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Now I gone and done it
Thursday, 12 February 2009 12:55I managed to piss off a bunch of Beth Ditto fans over on Jezebel.com by saying she'd be dead of a heart attack at 40. I also said it would be a waste of talent, but nobody got up-in-arms about that.
Instead, I got the standard knee-jerk reactions. Many of these were spot-on, like "well, that was pretty ugly of you to say" and such. Yeah, I could have been nicer about it. The rest were sarcastic and bitter, some going so far as to accuse me of being jealous of her. Oh, you guys... you got me. I can't sing, can't write, and haven't recorded a damn thing in my life. I am not nearly the goddess Miss Ditto is. I'm not even famous. Not even on the internet. I am a sad little person with no life of my own. Merrrrr.
I'll apologize when Ditto herself gets in my face demanding it. Something tells me that she doesn't give a rat's ass what some anonymous name on the internet thinks of her, and is well aware of the risks she's taking with her health. Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
There are fat people who are healthy and there are fat people who are not. Beth Ditto is not a healthy fat person. She is a very talented woman with a powerful voice with the potential to have a long and amazing career. I hope to GOD I'm wrong about her fate. Time will tell.
Instead, I got the standard knee-jerk reactions. Many of these were spot-on, like "well, that was pretty ugly of you to say" and such. Yeah, I could have been nicer about it. The rest were sarcastic and bitter, some going so far as to accuse me of being jealous of her. Oh, you guys... you got me. I can't sing, can't write, and haven't recorded a damn thing in my life. I am not nearly the goddess Miss Ditto is. I'm not even famous. Not even on the internet. I am a sad little person with no life of my own. Merrrrr.
I'll apologize when Ditto herself gets in my face demanding it. Something tells me that she doesn't give a rat's ass what some anonymous name on the internet thinks of her, and is well aware of the risks she's taking with her health. Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
There are fat people who are healthy and there are fat people who are not. Beth Ditto is not a healthy fat person. She is a very talented woman with a powerful voice with the potential to have a long and amazing career. I hope to GOD I'm wrong about her fate. Time will tell.
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