The headlines are "Green Beret Slams Gyneth Paltrow;" "Ticked Off Green Beret Shreds Gyneth Paltrow. "Mocks," "Smacked down," "Torn apart."
Paltrow said the online hatred of her is “is almost like, how in war, you go through this bloody dehumanizing thing and then something is defined out of it.”
To which Green Beret Sergeant First Class Bryan Sikes, "Bad Ass," so-called by a "good buddy," wrote:
"I could see how you, and others like you in “the biz”, could be so insecure and mentally weak that you could pair the difficulty of your life on twitter to my brothers who have had their limbs ripped off and seen their friends shot, blown up, burned and disfigured, or wake up every morning in pain – while just starting the day is a challenge."
"You know what is really “dehumanizing”, Miss Paltrow? The fact that you’d even consider that your life as an “A-list” celebrity reading internet comments could even compare to war and what is endured on the battlefield. You and the other “A-listers” that think like you are laughable."
"You all have actually convinced yourselves that you in some way face difficulty on a regular basis. Let me be the first to burst your bubble: a long line at Starbucks, your driver being 3 minutes late, a scuff mark on your $1200 shoes and a mean tweet do not constitute difficulty in the eyes of a soldier."
"Understand me when I say this: war does not define me. It is a chapter in my life that helped shaped me. Being a husband and father is what defines me. Remember, sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never…be close to what war is."
Paltrow said the online hatred of her is “is almost like, how in war, you go through this bloody dehumanizing thing and then something is defined out of it.”
To which Green Beret Sergeant First Class Bryan Sikes, "Bad Ass," so-called by a "good buddy," wrote:
"I could see how you, and others like you in “the biz”, could be so insecure and mentally weak that you could pair the difficulty of your life on twitter to my brothers who have had their limbs ripped off and seen their friends shot, blown up, burned and disfigured, or wake up every morning in pain – while just starting the day is a challenge."
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Yeah! Heh-heh-heh.
Sergeant No-Class, Dumb Ass Bryan Sikes, you are a 'roid enraged, pumped-up, muscle-bound, muscle-head, with an IQ less than your bicep size, a member of a volunteer military, a career "choice" made necessity by your "skills." You are a disgrace to your uniform, which I gather is a tee-shirt, cowboy hat and shades, a disgrace to your assault rifle, over-sized compensation for your small, personal "weapon." You are a disgrace to your country, whose average character and intelligence you enhance with your absence. You spend time reading People magazine online rather than tending to your duties with the 147th Mess Kit Repair Division. And, Sergeant, you pick on girls. Keep calm and get a real job. Punk.