Rachel Weisz has pissed off a bunch of people after saying it’s “fine” for women to drink a glass of wine after the first three months of pregnancy. She adds:
“I mean in Europe they drink it.”
If you read the entire article there’s a bunch of expert opinions saying she’s incredibly wrong, but long story short: alcohol and babies don’t mix. Unless it’s at a fancy party and they’re dressed in tuxedos. Then a glass of champagne and a cigar are encouraged. I mean, little babies playing grown up? That’s just adorable.
NOTE: I used a picture of Rachel Weisz in her Halloween costume to emphasize the fact she has no idea what she’s talking about. Do you really wanna take medical advice from a woman who looks like that? You might as well get your breast exams from a circus clown. Or me. Whatever’s clever.
PunjabPete | November 14, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Psychedelic Mini-Mouse???
I’d hit it but I got say I don’t get it…
Strange Pommie git…
Devil Is Chrome | November 14, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Uhm — I agree. There’s nothing wrong with a glass of wine while pregnant.
Glossed Over | November 14, 2006 at 12:27 pm
So, wait, I shouldn’t take medical advice from someone who’s not actually a doctor?
http://glossedover.com
DrBob2607 | November 14, 2006 at 12:28 pm
2nd !
Damn.. I can’t think of anything clever to say…poop
CelebSlam.com | November 14, 2006 at 12:28 pm
Most half-assed costume EVER
http://www.celebslam.com
enfilade | November 14, 2006 at 12:33 pm
I’d hit it!
http://www.scandalsnappers.com/
Spindoc | November 14, 2006 at 12:34 pm
I’m not commenting on whether or not it’s ok to drink a glass of wine in the 3rd trimester. I’m commenting on her “It’s ok, they do it in Europe” mentality.
You have to love people that defend an action based on the fact that they perform that action somewhere else.
Gee Rachel, all over north africa they slice off women’s clits so I guess it’s ok to do that isn’t it? In Iceland (Part of Europe) they burry a shark in the sand until it putrifies and then eat it, it is one of their national dishes so I guess you’re be trying that soon also huh?
One more thing, a few decades ago girls with names resembling Rachel Weis were killed by the millions….that ok too?
Every time I forget how stupid celebrities are somebody like this reminds me.
ponk | November 14, 2006 at 12:35 pm
um, one glass of wine, fish? no caffeine or chocolate either i suppose. And if she walks under a ladder, she’ll give birth to a black cat?
sexybitch | November 14, 2006 at 12:35 pm
Since alcohol’s responsible for a lot of pregnancies anyway, why not?
combustion8 | November 14, 2006 at 12:37 pm
one glass of wine is fine, ask any doctor.
psycho_analyst | November 14, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Actually, she’s right. It’s fine for women to have an OCCASIONAL glass of wine during pregnancy. Not everyday or all the time, obviously, but occasionally is fine. And I also think she’s right that in the West it’s primarily only in North America where people make such a big deal out of one glass of wine during pregnancy.
Christina | November 14, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Well, what about all the women that don’t know they’re preggers for a while and keep going about their lives? It does happen that people don’t find out until a month or two down the line.
In england its also common for kids to be given guinness by their parents. not to mention the fact that up ’til maybe 20 years ago pregancy books only talked about limiting alcohol intake – not getting rid of it all together. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a glass of wine during pregnancy – we’re all just too sensitive about it. If people were responsible and used moderation it’d be fine. But in the US people are so weird about it, they go so overboard.
RichPort | November 14, 2006 at 12:40 pm
My wife had plenty of wine when she was pregnant and everything turned out ok. My son claps with all four hands whenever she walks in the room.
jesseeca | November 14, 2006 at 12:42 pm
of course it’s okay…
if you want your kid to have eyes on the sides of their head like britney spears!
thunderkat69 | November 14, 2006 at 12:43 pm
fetal alcohol syndrome- everybody’s doin’ it
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 12:44 pm
SpinDoc and Rich: i love you guys.
I think instead of Europe being the benchmark for healthy prenatal living, we should have celebrities step up to the plate and be our role models. Kate Moss’s kid seems to be doing alright. Frances Bean Cobain is okay. Who else? ANNA NICOLE SMITH’S kids are oka……..well, 50-50…..Pam Anderson’s kids seem to be okay and they got a double whammy, much like the Cobain kid.
