Beth Ditto’s Fatness Gets in the Way of Her Stinging Critique on Marilyn Monroe Worship
Posted: May 21, 2012 Filed under: Essays, Movies, News, Opinion, Review, Satire | Tags: anna faris, anna nicole smith, appearance, beth ditto, britney spears, candle in the wind, cannes, discrimination, dumb blonde, elton john, fat shaming, fatties, kennedy, kim kardashian, lindsay lohan, marilyn monroe, megan fox, midnight in paris, misunderstood, norma jean, nothing bad ever happens to the kennedys, oblivious, paris hilton, princess diana, sexism Leave a commentIf you heard anything about the Gossip’s performance of Candle in the Wind at Cannes, it probably went to the tune of either, “Why did she ruin such an amazing song” or “She doesn’t understand the poignancy of Toppin’s lyrics or Monroe’s legacy,” or — most likely — “Hey, Beth Ditto’s fat.” Read the rest of this entry »