Michelle Rodriguez
Latina Magazine calls Michelle Rodriguez “a bad-ass chica”…and nobody would argue with that
Latina Magazine continues to produce some of the best interviews with Latino Hollywood, and they do it on a regular basis (that’s why we hate them). Still, some of them are so smart it’s worth referring.
For instance, their recent sit-down with Michelle Rodriguez tells a lot about this tough, smart, talented actress.
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There’s a lot of fun stuff about her recent work on yet another installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, and supplying a voice for yet another tough Latina in the animated racing-snail movie Turbo. But the most interesting opinions she offers are late in the interview, when she talks about women and the entertainment industry.
“There’s a generation gap and then there is this sexualized, I think sexualized strength, which isn’t real. It’s a guy’s version of what a strong woman should be. It’s either this tomboy who acts like a dude, which I’ve played for a grand majority of my career, or she’s this completely dripping wet with sex creature, with is completely incredulous to profit. You just can’t believe there’s this individual just oozing sex with their outfit and attracts everything that walks. It’s just weird, I just feel like more women need to get in there and tell stories.”
There’s more–as well as some side-comment about her recent comment on her sexuality (and her, um, organs) that made some noise when she spoke to EW a while back. It’s not terribly surprising that she stands behind them–with a shrug. “I’m getting older. Eventually it’s going to wrinkle up and I’m not going to be able to use it. I wanted to be honest about who I am and see what happens.”
We love Michelle Rodriguez, and we’re forced to love Latina as well. Read the entire piece here, on Latina’s way-too-good web site.
