Beth Ditto. I take it all back.
How do.
About a month ago I was telling y’all about Beth Ditto. She had stripped naked for the cover of N.M.E and she made me feel violently sick. I hated the music of her band, The Gossip, and I called her a “lesbian who doesn’t shave, sweats and can’t sing”(in a nutshell).
This previous Friday night, Beth hosted the Friday Night Project on channel 4. I actually watch this every week so I wasn’t gonna let Beth Hippo put me off. What happened in that hour was not expected.
As Beth started presenting and telling jokes, etc, I actually thought she didn’t come across as too bad when she wasn’t screaming to some drum and bass. At the questions and answers bit, someone remarked on Beth posing naked on the front of N.M.E and her response was :
” I really didn’t want to do the naked shoot because I would have just felt really vunerable. But then I thought I could show people that there are more than one kind of body. Some are naturally thin, some are fat, some people have no legs, some people are blind, some people are unable to walk. Bodies like mine are actually more common than the ‘model’ figure so I thought why not show it off? ” The audience, rightfully, applauses.
Good girl, Beth. This is one thing I feel strongly about. I have never thankfully had anyone close to me suffer from an eating disorder (touch wood) but I do know that many women can be very subconcious about their figures and thin bits of wank like Fucking Posh Spice all over the papers and size zeros like Nicole “white but me dad’s black, how does that work” Richie do not help the cause.
I’m not gay or owt but I do think the whole “model look” and constant dieting is a waste of Fucking life!! Be the way God intended you to look. By all means exersize and stay fit / in-shape but eat the cake! Have a Saturday night kebab! Drink lager!
Food is a pleasure and a lot of food is good! Use it!
I’m not going to go on because I really could but you get my drift.
As one AIDS sufferer once sang, “fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round!”
As for Beth Ditto, she does actually come across as a lass who likes a good time and would enjoy herself, not caring about what anyone else thinks. Beth, you have gone way, way up in my opinion. Thank You and I wish there were more role models like you.
However, the music of The Gossip is still very, very shit!
Til next time peeps,
H.
Dax said
am July 19 2007 @ 9:44 am
dude………u know dave…….he has n eatin disorder…….surely u av read about his friday eatin activities…….legend!!……..and who else do ya know who can troff 2 kebabs in 1 sittin n then more than likely follow it with summit else……..hero!!
Delmorpha said
am July 19 2007 @ 4:54 pm
Yeah, its true… I have been known to have 2 kebabs from the Armenian Kebab House on more than one occasion.. they’re just too good to only have one!
I should write something about Dannys Kebab house… he’s the hero, not me!