Italian Stallion | November 14, 2006 at 12:44 pm
LOL@13…..He’ll make a great dishwasher one day………
louise | November 14, 2006 at 12:44 pm
I agree with hey, there’s nothing wrong with one glass of wine. As for her “It’s ok, they do it in Europe” mentality”, as someone put it, how do we know if she wasnt taken out of context? The quote was ONE LINE. We have no idea if she explained herself any better than that or not. Its a pretty big topic, I’m sure she said more about it thatn that.
God shit like this annoys me- a not-even-that-offensive quote from someone, and people get on their moral high and start bitching.
Missallanpoe | November 14, 2006 at 12:46 pm
ROFL, retarded babies are fun! Some even become presidents (cough)
commissioner | November 14, 2006 at 12:47 pm
Using her mentality, you can be sure the first time your kid gets drunk, he’ll be with you.
If it’s good enough for the Europeans, it’s good enough for my progeny.
Ed Bambrick | November 14, 2006 at 12:48 pm
Who the fucking hell is Rachel Weisz?
(Not a doctor, apparently.)
Missallanpoe | November 14, 2006 at 12:48 pm
Right on Louise you tell them! (holds torces and pitchforks in the air) lets get the fucker who made this post! ROFL jk =D love you.
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 12:49 pm
drunk babies are funny!
commissioner | November 14, 2006 at 12:51 pm
Stoned babies are funny!
Nyt | November 14, 2006 at 12:56 pm
You American’s kill me. She’s European, of course she’s going to think this way, she says that it’s done that way in Europe cause she knows. It’s like giving your kids a spanking… people go nuts in America if it’s done yet everyone over 30 was spanked or disciplined in one way or another growing up & we’re all fine for it. You will notice a rise in the last decade of youth crime though… interesting isn’t it?
& fetal alcohol syndrome… god, she said a glass of wine… not chug a freaking bottle of rice wine.
hisforalways | November 14, 2006 at 12:58 pm
@19: haha yeah.
@21: actress–the mummy, behind enemy lines. i’m pretty sure if you don’t live under a rock, you know who she is.
As for her comment, I’m sure it was taken out of context. She’s never been known to say stupid/ignorant things, so this seems a bit odd. And of course she’s not a medical expert, that’s why on her IMDb profile, it says ‘actress’.
LL | November 14, 2006 at 12:58 pm
RE people in Europe do it: Yeah, about 60 years ago, rounding up millions of people and gassing them to death was all the rage in Europe, too. So points off for that bit of logic.
But she’s right. One glass of wine every now and then is not gonna hurt a kid. Fetal alcohol syndrome is what happens when hardcore alcoholics get pregnant and drink themselves into a stupor nearly every day. Doctors just say never drink while you’re pregnant because they don’t wanna get sued in case somebody has a retarded kid and tries to blame it on the OB/GYN because he/she said it was OK to have wine every now and then. Nowadays, if a kid comes out crosseyed, people are ready to sue everyone they met while they were pregnant.
I can’t vouch for Ms. Weisz’s drinking habits, but she doesn’t look like a hardcore alky to me. Anna Nicole, on the other hand… that’s the kid we should all be worried about. And I’m pretty worried about Britney’s kids, too. I mean, you start out with those genetics, there’s no telling what could happen if you mix with alcohol. Some kind of super hillbilly that cannot be killed and has an insatiable appetite for Cheetos and 40s and tobaccy. And sex tapes.
Oh and RICHPORT RULES!
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 12:59 pm
Nyt–thanks for clarifying that for us and for the commentary. Now, could you shut your pie hole?
Carris | November 14, 2006 at 1:01 pm
For serious, after the first three months of pregnancy it doesn’t make a difference. And be honest people, half of you were conceived while your parents were trashed anyway.
mikeski | November 14, 2006 at 1:01 pm
I’d hit it too, but only if she’s wearing the ears.
Well, okay, I’d be willing to wear the ears.
commissioner | November 14, 2006 at 1:04 pm
#25
I still get spanked.
