Emma Thompson agrees with Madonnas views on British Men

Actress EMMA
THOMPSON felt a rapport with MADONNA when the pop superstar publicly
referred to her ex-husband GUY RITCHIE as "emotionally retarded",
because she thinks the same of her spouse, actor GREG WISE.
The
Oscar winner admits she was stunned to hear Madonna's comments on stage
during her Sticky + Sweet world tour last October (08) just days after
her separation from director Ritchie was announced.

But Thompson confesses the singer did have a point about many British males.

She says, "I felt very badly for British men when she said that. I
thought, 'Well, it's not across the board, but it is true that an awful
lot of them are a bit kind of closed down.'"

And Thompson insists the problem lies with bad parenting.

She adds, "I blame the class system, which resulted in two centuries of
the most appalling parenting you could possibly imagine, with children
being sent away to school at a very young age, which is a very odd
habit when you think about it...

"I know that my father was quite reserved with his emotions. And so is
my husband, too. I've been with him for 14 years now, and it's sort of
like living with a clam. I try and try and try to open the shell, and,
yes, after all these years, I have managed to get it very slightly open
- and then, sometimes, it shuts again and I have to start all over
again.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with it, and very happily married. But it is the way it is."
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