I'd say Arnold is... complicated. In a former (professional) life, I worked adjacent to him and everything people say about him was true: he is self-made, driven, talented, generous... AND demanding, boorish, vulgar, and waaaayyyy too grabby/handy with all manner of women around him.
He was a long term cheat on his wife, had a love child …
I'd say Arnold is... complicated. In a former (professional) life, I worked adjacent to him and everything people say about him was true: he is self-made, driven, talented, generous... AND demanding, boorish, vulgar, and waaaayyyy too grabby/handy with all manner of women around him.
He was a long term cheat on his wife, had a love child in perfect sync with a child with Maria and denied it, loudly and publicly, for years. I can't imagine the emotional trauma that causes a child, all because a man (let alone one who has built a career on various modals of "strength") refuses to own his own actions.
I liked working with him and find him charming still (and LAST ACTION HERO is great) but I think he is complicated enough to maybe not warrant a simple blanket endorsement of his entertainment value, let alone "great American" bonafides.
I'd say Arnold is... complicated. In a former (professional) life, I worked adjacent to him and everything people say about him was true: he is self-made, driven, talented, generous... AND demanding, boorish, vulgar, and waaaayyyy too grabby/handy with all manner of women around him.
He was a long term cheat on his wife, had a love child in perfect sync with a child with Maria and denied it, loudly and publicly, for years. I can't imagine the emotional trauma that causes a child, all because a man (let alone one who has built a career on various modals of "strength") refuses to own his own actions.
I liked working with him and find him charming still (and LAST ACTION HERO is great) but I think he is complicated enough to maybe not warrant a simple blanket endorsement of his entertainment value, let alone "great American" bonafides.
I’m okay with the designation.
Frankly felt the other piece lacked perspective. He has, to a limited extent acknowledged and apologized for the misbehavior. Better than some.
One can be a great American while also making personal mistakes. Multitudes: contained.
Precisely.