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Wow, Francoise had........

posted 12 years ago by ktotheoc-1
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....... the BIGGEST double-standard EVER. I mean, she cheated on her steady (and presumably, long-term) boyfriend with some bloke they only met a few weeks/months ago - he had to endure the humiliation of all their new friends knowing about it, and seeing her unashamedly happy with someone else, right in his face EVERY DAY.

And then when Richard cheated on her, she kicked off BIG TIME and even slapped him one. I'm just saying..... think she got a taste of her own medicine.

"A day without laughter is a day wasted" - Charlie Chaplin

[–] 12 years ago

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[–] Je_suis_le_vampire_Lestat 12 years ago

and Men can do that too, so I suppose that's people for ya.

[–] candygurlkisses 12 years ago

I agree! Biggest hypocrite EVER! I feel like she and Etienne reconciled after they were forced off the island and had to go home. That place was not reality, therefore her relationship with Richard was kind of like a fart in the wind. Even he said in his narration he knew it wouldn't last.

"Don't touch my stuff with your dirty, walkin'-on-the-street paws!" -- Stewie Griffin

[–] drummsteven23 12 years ago

Maybe she was really irked because she is a 9.5 and her new boyfriend Richard cheated on her with an ugly chick! Richard deserved to get slapped for cheating on a super-hottie with an f-ugly chica. But maybe that's just me!

[–] GorillaDust 12 years ago

I think the biggest issue to her was that he lied to her and then promised her that he wasn't lying.

Francoise seemed to be somewhat ok with infidelity (especially in their new, loose community) but less OK with lying about it.

[–] MrRockatansky 11 years ago

"Francoise seemed to be somewhat ok with infidelity"

Thats because she's french. In my experience, French people are really into infidelity.

[–] jafroer 12 years ago

Richard did not cheat. He was forced/blackmailed by Sal to do her. Anyway they should have followed the book here, but ofcourse they wanted Richard to be a "conquerer" in the film...

[–] manofsteel4455 12 years ago

You want real hypocrisy watch Beverlyhills90210.

You want to play the game, you'd better know the rules, love.
-Harry Callahan

[–] Milkdoesabodygood 11 years ago

He was forced? She didn't like the comes around saying.

[–] Emil308 8 years ago

LOL he still cheated. Blackmail or no blackmail

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

He was forced to cheat: period. I'm sure he didn't want to for the sake of Francoise but he didn't know any other way out of what Sal coaxed him into having sex with her. He could have however told Francoise straight away that Sal forced him to do it

[–] richard-III 11 years ago

And I thought you were going to say:
... a nice body/rack.

"I don't discriminate between entertainment
and arthouse. A film is a goddam film."

[–] TriumphReq 10 years ago

But oh my goodness, those French girls are hard to resist. Maybe that "#1 guy to guy rule" of never cheating with a guy's girlfriend and #2 never cock blocking was starting to fade by 1997. I notice a lot of twenty-somethings cheat these days even guys that have incredible girlfriends.

[–] wickedguy333 8 years ago

Yes most girls are like this nowadays :/