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Size hero: Beth Ditto, pin-up for anti-size-0 campaign - Independent Online Edition > This Britain

Beth Ditto of The Gossip is what people in the press call out-spoken. She’s got a fucking mouth on her, that’s for certain. (I tend to like that sort of thing.)

Here are a few quotes I found attributed to Ditto:

Women aren’t cats, we aren’t pets, we are just people trying to cross the freaking street to get an ice-cream.

People bitch about fat people who are quote unquote overweight, which is a term that I hate, because it sets a standard for people to be, but it’s really funny to me that we are the majority in this country right now. It’s treated like no one in the world is like this, and it’s the most shameful thing, but really most of us are fat asses, you know.

In fact, I highly recommend checking out the interview at Pop Matters that the previous quote came from.

One of my favorite quotes from the article:

How many indie rock bands aren’t straight white boys? And what do they have to be pissed about in this country? Nothing. And that’s the truth. Right now, you rule this country, you have the majority. What do you have to be angsty about? What are you pissed off about? Your shit is tight. Write a love song, shut up. Your girlfriend broke up with you? Cry me a river. There’s a sea of them waiting for you. I know it’s not that cut and dry, really, but I think that’s how people feel when they think of indie rock, and I think that’s what makes Gossip a punk band, too, is that angst, and I think that’s where our roots are, too.

Let’s go out on a good song. Here is a vid of The Gossip at the Knitting Factory from 2005 performing “Standing in the Way of Control.” This song is directed at the US Gov and those who stand in the way of gay marriage. Ditto has a voice that reminds me of some of my favorite R&B shouters. Enjoy…