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By WENN world entertainment news - Monday, June 9 11:20 am

Outspoken actor Rupert Everett has sparked fury from British soldiers after branding them "whining wimps" who are "pathetic" compared to recruits in the days of Victorian Britain.

The Stardust actor, whose own father was a major in the British Army, made the controversial comments in a TV documentary he has filmed for the UK's Channel 4 about 19th century soldier Sir Richard Burton.

The star compares modern day soldiers to old fashioned recruits, insisting British fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan constantly "whine" about facing the risk of death.

And the 49-year-old insists soldiers have no right to complain, as enlisting to the Army is the same as having a death wish.

He says, "The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000 feet above the war zone to avoid getting hit.

"I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining!"

And the star doesn't only blast the state of the British Army, he also attacks the US and their cultural identity following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York in 2001, branding the country as a "blobby" nation.

He adds, "I'm totally off the States now. The reaction to 9/11 and then George Bush - really, they've got very blobby as a nation.

"Now they are whiny victims whose language is entirely taken from two TV shows - Friends and Sex And The City - and there's nothing sexy about them any more.

"And that kind of semi-blindness about the rest of the world, which was attractive when America was exciting, is really unattractive now."
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The guy is a dickhead

[[R-COM]TheScot666]

I couldnt agree more, he was a dickhead in Shrek and a dickhead now.

[Viper5]

Typical celebrity morons. Out of curiosity, what does "blobby" mean?

[SiN|ScarFace]

Haha so what, and he may have a point.

[robbo]

What a twat.
Seems the only person whining is him.
Blobby = Fat i think, at least mr blobby was fat...

[nicoliani]

It's not like the soldiers today are more scared of dying than those 150 years ago. Differnt times different rules, still the same soldier and human feelings.

[SethLive!]

Originally Posted by SiN|ScarFace

Haha so what, and he may have a point.

alright viper,
civil it will be.

scarface...
do you have any idea what it is like to fight for your country? Do you have any friends who have seen combat? No?

You need to learn some respect for our troops and our allies troops. To imply that the people who give their lives for you are 'pathetic, whining, wimps' is beyond arrogance.

[Viper5]

Keep it civil gentlemen.

[SiN|ScarFace]

Originally Posted by SethLive!

alright viper,
civil it will be.

scarface...
do you have any idea what it is like to fight for your country?

Personally no, and because I just admit that my opinion is worthless on the topic right? lol

Do you have any friends who have seen combat?

Yes, my father has a purple heart from nam, I know at least 5 people in Iraq right now and quite a few more who have been. My neighbor who just died was a WWII and Korea vet. My grandfather was in Gudalcannal on a PT boat, who he named my mother after...... But that doesn't mean jack right?

You need to learn some respect for our troops and our allies troops.

Thanks for the suggestion but no I do not.

To imply that the people who give their lives for you are 'pathetic, whining, wimps' is beyond arrogance.

To imply that there are no whiners or whimps who complain in the military is a pretty bold opinion. And to imply that they give their lives for ME, is plain false. As far as the USA, they swear an oath the protect the constitution and not THE PEOPLE, who would be me.

[Tirak]

I'll say it right now, if you've got the guts to join up with your country's military, go through the training, then deploy to a combat zone, you've got guts far beyond me, and are entitled to a little whining. Personally, I haven't seen the "pathetic whining" soldiers he so arrogantly insults, until he picks up a weapon and serves, he's got no right to insult them in this way.

-My Two Cents