comments can be misconstrued and turned against them. I think that it is unfair, small minded, and rather "catty" for lack of a better word.
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12-12-2007 @ 2:24PM
ellen said...It makes me absolutely sick that she could say this about this precious child. It is engraved into the human brain that we instinctively love our kids "equally" That she doesn't or isn't capable of that tells me she has something seriously wrong with her mentally. Even if a person feels this way, I think that should be something you keep to yourself. God forbid the poor little girl should ever read about this one day, think about the damage that could do. She needs to grow up and shut her mouth for her daughter's sake and also her public image. The fact the she has a difficult time relating to and accepting this biological child can't her her publicity-wise. If I were her, I definitely would not have or adopt anymore children.
12-12-2007 @ 2:33PM
Cathy said...I agree. I don't care for Jolie...but what she said was taken out of context, it's nuts what the media will do to start drama. They should be ashamed of themselves, but they are nothing less than vultures. It's clear Jolie is laughing at the fact the other kids are all dark...Shiloh is fair...will look so different than the rest...and stand out. She didn't say it was a bad thing. Big whoop, she pointed out the obvious.
12-12-2007 @ 3:04PM
kat said...you couldnt had said it any better!
12-12-2007 @ 3:30PM
Bobby said...Well said.
12-12-2007 @ 3:11PM
Barb said...Has anyone noticed that Shiloh actually resembles Angelina's dad, Jon Voigt? And.....Angelina isn't on speaking terms with him last I heard. Maybe this is the reason why the closeness between mother and child seems a bit amiss.
12-12-2007 @ 6:58PM
kc said...Thank you. I hate the media the way they take comments out of context and twist it until it meets their aims. I love Angelina and Brad and admire them for their charity works especially the housing project in New Orleans. They are great people and do not need this.
12-17-2007 @ 12:24PM
Ruth said...I agree with you totally! Who ever wrote that article needs to get a life. I commend Ms. Jolie for her humanitarian lifestyle.
12-12-2007 @ 4:59PM
Gwamma said...Nicola - you are right on the mark. the newa media isn't happy reporting the news, all they are interested in is sensationalism. they will twist any and everything they can to make it seem offensive.
12-12-2007 @ 5:56PM
Mario said...No matter how she meant it, no one knows how Shilo will take when she hears about it later in life.
It appears to me that Jolie may have a bias against this child because she is not ethnic or exotic enough and she hasn't brought her the same amount of media exposure so she is attempting to create a media stir about her.
12-12-2007 @ 5:57PM
John said...I think that not only was she taken out of context but that she is trying to over-compensate due to the fact shiloh is her biological child. I think she probably does feel slightly more connected to her own "blood" and feels a little guilty about that (even if it is subconscience). To make up for those gulity feelings she makes off hand comments like that. Unfortunately, when the child gets older, she may not see it that way (leading to another child of a star or childhood star being screwed up when they get older).
12-12-2007 @ 6:20PM
Cait said...I completely agree. People often fail to remember that the words spoken by public figures are often rearranged, misquoted, edited, and/or taken entirely out-of-context.
It's really pitiful how quickly others jump to criticize and outright judge people THEY DO NOT KNOW. Just because one reads about a celebrity in gossip rags and idiotic opinion pieces such as this, does not mean that we know the individual in any way; nor does it give us any grounds with which to scrutinize or judge them.
Never forget that the press is notorious for making issues and stories out of nothing. I am going to assume most, if not all, of those who responded negatively to Ms. Jolie do not know her personally. Therefore, take a moment to pause and consider that she probably did not say anything near to what was printed above, or with the intent insinuated above. I am in no way her biggest fan, however it's ludicrous the way people judge strangers based on questionable sources.