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June 18, 2007
It begins...
I think Kelly Clarkson is starting to show signs of becoming a deranged pop star. It happens to all of them. Christina Aguilera went through that phase. Britney Spears is knee deep in it. Mariah Carey is permanently nuts. Michael Jackson has sunk so low, he is bound to pop out of the ground in China. But Kelly Clarkson, the aw shucks American Idol? Say it isn't so. But look, she is exhibiting the first steps:
"I've sold more than 15 million records worldwide, and still nobody listens to what I have to say. Because I'm 25 and a woman," she says.
"I am a good singer, so I can't possibly be a good writer," she continues. "Women can't possibly be good at two things. I haven't lost my temper about it. It only drives me more. If your thing is to bring me down, cool. I'll just work harder."
Uh oh. This is how it begins. There's that nobody-gives-me-respect attitude. I don't understand it. That is probably because I'm a white guy. White guys, historically, are taken seriously. I have nothing to complain about. I haven't even been shafted by affirmative action! What a terrible existence I lead... However, I probably wouldn't mind having Kelly Clarkson's problems, either.
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Posted by oz115 at June 18, 2007 12:49 PM
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Speak for yourself, Tim. This white guy has never been taken seriously.
(Uh, Kelly, maybe the reason nobody listens to what you have to say is because you have absolutely nothing to say that anyone wants to hear. 15 million records sold makes you a pop star, not an engagingly conversationalist, provocative thinker or compelling songwriter. And I can name several dozen women who are both good singers and good writers, so you not getting respect for your writing ain't because you're a woman. Yeesh.)
Posted by: Pete at June 18, 2007 02:50 PM