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 1:06 pm
If someone tells me, Well, the Europeans do it….then that’s a dead giveaway to do the exact fucking opposite.
Ed Bambrick | November 14, 2006 at 1:06 pm
@26- Can I help it if I don’t watch shitty movies? Thanks for the useful info.
sexybitch | November 14, 2006 at 1:07 pm
#33
Ed,Blockbuster called – “White Chicks” is overdue.
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 1:08 pm
33, Ed, she was in that one movie about pharmeceutical companies in Africa, what the fuck was it called? I think she won Best Supp. Actress, which thankfully means her career is over. I can’t remember the title but it was pretty good. Oh! The Constant Gardner.
Angry Ferret Jones | November 14, 2006 at 1:12 pm
This story TOTALLY reminds me of the time I didn’t give a shit about Rachel Weisz. Oh wait, that was just now…
Libraesque | November 14, 2006 at 1:14 pm
My mom smoked, and drank throughout her pregnancies and all her children are healthy, I think Americans are FREAKS when it comes to this subject. I remember the post about Gwenyth Paltrow being in a sushi bar while preg, drinking Guieness (sp?) and everyone had a stroke not only about the beer but about the sushi, and she wasn’t even eating sushi she was just at a restuarant (Paltrow is a vegan)
Nyt | November 14, 2006 at 1:16 pm
jrzmommy…
aw… did i upset you? are you planing on saving enough for jr’z bail in a few years?
I love how America will defend the first amendment to their last breath, yet if someone uses that right & it contradicts the unwashed masses, they get ostracized. Just ask the Dixie Chicks.
RichPort | November 14, 2006 at 1:17 pm
I love the libertarians who say you shouldn’t discourage drinking while pregnant. You’ll be the first to sue somebody when anvil-head comes out.
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 1:18 pm
I personally would have a stroke if I saw Gwenyth Paltrow, because I hate her with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns. I wish her mother would have knocked back several six-packs an hour while she had her in the oven, then she’d never be famous and I wouldn’t have to be subjected to her and her fucking snotty, non-talented, hoity-toity fucking assholeness and her stupid fucking movies and her kids with the stupid fucking names. GOD I AM BORED.
GOD | November 14, 2006 at 1:20 pm
that’s because you’re intellectually limited, my child.
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Nyt, I’m totally for the first amendment, just not for you. You don’t do it right. And Jrz doesn’t mean “Junior’s”, you scary bald pink penis.
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 1:22 pm
hee hee!!! 41. That’s funny. But I don’t believe in you.
RichPort | November 14, 2006 at 1:23 pm
Nyt is right about the first amendment in this country. Too bad the point is being made by an asshole.
Nyt | November 14, 2006 at 1:24 pm
aw… how do you know. You don’t even know me or… maybe you do & I’m your neighbor or looking at you right now through my high power binoculars? & you really make no sense in your argument… but I guess that’s asking too much from the unwashed masses. Now go get a haircut & have a tic-tac, I think you need it.
jrzmommy | November 14, 2006 at 1:27 pm
Nyt, I don’t want to ask the Dixie Chicks anything for fear they will harmonize their answer.
Carris | November 14, 2006 at 1:28 pm
#37 Your Mom obviously doesn’t love you. Your’re trying to convince yourself she does by saying that smoking and drinking are healthy but both are untrue.
and #38 I just asked the Dixie Chicks and they said the first amendment doesn’t protect you against ostracization but your right TO OSTRACIZE. That’s the point. They also say HI.
Nyt | November 14, 2006 at 1:29 pm
I rest my case about the first amendment. Even Richport hates me for speaking my views… I guess he’s unwashed too. We should just load you all up into a convertible & drive through the car wash at this rate.
tits_on_snack | November 14, 2006 at 1:29 pm
There’s nothing wrong with a glass of wine? Oh really. I’ll tell you what’s wrong with a glass of wine. It’s not enough god damned wine.
I’m sorry. I drink to get drunk. I don’t see the point in having “a glass” if you can’t have more.
Now if you’ll excuse me.
Nyt | November 14, 2006 at 1:31 pm
yup, i understand jrzmommy, I’m not fond of their style of music either. but they are the most obvious example that I could think of.