# Raised by a pack of French poodles - Is Jessica Simpson just acting clueless or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 13, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284 "2003-10-13T23:48:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/1 "2003-10-13T23:48:41Z")
[Raised by a pack of French poodles - Jessica Simpson’s mesmerizing brand of dumb](http://www.msnbc.com/news/978317.asp?0ql=c8p) Is this gal for real or is this some kind of “dumb like a fox” act? Even if she’s had a record contract since 14, wasn’t there _some_ opportunity to get a bit of worldliness and education since then? Is is that she’s been super sheltered and pampered by her parents or just not quick on the uptake… or what? Did she actually go to high school? How does formal schooling work for working superstar kids? How do they get an education? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Sparky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Saint\_Sparky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Sparky)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/2 "2003-10-14T05:51:40Z")
Maybe she was to busy protecting her virginity to worry about such trivial things as ‘an education’. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/3 "2003-10-14T08:07:38Z")
She said on Letterman that she was wondering if there’s somehow real chicken in Chicken of the Sea, because she doesn’t like fish mostly, so it didn’t make sense that she was liking what she was eating. So there’s one little explanation. But mostly, for every smart person, there’s a dumb one, by definition. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/4 "2003-10-14T08:10:18Z")
Hers seems a very tragic story. Either she really is dumb and doesn’t even realize what an empty, pointless life she is leading, or she is playing dumb to maintain a mediocre level of fame because she can’t think of anything else to do with herself. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/5 "2003-10-14T14:26:17Z")
My friends and I have taken to referring to her as “Anna Nicole-in-Training”. ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/6 "2003-10-14T18:43:37Z")
I have heard from people in “the industry” that she is assumed to be “slow” and that has helped her because people feel protective of her and believe that by helping her they are not being the greedy bastards they really are. What does she do on the show, exactly? I haven’t seen it. I’m told she comes off looking good, which doesn’t match the press on the show and comments like this thread at all. ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/7 "2003-10-14T18:50:47Z")
Heh, the “raised by a pack of French poodles” line is a keeper! ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/8 "2003-10-14T18:59:16Z")
She does come off looking good. Hell, she looks great. It isn’t until she opens her mouth that things start to fall apart for her. A whiny, pampered, immature girl with a very tight body - that seems to be her in a nutshell. ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/9 "2003-10-14T20:36:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cardinal \* > \*\*But mostly, for every smart person, there’s a dumb one, by definition. \*\* Maybe I’m one of the dumb ones, but why is this so? Can’t there be two dumb people to every smart one? Or 200 for that matter? ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/10 "2003-10-14T21:00:36Z")
When we say “smart”, we don’t mean “compared to the dog”. We mean “compared to the median intelligence in humans”. This means that for every “smart” person, there is a corresponding “dumb” one. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/11 "2003-10-14T22:33:44Z")
I confess that I know nothing about her and have never seen any show she is on, but I spyed a photo of her in Rolling Stone and now I must make sure to avert my eyes if she ever does come on my TV, because I’m likely to hurt myself in an uncontrolled masterbation attack. Shes so fine, I’d knock Brittney Spears down to get close enough to wipe some rust off the bumper of the truck that takes her pantys to the dry-cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Fluffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/12 "2003-10-14T23:34:57Z")
I think she’s putting on an act at times. Especially the buffalo wings episode. I could absolutely tell that she was playing dumb to get the laughs and to play the “aren’t I just adorable” role! Yep, a lot of this behavior is put on in my opinion! ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/13 "2003-10-15T00:33:42Z")
“23 is old, 23 is almost 25 that is almost mid-twenties!” That’s all I have to contribute…:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/14 "2003-10-15T01:05:51Z")
Shes dumb-cute. The best kind of dumb to be. People won’t stop liking her for being ignorant because shes dumb-cute. (imho) ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/15 "2003-10-15T02:37:11Z")
Nick: Can I get a Hummer? Jessica: What? Nick: Can I get a Hummer? Jessica: The car? Nick: (sly smile) Yes the car. ---
**Author:** ![Kobaltblu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/77aa72/32.png) [@Kobaltblu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobaltblu)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-a-pack-of-french-poodles-is-jessica-simpson-just-acting-clueless-or-not/207284/16 "2003-10-15T06:24:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 5-HT \* > \*\*My friends and I have taken to referring to her as “Anna Nicole-in-Training”. \*\* To quote Karen Walker on Will and Grace: “…as dumb as a bag of hair.” Unfortunately, poor Jessica isn’t alone. She just got caught being stupid is all. Her publicist is going to keep microphones away from her for a while. I recall years ago when I was working at a bookstore, special-ordering a Cliff’s Notes for this Valley Girl who was with her mother. She was complaining loudly about how her teacher had (gasp) made her read a book. “I can barely get through my copy of Mademoiselle.” Oooo. We carved her into ribbons after she left the store.