The Dudeism Forum

Quote from: El Duderino on September 27, 2007, 07:05:51 PM
Whoopi Goldberg. She's very Dude.

Mmmmm.Obviously you're not a golfer.

Quote from: El Duderino on September 27, 2007, 07:05:51 PM
Whoopi Goldberg. She's very Dude.

Obviously you're not a golfer. Whoopi Goldberg is some kind of Robin William's blackfemaleversion.
I don't know man, is my opinion.

If we are just looking for people with vaginas then I say Dr. Phil.

Lisa Lampanelli.
Nuff said.

Katharine Hepburn, definitely. 

Julia Childs, I always thought she was a lot of fun.

good choice on julia child. but she's already listed.

How about Abigail Adams? (wife of 2nd US president John Adams) She was a very strong woman who was not afraid to let her opinions be known- she detested slavery, for example.

Most female dudes that come to mind are musicians. I like Edie Brickel or female folk artists in general. I'm trying to think of more nonmusician dudettes. 

'Kay...

What about Cher?

Hung with Sonny Bono and Gregg Almann.  She's earned her stripes.

Cheeeer?
A lot of Plastics surgeries i don't know if its very dudelike.

Martha Stewart?

I saw this one's been languishing so, I got medics choppering in to revive it.

Martha Stewart???  She's a tax offender, with a record.  She did six months in Chino for exposing her portfolio to an eight-year-old.

I nominate Dorothy Parker, Joan Burroughs (shot by William S. Burroughs), Joni Mitchell, Pam Grier, Norah Jones, and Karen Allen.

I don't think cheating on her taxes is what makes her UnDude.  It's all that Doing and Shaking that makes her UnDude.  You can't be a Dude and also make your living by telling other people what to do.  Martha Stewart doesn't abide.

That should be the first question one asks themselves before they nominate anybody for the title of Dude:


If they don't abide, they're not a Dude, dude.

I think Whoopi Goldberg is a good nomination.  I've caught her a couple o' times when my random channel-surfing ended up at The View for some reason.  Even though she certainly has her opinions, when the arguments get too heated she's the one who calls out, "chill out, man.  You're being UnDude," even if she happens to agree with the argument.

Being "strong" and "having an opinion" isn't what makes someone a Dude.  It's about how you relate those opinions to the people around you.

I think it'd be pretty darned difficult for most women to be Dudes, particularly famous women.  Famous women can't get away with not washin' their hair, walkin' around in a bathrobe, wearin' no make-up, with a White Russian in their hand.

I mean, if you think about it, someone like Britney Spears would be as close as yer gonna get to a female Dude, if only the damned tabloids would leave her alone.  At her core, it seems like she just wants to hang out beside the pool, have a few drinks and not bother anybody.  The craziness, IMHO, is a result of all the pressure imposed by the UnDudes around her.  Go back to the Dude Litmus Test.  Does Britney Spears abide?  I think she'd like to, but the UnDudes won't let her.

Here's a possible nomination for possible Famous Female Dude:  Doris Day.  She quit Hollywood, dropped out of the limelight completely, and has spent the last several decades on her ranch working quietly for animal welfare.  That's pretty Dude, dude.

Vida Guerra's ass....is VERY dude, to use the phrase in the parlance of our times. 

I've thought of one!  Unfortunately, it's a fictional character, but still...

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She's cool without working too hard to be popular (unlike the unDude Jackie Burkhart).  She's hot without working too hard to be feminine (unlike the unDude Laurie Forman).  She's smart and opinionated without beating people's heads with it.  There are several instances where she goes bowling.  Rather than being irritated by the lunacy of those closest to her, she shakes her head and laughs at their antics (for the most part).