Ravenwood - 07/30/03 06:00 AM
Am I the only one that thinks Christopher Reeve comes off as selfish and arrogant when he champions causes that directly benefit him. I guess that most special interest groups are always trying to get more government funding for their cause, but he has a way of sounding like he's being denied of an entitlement.
Actor Christopher Reeve told an Israeli audience Tuesday he thinks there is a good chance he will walk again -- provided "politics and religion" don't interfere with scientific research. [...]I'm all for finding new cures, and treatments for any ailment, but Reeve rubs me the wrong way, when he seems to blame others for not curing his self-inflicted injury. It really sucks that he fell off his horse and suffered a back injury, but this "I'd be walking by now if they'd spend more money researching my paralysis" attitude has to go."My hopes are that politics and religion will not interfere with progress for a cure," Reeve said Tuesday. "If those problems are overcome, I stand a good chance of walking."
You hit it right, it was a tough break, however it was essentially self-inflicted. He does come off as spoiled and petulant, as though the public is keeping him in the wheelchair by it's collective miserly nature.
Posted by: Michael at July 30, 2003 9:11 AMWell said. His attitube rubs me the wrong way as well, but I've never brave enough to say it. I would've come off as 'that girl who hates poor Christopher Reeve'. Nice post.
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