Sunday, June 27, 2010

Olivia Munn as herself


I'm a little fuzzy on why Olivia Munn is famous, but the feminist backlash against her seems misplaced. Munn is clearly playing a character named Olivia Munn who gives the fans what they want. She even acknowledges as much: (NYT)

“I’m a ‘What you see is what I want you to see’ kind of girl,” she said. “When I first started, I just wanted to be perfect. I wanted to say I loved bunnies and rainbows and world peace. I realized that the only way to be perfect was to embrace your imperfections. I kind of became that character.”

On “Attack of the Show!” Ms. Munn and her co-host, Kevin Pereira, visit technology shows, interview celebrities and perform skits. But perhaps her most memorable (if not downloaded) act on it is the time in February 2009 when she donned a French maid’s outfit and leaped, knees first, into a giant pudding-filled pie crust.

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