Shia LaBeouf runs errands in combat fatigues: offensive or just clueless?
I apologize in advance for going on a bit of a rant here (as well as by paraphrasing the revolting Dennis Miller), but Shia LaBeouf is irritating me more than usual with his amazing levels of pretention. So please bear with me in this (probably) illogical summary of Shia’s latest delusion with regard to these photos of LaDouche casually walking through Los Angeles in combat fatigues for no reason at all but to appear like the most “method” actor ever.
Last week, Shia dressed in a contemporary-era Army uniform to visit Fort Irwin with Brad Pitt in preparation for their WWII film, Fury. And I totally get that Shia thinks he’s a “method” actor and whatnot. After all, Shia thinks he’s so method that he felt the need to drop acid and send a sex tape by means of audition for two of his recent movies. Now the dude is completely off-duty and not even close to rolling film on Fury, yet he’s strolling around in Studio City, CA while running errands in requisite combat boots and pants that he’s so lovingly coupled with a “Bud Light” t-shirt.
Sigh. This is where I feel compelled to out myself as a member of a strong military family. Most of the time, I do try to avoid speaking about politics in any online forum, and I especially aim not to do so in a Jennifer Lopez sense; that is, I obviously do not earn $1.4 million while performing for an autocratic despot while claiming a weak excuse “I don’t like to talk politics, to be quite honest.”
If you must know, I usually vote liberal but tend to lean slightly towards the right when it comes to military-centered issues. So these photos of Shia find me contemplating three members of my family who have served in combat. One of them served in the Korean war, one in Vietnam, and one in WWII. The common link between all these men (especially the first two) is that they find it rather bothersome and more than slightly offensive that people (that is, “reenactors”) seek glory in acting out their historic battles on a weekend-warrior basis. And that is precisely how Shia’s “man in uniform” errands appear to me. Am I being too sensitive? Because I see a spoiled, out-of-touch actor who thinks he’s being badass by simply donning a uniform. He hasn’t earned the privilege, and that smacks of “spoiled Hollywood brat.” Yes, Shia will receive more money in a few months than most military men will receive during the entirety of their careers, but Shia hasn’t earned the glory associated with the uniform.
Take it off, dude, until the cameras are rolling.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet
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