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The recent death of the iconic French actress, who passed away at 91, has spurred a wave of discussion as many are newly learning about her later-life evolution into a vocal proponent of far-right, xenophobic, and antisemitic ideologies. This revelation is overshadowing her earlier career, prompting users to express shock, disappointment, and a desire to understand how her public image has been perceived and, in some cases, overlooked by media, particularly in comparison to her dedicated animal welfare activism.
Reading all the Brigitte Bardot obits that highlight her post-cinema life as a notorious bigot, my brain, for some reason, fast-forwards to the future obits of J.K. Rowling.
I feel like the answer to "why is American media ignoring that Brigitte Bardot was a far right racist ghoul" is a mix of normalized white supremacy, ageism, and a nativism that makes us think that if it doesn't happen within the US it doesn't matter
Appropriate response to learning that Brigitte Bardot sucked at life. You can't expect everyone to know everything.