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Women get naked on magazine covers for several reasons:
1) To look hot and to get guys to buy them.
2) To send a political message and generate controversy.
3) To show off their pregnant selves.
4) To not look hot, generate controversy, and show off their bigger body - not because of pregnancy, but because it’s simply how a woman is built sometimes. Crazy, huh?!?
Whatever the case may be, naked magazine covers sell, and Beth Ditto of the band The Gossip definitely sells on the cover of NME, a British music and gossip magazine.
It’s been getting tons of attention, from Americans especially, (because for most Americans, this is blasphemy!) and it’s being passed around the blogosphere for obvious reasons. Beth Ditto does not have the stereotypical body you’d necessarily want to see unclothed before your eyes, and she knows this. The cool thing is, and the cool thing about her is, she doesn’t give a flying f*ck!
In the article, she talks about the Skinny Celebrity Syndrome, saying, “The Beckhams are part of the machine; Paris Hilton is part of the machine. There’s that thing Paris Hilton said about Lindsay Lohan – ‘You’re poor, ugly and fat’. It’s always women who are victims of that machine and the messages the machine gives out.”
Her NME cover certainly says a big “screw you” to that machine. And what really separates her from the thinner celebs who are just famous for being richer and thinner than the rest of us, is the fact she actually has talent and she rocks out on stage. That’s what matters most.
She even writes her own (and really good) advice column for The Guardian and talks openly about growing up as a gay, overweight feminist in a small town and how she got to be as confident and comfortable with herself as she is today.
The real question is, would an American magazine ever use Beth’s naked image for a cover?
I think not.
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She is a disaster waiting to happen. I look at her and not only do I see obesity, I see Diabetes, smoker, and someone who will be dead of a heart attack by age 40.
I used to be obese, and diabetic, and sick, but I did something about it. I lost 150lbs, and I am healthy and will live past 80 now, God willing, and she is a disgusting fat pig, who is a dyke, and needs to just go away.
Why do people like her? Because she is gay?? YUCK!
Poor Poor Deb…Your a hypocrite and shame on you. Especially since you used to be 150 pounds heavier. I feel sorry for you. I am glad you are gonna live to be 80, but w/ your fucked up homophobic attitude, you’ll probably only have your cats to keep you company. Believe me, I am sure Beth Ditto is NOT a threat to you or your sexuality. Your comments show just how pathetic you truly are. People don’t like her because she is gay…have you heard her sing? Your a small minded person…YUCK (to quote an idiot).
“Why do people like her because she’s gay?”
Obviously Kity had no idea who this womean was before this article.
I’m sry i meent Deb
Dear deb, Beth isn’t a disgusting fat pig, she’s a brave woman, with a nice chubby body, who isn’t ashame that she’s full-figured. People like you are disgusting, you repeat the ideas of homosexual fashion-designers, who hate real female curves.
Well i think she should be more concerned about her height, because she’s obviously not healthy, and that’s not a good thing.
But i admire her for showing off her body, without caring about what people might say!
I hate those skinny girls who get naked on magazine for money, fame, whatever.
I like the reason why Beth did it
What is really disgusting it’s to see that someone who has gone trough problems like obesity and certainly knows how it feels to be called something like ‘fat pig’, makes a comment like that…
Besides, this is not a matter of sexuality. You’re the one who needs to go away, you sad pathetic homophobic fuck
Your a bit mean Deb! Maybe its you with the problem not Beth your obv not confident bout yourself or else you wouldnt be picking at other people! I LOVE the gossip there soooo good i even did my art coursework on them YAY!
What’s her HEIGHT got to do with it Emily?
What a weird pointless comment to make!
Don’t have a pop at short people!
I am SOOOOOOOO sick of people thinking that if you’re overweight you’re a ‘heart attack waiting to happen’….yeahhhh right. Cos thin people NEVER die of heart attacks do they? What a load of bollocks. And as to the original poster of this thread - shut up you silly cow!
Beth Ditto - you rock!
Wow…so this seems to be making the headlines…
People need to stop being so fucking hypocritical.
Where do you people live? Are you all fucking stupid?
Beth Ditto is an amazing woman, fuck her size, fuck her height.., fuck if shes posing nude, shes an entertainer like everyone else out there whose being different, look at Peaches or Le Tigre…?
Oh and Deb…..you need to fucking grow up.
Get out of your bubble honey…cause you aint going very far by the looks of it.
I fucking love that chick. LOOK AT HER! she’s gorgeous! she’s beautiful for many reasons. she doesnt care what ninnies like you think deb. It’s obvious you feel very threatened by her.
And to think you used to be large woman yourself. you should be ashamed. Get called a fat pig alot?typical abused bully response. Yeah you’re much better than her now that you’ve lost weight. Because losing wieght automatically makes you a better person. I mean, obviously, of course! Now YOU can call HER names! yay! way to “become a healthier person”… right deb?
I think I wouldve liked you better when you were larger.
Beth Ditto is…..a woman I would be proud to have on my arm walking down the street,
She’s the perfect size, who wants a skinny bird haha?
its realy annoying how people call FAT, curves…sure its curves but its in no way shape or form healthy….i too am like deb in that i lost alot of wieght and my health is much better for it….however i do not aggree with his homophobicness….i never heard miss ditto’s music so i cant comment on what talents she may or may not have, however there is no gettigna round being heavey=poor health….and further more being skinny to an extreme as well = poor health….to be healthy you have to be healthy, an extreme in any direction in ANYTHING wieght, oxygen, soda, water will cause health risks…..
that photo is really cool, but i wonder how much photoshop touch up has gone on to make her skin look so smooth? are we really moving on here, or is it just another media cover up of what real flesh, fat, flab and skin looks like??
Beth is beautiful, and her voice is amazing! A *real* fat woman with personality and talent, is infinitely more attractive than a tiny malnourished facsimile of one.
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