There’s this celebrity that is talked about in the media almost more than anyone and it just drives me crazy. She reminds me of the confused character Kanye West explains in “All Falls Down.” Here’s a couple of lyrical highlights…
“The prettiest people do the ugliest things
For the road to riches and diamond rings
We shine because they hate us, floss cause they degrade us
We trying to buy back our 40 acres
And for that paper, look how low we a’stoop
Even if you in a Benz, you still a n***a in a coop/coup
…We’ll buy a lot of clothes when we don’t really need ‘em
Things we buy to cover up what’s inside
Cause they make us hate ourself and love they wealth.”
Its a character who would be conflicted by what Charles Barkley refers to as “white people problems” on his SNL skit. Instead of blasting her without justification, I’ve compiled a series of reasons for disliking her without initially including her name. If you get to the end of the list and still like this person maybe I’m the crazy one; but I don’t think you will.
Ardath Ackroyd
Okay, don’t get angry, but I’m going to list what’s going into my garden this year. Seriously I’m sorry to be doing this, but the minimum word count boss says it should, nay must, be done! The garden will have: tomatoes, beets, peas, cucumbers, kohlrabi, parsnips, pumpkins, radishes, green beans, swiss chard, red onions, yellow onions, green onions, poblano peppers, green peppers, jalape peppers, tomatillos, green cabbage, red cabbage, napa cabbage, and sunflowers.
I’m also really considering designing a mosaic for my front walkway, since that has to be redone anyway. What of confidence? What of consumer appeal? What of reaching out to the population of women who aren’t “skinny enough”, yet wish to feel equally validated by the media? You can bet a plus-size company using thin, waify models isn’t going to garner much respect or capital from a plus-size woman.
April 26, 2013 | 11:12 pm