I’m going back and forth with myself about whether I think Amy Schumer’s Marie Claire cover is good. On one side, it’s an awkward shot where she’s not even looking into the camera, which I hate. On the other side, the angle is actually sort of flattering for Amy. I guess my general feeling is one of disappointment. So many times, the press around certain women is that they are “normal” and “un-Hollywood” and “not like all of the other superficial celebrities.” Think Lena Dunhan, and now Amy Schumer. And then when they get a taste of celebrity, suddenly those are the women on the cover of Vogue and Marie Claire and Elle and they want to be taken seriously as super-glam fashionistas. My question is: does Schumer’s “I’m a normal girl, I’m like you” shtick work when she’s trying to be glamorous and fancy on the covers of magazines? I really don’t know. Anyway, you can read Schumer’s cover profile here at Marie Claire. Some highlights:
Navigating fame & success: “It’s such a blur. I don’t even remember what I’ve just done. I’m trying to figure out how to navigate all this. I don’t have it down. I. Do. Not.”
On what she was like growing up: “I was always self-effacing, self-reflective. I hated feeling I was just like every other girl on Long Island. Looking at my clothes and my hair. I was very aware of not wanting to be the same as everyone.”On her first sexual experience: “My first sexual experience was not a good one. I didn’t think about it until I started reading my journal again. When it happened, I wrote about it almost like a throwaway. It was like, And then I looked down and realized he was inside of me. He was saying, ‘I’m so sorry’ and ‘I can’t believe I did this.'”
On the election: “This election, Trump, it’s so upsetting. I did some stand-up at Hilary’s [Clinton] birthday party, and I’m in the same room as her and Bill and [New York Senator] Kirsten Gillibrand, and they were not worried about Trump at all. I’ve just been holding on to that for dear life.”
On dating Ben Hanisch: “I feel like Ben is the first guy who’s really been my boyfriend. There are guys who, if they heard me say that, would want to punch me in the face, but yeah, it’s the truth…. Being in love is the scariest thing in the world. You want to f-ing cry and scream. I can’t handle it. Every time we say good-bye, I think, This will have been a nice last week together. Or I tell myself nothing is real and he’s going to leave me and tell me he never loved me. I feel so bad for him. How exhausting it must be dating me.”
She didn’t annoy me here, which is all I can really hope for at this point. I even liked her story about the Clinton fundraiser – that will be what I hold on to as well, that the Clinton campaign is organized, well-funded and unworried. But if I think about it too much… oh, God. As for what she says about her boyfriend… I think this is remarkably self-aware: “I tell myself nothing is real and he’s going to leave me and tell me he never loved me. I feel so bad for him. How exhausting it must be dating me.” I bet that’s very true, that she’s exhausting as a girlfriend.
Update by Celebitchy: This post was written based on the quotes provided to us by Marie Claire. It’s since come out in the extended quotes from the interview that Amy has revealed that her first sexual experience, at age 17, was not consensual. You can read more about that here.
Photos courtesy of Marie Claire.
I was so disappointed by Inside Amy Schumer this year.
After 3 season of glory, this year’s episodes were awful. 🙁
She sounds really insecure about her current relationship.
Her description of her first sexual experience makes me angry. I hope that rapist burns in hell. WTF is wrong with people?
Your second point was my big takeaway from this piece as well.
So sad how some young men (boys?) force themselves on their partners in this manner and therefore forever control the narrative on that woman’s first sexual experience. It’s disgusting.
Didn’t she do an empowement speech where she basically admitted to raping a guy herself? Some guy that was to drunk to consent but that won’t get any play.
Holy cow she’s insecure. Why would you make a statement like that? That could very well turn into a self fulfilling prophecy. I personally alway thought he was using her for fame though.
Did she date Anthony Jeselnik or was that someone else?
She sounds very insecure, which I get, but airing it out like that seems unfair towards the guy.
She did-I remember them being together at Comedy Central roasts a long time before she was famous. She definitely sounds like she has some insecurity issues with boyfriends.
The guy as in her current boyfriend.
I’m sure it’s not only me but she really makes me want to switch channel or switch off now
I never found her particularly funny but I think I was all for giving her a chance as someone different in a sea of blah.
I was appalled by how she reacted to being included in an edition of a magazine celebrating difference, brilliance and/or size. I would have been so proud to have been included with those women that her behaviour seemed so off that I went off her.
I think that she is so desperate to be seen as desirable that she drives others away. She has done so with me
yep, that’s what did me in. you said it for me!
This interview didn’t annoy me, it’s the first I felt she wasn’t trying so hard and being thirsty. But no lie she annoys the crap out of me in general- Lena 2.0.
This interview I found nice though. Also I don’t fault these women for doing the glam thing, the narrative around them not being Hollywood isn’t started by them it’s started by the media because they aren’t anorexic. That’s it, at no point have they said they don’t want that fancy clothes or fashion shoots. Also I’m not shallow, vapid kardashian/swift and I love the clothes and make up. You can be more then one thing.
