Yoko Ono goes on rant during press conference

[celeb_2006]

He wasn't killed in the house, but out front of the apartment building where they lived. The house has the wonderful memories. Saying that she is still loony and overreacted.

Agree.

[WhateverLolaWants]

It isn't sexist or racist, but it is a dumb question, imho. People cope with loss of a loved one in different ways. Some people like to be closer to the physical memories (their old home, their old bed, their lover's clothes) and some people want those things completely gone.

But you know, Yoko's a crazy bitch, lol

[rollo]

People forget she is 77. You don't move around much at that age. I think it was a very insensitive question.

[crackho]

Well, she is looking at it from her own perspective. All in all, I like Yoko and while she isn't perfect, I thinh she has kept the "selling out" of John to a minimum. She definitely saved him financially after the Beatles broke up.

[raisin]

I understand the curiosity over why she's still living there. I probably wouldn't have asked the question myself, but I'd definitely wonder.

My grandma kept living in the same house where my grandpa died, but he died peacefully at an old age. I can't imagine staying in a house where my loved one was murdered out front, though.

Then again, I guess that's just me and my culture? Maybe I'm not well-attuned to political correctness (?) but I still don't understand the racism and sexism in the question. To me it, just seems kind of insensitive...

[Kathie_Moffett]

Yoko is an excellent follow on twitter. 90% of her tweets are so bafflingly wonderful for example

Yeah, and if you follow her she always follows you, and sends a message thanking you. *or somebody does it for her lol...point is, it's strangely polite and very cool.

Eloquently put, as always.

I don't think it's at all weird to want to live in there, either. Now, racist/sexist, that is weird. For all the racism and sexism that actually still exists, pulling that card when it doesn't dilutes the issue when it does.

Exactly, and I though I quite like her I think she deserves a kick in the shins for bringing sexism and racism into this question. Honestly, NOT EVERYTHING in the damn world is about those two things and not only does it dilute her own (otherwise very eloquent) response, it also takes away from those in the world who are GENUINELY suffering from racism and sexism, and that, I do find offensive and self-centered.

I love her and think she should invite Courtney Love to move in and be her roommate.

LMAO. That would be............interesting.

[Jackie M]

This is a little off topic, but I have always wondered why John, who could have had practically any woman he wanted, ended up being so mesmerized by Yoko. It never ceases to amaze me. She has a very mediocre face and body yet she got him. I would love to know her secret. I guess it was true love and none of that mattered to him. Not many stars feel that way from what I see. From what I have read Cynthia Lennon came home from a trip and found Yoko at her kitchen table with John. What nerve she had. Cynthia was still married to John at the time, not that it meant anything to Yoko of course.

[crackho]

^^Yoko challenged John intellectually, and it was a turn-on for him. At the the same time, she was a big enabler and played the mommy role and babied him. She was definitely a strong woman who wasn't impressed because he was a Beatle, which was probably quite different for John. She challenged him to grow and think and write. He often said that she saved his life. Together, they created their own little world and he seemed quite happy and contented until that asshole took him from us.

[Pippin]

When my friends and I were lucky enough to meet John and Yoko in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel -- Bed-In 1969, Yoko was the only one of the pair who was nice to us, so I'm Team Yoko.

[sweetness]

Well maybe it was a bit insensitive of the reporter to ask such a personal question, but that's how they tend to do with celebs. It keeps the interest. Yoko could've handled this with wisdom and grace, but instead she flipped out with her high strung self. Racist and sexist.... really??

[penname]

People forget she is 77. You don't move around much at that age. I think it was a very insensitive question.

I don't know why some of you have their knickers in a twist about the question. It's a perfectly ordinary question, asked by a reporter - whose job it is to ask awkward questions - at a press conference, which Yoko probably called herself anyway. The question is an issue that a few of us have idly wondered about, and since she chooses to live in the public eye (and call press conferences), the reporter had a total right to ask it. Was it insensitive? Maybe, but reporters aren't paid to be sensitive - their job is to ask the questions that other people want the answers to but are too scared/ashamed/unable to ask. If it was asked by anyone else, maybe I'd classify it as intrusive rather than insensitive, depending on how it was phrased - but definitely not racist or sexist. It clearly touched a nerve, however, and she didn't like it. Maybe she likes being thought of as fiery and unpredictable (translation: batshit crazy) to keep the press on their toes - but let's face it, this was hardly Yoko's first exposure to the press, so she should know how to handle herself after more than 40 years.

There again, maybe being 77 gives her the right to be a crochetty old bat.

[A*O]

Stupid question from the journo and Yoko's "sexist/racist" shit is just dumb I agree with this:

I'm sure that many people are living in their own home, that he or she shared with their spouses, even after the spouse has passed away. Especially because they passed away. Because there's a lot of memories, and also you built the place with the spouse. I'm not going to leave that and go to some strange house."

[aabbcc]

I can't imagine staying in a house where my loved one was murdered out front, though.

Sometimes it's helpful to read the previous comments before commenting ...

He wasn't killed in the house, but out front of the apartment building where they lived.