Fangirls Speak Out: Anna Paquin not afraid of white

By ZZ on October 10th, 2009| 12 Comments »

Why is the press always distorting reality? Stephen Moyer doesn’t really want to have sex with Alexander Skarsgard and Anna Paquin is most probably not afraid of weddings. Yet these stories have been repeated over and over on these “internets” and other “news” outlets recently. Our Guest correspondent, Patty Lindsell of  the blog, “I want to write for True Blood” comments on some of the media madness being reported lately about one True Blood cast member.

Thank you Patty!

Anna Paquin is NOT affraid of wearing white!

Anna Paquin is NOT afraid of wearing white!

I just love the way the media can beat up a throw-away line.  Classic case is Anna Paquin’s declaration to a UK tabloid that she hates those puffy, “meringue” wedding dresses – those horrible creations that even the most fashion-conscious of brides can be sucked into wearing for their big day.

Actually I agree with Anna – although I’d add that the only thing worse than a wedding dress is a bridesmaid’s dress.

Anna’s quite rational dislike of wedding dresses has been media-morphed into a fear of weddings.  Kind of like when she wore a loose top one day and was suddenly pregnant [Is that how it happens? I always wondered.]
Not to be outdone by a tabloid (my standards are low) I thought I’d add to the beat-up by coining a phrase for wedding-phobia.  Having Googled this and being unable to find an actual word for wedding phobia, I looked up the Greek word for wedding (or marriage), which is παντρεία “pandria”.  For some reason all phobias are Greek (phobia, itself, being a Greek word).

So, Anna, I thought you’d like to know you are now a Pandriaphobe.  Kind of sounds like you are afraid of cute black and white bears.  As a self-confessed Coulrophobe I am glad to see that there are other phobics out there.  Mind you, given the fact that I did this translation and research in about 5 minutes I may be naming you something else entirely.  Sorry about that.

Oh – and congratulations on the pregnancy!

TB-N: Disclaimer! Anna is NOT pregnant – repeat…Anna is not pregnant!

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12 Responses to “Fangirls Speak Out: Anna Paquin not afraid of white”

  1. Aemac says:

    LOL I just love this, thanks Patty. What’s a coutrophobe? I’m too lazy to look it up.

    OMG Anna’s pregnant? Just kidding.

  2. Tincar says:

    LMAO!!! I just LOVE our fangirl speak out pieces, they get better and better, Great job Patty! Couldn’t have said it better myself. I think Kristin Bauer and our own CE are Pandriaphobe as well. This is why Kristen Bauer had a gown made for her and it was very elegant, no puffs on the sleeve or looking like a flash back from a 1980′s Italian wedding.

    Oh and Patty…..I am a Coulrophobia. I hate them creepy bastards.

  3. rc says:

    I like clowns..

  4. Lividity says:

    Now see? This is why I’m not rooming with Aem. Can you imagine in the night such torment with simply one squeezable nose? The horror!

    RC? You’re scaring me girl.

  5. ZZ says:

    Nice article, Patty. It’s funny how one distort reality and all the others start repeating the same distortion louder again and again. I wonder if those people even read what they are publishing at all!

  6. konfettii says:

    Hehe much fun! Nice article!
    I personally do not fear clowns…but giant sunflowers…those things freak me beyond words! *shudder*

  7. Lividity says:

    Whoa. That’s a weird phobia KF. Although would make for a very unusual Halloween costume. One horrifyingly giant yellow sunflower….

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