No – this isn’t the cover photo. But I liked this one better. 
Ashley just plain isn’t capable of speaking like a regular human being when she is asked questions about herself. She just immediately goes into overly descriptive overdrive. According to this, when asked about going back to school (Harvard, natch) she said, “My hope with the education is to have a finer, more nuanced understanding of the context in which I’m working as an actress and an activist. I really enjoy my life as it is, advocacy and art, moving between the two.”
GAWD.
Ashley also discussed why she makes a good activist: “I think the gift of empathy I have, and the ability to listen to emotional extremes, my real commitment to witnessing without flinching and bringing those stories back, that’s where my usefulness lies. And advocacy and helping to shape policy, whether it’s speaking at the United Nations and helping lawmakers or raising awareness and shaping public opinion.”
The ability to listen to emotional extremes? Really? Because I have some emotional extremes I’d like her to listen to, actually.
HATE.
That’s hilarious! I started a subscription to Redbook a short while back and the first issue was the Ashley Judd cover. I literally groaned when I saw it and then my next thought was “I wonder if Mockarena will have something to say about this.” Yep. And my thinking is totally synching up with yours.
She makes me gag!
The other day somebody mentioned Ashley Judd and I let out this deep involuntary groan. I couldn’t even help it, you’ve made me dislike her so much.
Then I had to try to explain myself and why I couldn’t stand her, and I wasn’t quite sure where to start. I said something about her being pretentious, snobby, arrogant, and told a semi-accurate account of her circle parties or whatever she had at Harvard.
Finally, I just said “You seriously need to check out The Mock Dock. Mockarena, who writes it, does such a better job hating Ashley Judd than I do.”
Pretentious about sums it up Zach!
All I heard was blah, blah, blah.
I find her to be a tad bit obnoxious and more than just a little pretentious. I’m sure she’ll find “the way in which” people describe her on this blog humbling (nah, not Ashley Judd).