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5 Reasons Everyone Loves Jennifer Lawrence

It seems safe to declare Jennifer Lawrence Queen of the Internet, for the past few weeks at least. By far the most linked-to moments of last month’s Academy Awards revolved around Lawrence and her propensity for turning mundane star obligations into unpredictable exchanges, usually leading to her saying something inappropriate.

[h2]2) She takes criticism in stride[/h2]

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According to the apparent rules of public relations, to maintain a positive image as a celebrity you should be ready to apologize for just about anything you say that people find distasteful. What the PR gurus don’t seem to realize is that this comes off as completely phony and desperate.

Here’s the Jennifer Lawrence model: if people criticize you for being rude to Meryl Streep in your Golden Globes acceptance speech, just basically tell them they’re stupid. This is essentially what she did when responding to the complaints about her use of the line “I beat Meryl!” after winning her Golden Globe for Best Actress.

This was obviously meant completely in jest, and was a quote from The First Wives Club, but many on the interwebs were still outraged, as is often the case. Instead of apologizing for something that deserved absolutely no apology, Jennifer Lawrence laughed it off as just yet another awkward mishap in her bizarre roller coaster ride of fame.

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