I actually relate to her boyfriend comment a lot. My current one is everything a boyfriend should be and it scares me a lot. I also can’t believe I’m lucky enough for this guy. its like “wow all these other guys were little boys compared to this man. I finally get what being in a real mature relationship is about .” That in and of itself is scary. But it also puts into perspective the role I played in the previous immature relationships and makes me wonder why I acted a certain way before or why I let certain things happen before. It’s heavy stuff.
Agreed…I’m not sure I would say that in an interview but I thought her feelings were pretty damn normal.
I think most people feel insecure when they’re in love. It’s a scary feeling to realize that you’re terrified of losing something that you’re so emotionally invested in. It’s just the power dynamics that take hold when you become aware that someone has the ability to completely break you.
I, too can 100% get on board with her boyfriend comments. I think it’s great if you float (no snark: that’s how it appears to me) through life KNOWING your significant other is as invested as you are and won’t destroy your heart. But there are some of us who have been utterly devastated (I’m sure some more than once) and it leaves a lasting scar for life. You heal, but you just don’t get over that.
I try to never get too comfortable and of course to remind myself I’m stronger and more valuable than anything I come up against, but there will always be that shadow of doubt in the background. People shouldn’t criticize without knowing all the facts. Sure as hell doesn’t make me weak…..maybe it just makes me realistic.
I totally get what she means. I’ve been in similar situations, for different reasons maybe. I’ve had major self esteem issues pretty much my entire life. I understand feeling insecure, and thinking what the hell is wrong with the guy for wanting to be with me, or waiting for him to realise he could do so much better than me. And that takes a major toll on the realtionship and all the people involved.
But I don’t get saying it so publicly, making it more obvious. Some things should be kept between two people.
Self-effacing is not the same as not wanting to be like other people. Words mean things, Amy.
Do they do Blackface together or is it just him?
They’re a double act, you see. He does the blackface, she says racist things about Hispanics.
awww thats so romantic.
I just googled the pic of him in blackface and it’s appalling.
http://jezebel.com/what-instagram-filter-is-amy-schumers-boyfriend-using-i-1751903064
Eh, that’s pretty similar to how I felt about my relationship with my husband early on, and we’ve now been married ten years.
I read the excerpts about her first sexual experience on the Daily Mail this morning, the comments were HEARTBREAKING (usually they’re just non stop abuse about the celebrity). EVERY SINGLE ONE was a woman saying when she looked back, her first sexual experience was the same; non consensual .
Sorry to go all caps, but this is tragic to me, I felt forced emotionally to lose my virginity at 16 And it was an unpleasant experience but not on a par with the commenters and it just makes me wonder how common this is if every person commenting on the DM was in the same boat? I used to volunteer with a rape crisis centre here in Ireland so this topic is just so sad to me.
Wow, that’s horrible. It is tragic. I now feel very fortunate that my first experience was consensual and very, very sweet. My second one, not so much. And yet I went on to date the guy for a few years too many after that. 🙁
I did that too Esmom with my 2nd boyfriend, should’ve cut that cord much sooner!
In my opinion…and my experience in life thus far…(66 years old) I find that women who profess to not be concerned about their body image…are nothing BUT concerned about it. Note…she’s wearing an outfit that minimizes the size of her arms…cut low to attract your eye to cleavage and in the second pic…again…screaming…yes, I’m heavier than most…but look how much I don’t care. I’m not buying it. Most comics suffer some sort of neurosis…ie Richard Black, prime example. They do self deprecating jokes…to you’ll laugh with them…not at them. I get it. I do the same thing…I point out my flaws so YOU know I’m already well aware of them. It’s human nature. We all want to be accepted as we are…and not cast from the pack…like a flawed animal. I would like Amy a lot more if she would just shut up and do her routine…stop trying to make a mark on the world of overweight/chubby/plus sized women. We get it. You’re okay with yourself…or so you want us to believe.
I don’t mind Amy Schumer all that much, but if she expects to have a long term relationship, the insecurity has got to go. How happy can she possibly be if she’s constantly expecting him to break up with her??
Yeah reading about her first sexual experience brought back a lot of shameful feelings for me. I woke up to the guy on top of me telling me to keep quiet. I still remember him saying my only problem is that I have eat more. Mind you I was suffering through the worst stage of an eating disorder that still so hard to get through.
I told my best friend about it the next day and she said “Are you sure there wasn’t some part of you that didn’t want it?”
I was so hurt but then I began to think that
she was right. I thought with all my insecurities with my physical disability and all
the other crap that I was and am a person so
desperate to be loved and that guy who did
what he did could just smell it on me and
therefore I was an easy target. Essentially I
believed and somewhat still believe to this day
I did bring it on myself. I just can’t bring myself to have compassion for myself. I guess I am still emotionally closed off.
But it makes me sad that I lost my best friend because distanced herself from me after all of it.
Sounds awful Lauren, hope you are in a better place now- sending you hugs.
I’m so sorry! You did NOT bring it on yourself. Being vulnerable does not make you in the least responsible for being sexually assaulted. I just wanted you to know that. ((Hugs))
My first time was not consensual either. I did not know that about Amy, of course. I wish her peace and happiness.
I’m so sorry for you, not fair that that was your experience. Hugs to you x