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Daily Inspiration Quote by Barbra Streisand

"I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me"

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Exhaustion is doing double duty here: it reads like a sigh from a human being and a strategic move from a public figure who understands the media ecosystem too well to pretend innocence. “I’m tired” is a soft opener that invites empathy, but it also frames the conflict as chronic, not episodic. This isn’t a single bad review; it’s a pattern of coverage that feels like punishment for existing loudly in public.

The phrase “malicious articles” is calibrated. Streisand isn’t complaining about criticism, taste, or debate; she’s alleging intent. “Malicious” turns journalism into character assassination, implying a press corps that isn’t merely harsh but hungry, opportunistic, maybe even sexist. For an actress whose career has always intersected with questions of control - over image, over narrative, over the terms of being seen - the word lands like a boundary marker: there’s critique, and then there’s the sport of tearing someone down.

“Slandering me” escalates it further into the language of harm and, potentially, legal peril. It’s not “misrepresenting” or “misquoting.” It’s reputational violence, a claim that the stories are not just unkind but false. That’s a demand for accountability dressed as fatigue.

The cultural context is celebrity as a public utility: audiences consume stars, and outlets monetize the friction between admiration and resentment. Streisand’s line pushes back against that bargain. She’s not asking for adoration; she’s demanding a different baseline - one where fame doesn’t automatically make you fair game for cruelty sold as commentary.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Streisand, Barbra. (2026, January 17). I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-tired-of-malicious-articles-slandering-me-44631/

Chicago Style
Streisand, Barbra. "I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-tired-of-malicious-articles-slandering-me-44631/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-tired-of-malicious-articles-slandering-me-44631/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is a Actress from USA.

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