# What entertainer do you hate yourself the most for liking? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 11, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317 "2014-11-11T07:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/41 "2014-11-12T17:37:56Z")
> [@LibrarySpy](#): > > Taylor Swift. > > The downfall of Western Civilization, but I like her music, I like her style, and her existence has brightened my life on a steady basis for about six years now. > [@mage-girl](#): > > I’m not alone! And I am SOOO not in her target audience. :o > > BTW, you shouldn’t feel bad about something you enjoy, as long as you’re not hurting anyone. 🙂 I think both of you need to get some [Swiftamine](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAhAz7JU0dg). ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/42 "2014-11-12T19:35:54Z")
Quentin Tarantino. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/43 "2014-11-12T21:13:52Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Tom Cruise. I like a lot of his movies and I think he’s really good in them - but the Scientology thing, ewww. I didn’t think I had someone until I saw your post. Pretty much ditto. Wacky beliefs but damnit, I love his movies. (Especially Edge of Tomorrow. Go see it. Now.) ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/44 "2014-11-12T21:42:31Z")
Phil Spector. The guy was a total trip to the zoo, but every season when I put on “A Christmas Gift For You” and listen to “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” or pretty much ANY “Wall of Sound” recording, I have to say, “Damn! That guy is GOOD!” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/45 "2014-11-12T22:15:17Z")
Vanessa Redgrave. She really IS the contemptible communist my conservative brethren think Jane Fonda is. But she’s such a great actress (and such a charmer and, in her youth, such a hottie), I usually find it easy to overlook that while I’m watching her movies. I only remember to hate her after they’re over. A point in her favor: Charlton Heston worked with her several times in British theater, and they apparently adored each other. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/46 "2014-11-12T22:18:21Z")
Perez Hilton is slime but I love his [Christmas song](http://perezhilton.com/tv/A_Perez_Hilton_Christmas_Holiday_Song_For_Charity/?id=a8337fd7f06de#.VGPcVp0o43E) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/47 "2014-11-13T01:59:31Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Sarah Silverman. What did I miss? Is there some reason I \*shouldn’t \*like her? Does she put her cats in the microwave or something? (Though in my book that might be a point in her favor. I kid! I think.) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/48 "2014-11-13T02:33:22Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I didn’t think I had someone until I saw your post. Pretty much ditto. > > Wacky beliefs but damnit, I love his movies. > > (Especially Edge of Tomorrow. Go see it. Now.) [Collateral](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369339/?ref_=nv_sr_1) was his best movie, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/49 "2014-11-13T02:41:33Z")
Sean Penn. Great Actor, but otherwise a bit of a tool. ---
**Author:** ![Eddie\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/50 "2014-11-13T03:04:23Z")
Well, since my first two choices have been taken (Tom Cruise and Roman Polanski), I guess I’ll have to go with Gene Simmons. Dude can write (read: rip off) a catchy tune, and despite being such a giant, throbbing dickpenis (or maybe _because_ he’s that selfsame dickpenis) in pretty much every interview he’s ever fucking given, he’s never not completely and utterly compelling. But Jesus, I feel like I have to delouse every time I listen to or watch one of those interviews. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/51 "2014-11-13T14:29:11Z")
I can’t think of anyone I like that I’d have moral objections to (except secondhand - I don’t watch Polanski, but I love some actors who’ve worked with him), but there are plenty I should have more taste-induced shame about - Mariah Carey, for one. But I see nothing wrong with liking Taylor Swift. She’s great. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/52 "2014-11-13T14:35:13Z")
Kanye. Well, his music. I like his work a lot, but, man, can I not stand his persona/personality. So, I’m not sure that I hate myself for liking his music, but I kinda hate that he’s a total douchebag publicly, and when I say I like him, I have to underline the distinction between “him” and “his music.” ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/53 "2014-11-13T15:01:51Z")
I don’t necessarily hate myself for liking her, but I do enjoy some of Gwynneth Paltrow’s movies despite the fact that she’s simultaneously self-important and vapidly stupid. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/54 "2014-11-13T15:06:33Z")
After thinking about it, I’d have to say Frank Sinatra. From what I’ve read about him, he could be a real asshole in real life, but man, do I love his music! I also envy him like hell for his high-livin’ lifestyle. Dean Martin was the perfect foil for Frank: free-spirited and easy-going, and oh, so relaxed no matter what the venue. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/55 "2014-11-13T15:10:31Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > What did I miss? The rest of my post. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317/56 "2014-11-13T16:20:24Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > The rest of my post. > > 🙂 I guess I just thought being “kind of a dick” was a pretty low bar – or, to put it another way, _not_ being kind of a dick is an unreasonably high bar to expect from our entertainers! But I see your point. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317.md?page=2)