# I simply deplore Brittany Murphy **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 27, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168 "2003-07-27T00:32:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NaSultainne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NaSultainne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NaSultainne)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/21 "2003-07-27T04:42:21Z")
[Inigo Montoya] I do not think this means what you think it means. [/Inigo Montoya] Deplore; verb; 1. To regret deeply or strongly; lament _Hmmm. Nope. Doesn’t fit._ Next! 1. to disapprove of; censure. _Really? Is this what you were aiming for? You **disapprove** of Brittany Murphy? In the PIT?_ [sup]Sigh. Is it too much to ask for people to say what they mean?[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sat_on_Cookie)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/22 "2003-07-27T04:51:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ParentalAdvisory \* > \*\*The goal of her role was to be a skanky hood rat, I think she played it well. \*\* I agree that she played it well, and I’m sure any number of A-list actresses could’ve played it well, too. Heck, I think any number of B, C, and D actresses could’ve served it justice. I just don’t get why she’d take a role that was so skankific. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/23 "2003-07-27T05:04:46Z")
Because _8 Mile_ was predicted to be a huge success. And it was. I think a lot folks now know the name Britney Murphy because of it. Not everyone, but a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/24 "2003-07-27T05:17:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*Don’t you be talking trash about my Luanne. \*\* Don’t you mean Lucille? ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/25 "2003-07-27T05:22:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Michael Ellis \* > \*\*Don’t you mean Lucille? \*\* I get the distinct feeling that I’m getting wooshed, but just in case, **Revtim** is talking about Luanne Platter, the character that Brittany Murphy voices on _King of the Hill_. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/26 "2003-07-27T09:50:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NaSultainne \* > \*\*[Inigo Montoya] > I do not think this means what you think it means. > [/Inigo Montoya] > Deplore; verb; 1. To regret deeply or strongly; lament > > _Hmmm. Nope. Doesn’t fit._ Next! > > 1. to disapprove of; censure. > > _Really? Is this what you were aiming for? You **disapprove** of Brittany Murphy? In the PIT?_ > [sup]Sigh. Is it too much to ask for people to say what they mean?[/sup] \*\* Oops! Maybe I was thinkin’ “abhor” - Or some other word that rhymes with ‘whore’ - heh. \<—kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/27 "2003-07-27T09:57:11Z")
She said in Cosmo that she has a “really high metabolism” but that she’d like to gain some weight. She was asked what she’d like to refute about herself and she said the rumors that she’s either anorexic or bulimic. Um…I’m sorry, did nobody tell her that we all remember her from _Clueless_? Was she not aware that we have Done The Math? Hello! I’d like to meet the person whose metabolism magically speeds up _after_ 20. (From natural causes, that is.) Not to mention the article itself, directly beneath the quote, had a montage of pictures of her career, and in every one but the last two recent pics, she looked a good 20 lbs heavier than she is now. Hell, she was even featured in Cosmo (again!) a few months back, as one of the “proofs” in an article about how women in Hollywood have apparently lost 10/15 lbs they can’t afford to lose. And yet for all our censure, her career _has_ taken a more successful turn since she dropped the weight. :shrug: I don’t really like her either way. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/28 "2003-07-27T14:36:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*Oops! Maybe I was thinkin’ “abhor” - Or some other word that rhymes with ‘whore’ - heh. \<—kidding. \*\* [Vinnizi]Stop that rhyming! I mean it![/Vinnizi] ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/29 "2003-07-27T14:39:15Z")
Yeah, I meant the character from “King Of The Hill”. Dunno who Lucille is, so color me possibly whooshed too. ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/30 "2003-07-27T14:43:05Z")
Anybody want a peanut? I liked Brittany Murphy in\* Girl, Interrupted \*and in _Freeway_. After seeing \*8 mile \* , I could not stand her. I think she’s toootally skanky and such a whore. Even when I see her in interviews I think…EWWW!! WHORE! ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/31 "2003-07-27T14:50:49Z")
Am I out of touch or what… Who is this whorrible person of whom you speak? Anybody w/ a link? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/32 "2003-07-27T15:57:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Slacker \* > \*\*I get the distinct feeling that I’m getting wooshed, but just in case, **Revtim** is talking about Luanne Platter, the character that Brittany Murphy voices on _King of the Hill_. \*\* Oh, I was thinking of _Cool Hand Luke_. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/33 "2003-07-27T17:47:37Z")
Her voice on _King of the Hill_ drives both me and Mr. singular insane. It’s the worst part of an otherwise excellent show. And I can’t stand her “ain’t I cute and kooky and wacky” laugh-fingernails on the blackboard! She really worked this particular annoying gimmick in **Bongwater**. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/34 "2003-07-27T18:17:57Z")
And now she’s in a new movie, some heartwarming-feelgood piece of tripe about a spoiled rich kid becoming a nanny for a little girl. I saw a preview for it at _Tomb Raider_ last night. I can’t even remember the title – “The _something_ Girls” I think. Can’t be saying I’ll see it. I probably wouldn’t have seen it anyway, but Ms. Murphy being in it just lowers the chances even more. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/35 "2003-07-27T18:19:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by singular1 \* > **Her voice on _King of the Hill_ drives both me and Mr. singular insane. It’s the worst part of an otherwise excellent show. And I can’t stand her “ain’t I cute and kooky and wacky” laugh-fingernails on the blackboard!** Luanne is the worst part of KOTH? Haven’t you forgotten a character named Peggy Hill? Luanne’s accent used to be annoying to me back when the show first started. That was the same year I moved from Pennsylvania to Louisiana. I found that some peoples’ accents down here _really_ grated on my nerves to the point where I’d actively try to avoid them. Now they just sound normal. And you know what? So does Luanne. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/36 "2003-07-27T18:21:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*She rides my last nerve. > > I can’t even put my finger on it, really. > > Except that she does these weird-ass dopey-faces, kinda like doped-out meets innocent meets wanna-be sexy. > > She is soooo aware of the camera at all times, and I can see straight through her game. > > Ugh. > > I am hatin’ on her. \*\* Sorry, but I fuckin love those faces she does. But I am biassed. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/37 "2003-07-27T19:23:04Z")
**biassed** …does that mean what I think it means? two asses? goes both ways? what? hmmm 😃 be right back, where’s that damned dictionary… Oh, I see it’s the Brit. spelling of biased, sorry \*\* Lobs\*\* 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/38 "2003-07-27T21:05:44Z")
The new movie is called _Uptown Girls_. I could miss that! I thought she was fine in _Just Married_, which was actually a better move than I expected. Is there something weird about her left eye? ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/39 "2003-07-27T21:28:55Z")
[I’ll never tell](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0260866) ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168/40 "2003-07-27T21:37:52Z")
I guess I’m really out of touch…I just read her bio. and I haven’t watched any of the movies on her sheet. I guess I should change my name to **clueless** 😕 I guess y’all are gonna tell me there’s someone here already with that name, huh? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-simply-deplore-brittany-murphy/191168.md?page=3)