The Pitt-Jolie-Aniston Debate Turns into a Tale of Two Tees -- Who Sides With Whom and Why
As the Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston controversy continues, a tee shirt war is being waged as women proudly sport t-shirts emblazoned with Team Aniston" or Team Jolie." Infidelity expert Ruth Houston tells which types of women side with which celebrity and why.
(PRWEB) July 18, 2005 -- The debate continues over the exact nature of the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Smith stars, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and what role their friendship" played in the collapse of Pitts marriage to ex-Friends star Jennifer Aniston. As women choose sides, the controversy has turned into a tale of two tees as women buy t-shirts to show their support.
Cashing on this controversy, is Kitson, a business savvy boutique thats selling baseball T-shirts that say Team Aniston" or Team Jolie." The trendy tees, made by a company called White Trash Charms, have been featured in People magazine. For $30, women can let the world know where their loyalties lie. So far Team Aniston is in the lead. But who chooses which side and why?
In a recent interview with Brittany Schaeffer of the New York Daily News, infidelity expert, Ruth Houston, sheds light on which women support Angelina, which ones support Jen, and why women choose the sides they do.
Below, Houston, author of Is He Cheating on You? 829 Telltale Signs, profiles the players on Team Aniston and Team Jolie:
Team Aniston
Women who support Jennifer Aniston by wearing the green and white Team Aniston tees tend to be:
| | - Scorned wives, ex-wives, and single women who have been cheated on in the past. With an estimated 38 to 53 million female victims of infidelity, its no surprise that Team Aniston tees are currently outselling Team Jolie tees by a margin of 20 to 1.
- Women who feel Jolie deliberately seduced Pitt away from Aniston, even if she didnt actually sleep with him -- yet.
- Women who blame Jolie for the split between Brad and Jen.
- Women who view Jolie as a predator whose hidden agenda included seducing her co-star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. (Jolie herself admits that she always falls in love with her male co-stars.)
- Women who identify with Anistons sweet, innocent, girl-next-door image
- Women who believe Jolies self-described role of being a shoulder for Pitt to cry on was part of her plan to snare him.
- Women who are convinced that Jolies demonstration of what a wonderful mother she is, was part of her strategy to win Brads heart -- especially since having children is Pitts hot button.
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Team Jolie
The types of women who align themselves with Angelina by sporting the red and black Team Jolie tee tend to be:
| | - Women who identify with the mistress or the Other Woman"
- Sexy, sultry, seductive types, or women who identify with these traits.
- Women who subscribe to the theory of "put your man first and do whatever it takes to keep him."
- Women who fault Aniston for putting her career ahead of her husband.
- Women who feel that since Pitt feels so strongly about having children, Aniston should have acquiesced. Since money was not an issue, they could have hired a Nanny so Jen could continue to pursue her acting career.
- Women who feel that if a woman doesnt do the things necessary to hold onto her man, then she deserves to lose him.
- Women who feel that Jolie was not to blame for Brad and Jens divorce.
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Meanwhile, Team Aniston / Team Jolie tee shirts are selling like hotcakes, as women choose sides and show their support. And the controversy is boosting box office sales for Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which remains among the top 5 summer movies. Team Jolie tees showed a brief surge in sales the week Mr. and Mrs. Smith was released, but Team Aniston tees still hold the lead.
(Theyre on back order, so if you want one, theres a 2-week wait.)
Who Blames Brad?
"Whats interesting to note," says Houston, "is that few people hold Brad Pitt responsible for his role in the situation. It escapes most people that regardless of the state of Pitt's marriage at the time, hes the one who made the final decision on how far to let the situation with Jolie go." Houston continues, "Much of the blame for the split rests squarely on Pitts shoulders. He saw the situation developing and did nothing to put a cap on it or to sever the growing friendship between himself and Angelina Jolie."
Pitt continues to maintain that he and Jolie are "just friends." But photos of them together seem to pop up every week -- the most recent of which appeared in People magazine. Maybe a T-shirt emblazoned Just Friends" will help him get the message across. Meanwhile, Jolie continues to insist that she and Pitt never had sex, despite rumors that say theyre a pair. (How about a T-shirt that says Were not having an affair.")
Houston concludes, "Directly or indirectly, Pitts 'friendship' with Jolie seems to have been a contributing factor to the collapse of Pitts marriage to Aniston. Inappropriate friendships with members of the opposite sex can undermine a marriage even if theres no sex involved. The Pitt-Jolie relationship is a perfect example of that." Houston states, "Whatever the exact nature of their relationship, its obvious that Brad and Angelina are very close. Inappropriate friendships like these can lead to emotional infidelity, which is just as destructive to a marriage as the real thing. And sexual infidelity is usually not far behind." Houston quips, Maybe whats needed is a T-shirt that says 'Todays inappropriate friendship is tomorrows extramarital affair. "
For a FREE copy of Houstons quiz on how to identify inappropriate friendships and a tip sheet on how to keep such friendships from turning into extramarital affairs, e-mail InfidelityAdvice at gmail.com (InfidelityAdvice at gmail.com) with Pitt-Jolie Friendship" in the subject line.
About Ruth Houston:
Infidelity expert, Ruth Houston is the author of Is He Cheating on You?- 829 Telltale Signs, a comprehensive guide which documents practically every known sign of infidelity. For a free quiz and tip sheet on inappropriate friendships" send an email to InfidelityAdvice@gmail.com (InfidelityAdvice at gmail.com) with Pitt-Jolie Friendship" in the subject line. Ruth has been quoted in the New York Times, the New York Post, Newsday, the Toronto Sun, the Indianapolis Star, Cosmopolitan, the Christian Science Monitor, MSN Lifestyle, AOL, iVillage, and numerous other print and online publications here and abroad. She has been a guest on Good Day New York, TalkAmerica, 1010WINS and well over 150 radio and TV talk shows in the US, Canada, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. Ruths website www.InfidelityAdvice.com provides practical advice on all aspects of infidelity.
To interview Ruth Houston, call 718 592-6039 or e-mail InfidelityExpert@gmail.com ( InfidelityExpert at g-mail.com)
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