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Interesting observation, coming from an author who refers to so-called feminist killers, the Spice Girls, as “desperate mums-on-tour” trying to cling to their youth, in a newspaper that recently sniffed at Cindy Crawford’s “unsightly signs of motherhood” and sneered that Jennifer Love Hewitt — GASP! — suffers from cellulite. Oh, and how ’bout lamenting that, “Away from make-up and lighting trickery, the iconic sixties star [Twiggy] is unable to disguise her 58 years“? Egads! Get thee to a plastic surgeon’s office, Twiggy.
Gloria Steinem ain’t got nothin’ on the Daily Mail! In case you’re wondering who us women have to thank for advancing such feminist causes, wonder no more:
Paul Michael Dacre, Editor of the Daily Mail
Big round of applause for Paul! Thank goodness we have such a pillar of perfection to show us the light.
Posted by Candy ♦ December 5, 2007
At 6:39 pm sugarbear said:
Yeah rich successful women are such feminist killers pardon me but wasn’t that the point of the movement to finally make the money men made?
December 5, 2007
At 6:44 pm bluehawaii said:
For me, feminism includes men.
It’s about being a queen, not “a princess”….and simply balancing out the masculine power in a complimentary way. With respect.
December 5, 2007
At 8:47 pm anon said:
the daily mail is run by a bunch of bitter gay men who wish they WERE the spice girls.
December 5, 2007
At 8:56 pm Manolo the Shoeblogger said:
Bravo to the Holly! This is the brilliant and appropriately sarcastic reply to the hypocrisy of the Daily Mail.
December 5, 2007
At 8:57 pm Manolo the Shoeblogger said:
Er, bravo to the Candy! (Many apologies!)
December 5, 2007
At 9:07 pm Candy said:
No problem, the Manolo. I know English isn’t your first language.
December 5, 2007
At 11:11 pm Zip said:
I have a problem with The Spice Girls. My problem??? They have failed to live up to their promise to subvert morality and embarrass us all.
Do you all recall some years ago…The Spice Girls, while working on their second album, claimed that they were going to record a song called “Vagina”–well, it’s like 15 years later, or so…and still, no “Vagina”. Seems toy sells and other marketing tie-in agreements got in the way, threatening their continued international appeal in regard to their main audience at the time, that being, little girls. Well, I say…to hell with that!!! I want “Vagina”…and I want “Vagina” now!!!
I want to be caught in the tight grip of “Vagina”, certain to be a warm, and wet…yet curiously soft pleasure. Mel B., give us “Vagina”!!! Posh, we want Vagina!!! Sporty, share that “Vagina” now!!! Baby Spice…give us a taste of your glorious “Vagina”!!! And Ginger, every DJ in the world, turn-table in hand, is waiting to scratch your “Vagina”!!!
So please let us pierce the veil of your “Vagina”. I promise you, we…your fans, will not stop enjoying “Vagina” until you are completely satisfied with every single broad lick and stroke of our gyrating love…and devotion to your collectively fabulous and blinged-out “Vagina”.
Be “The Spice Girls” who finally subvert morality and embarrassed us all…and begin your destiny by allowing us to enter the warmth of “Vagina”!!!
December 5, 2007
At 11:19 pm anonymous said:
rock on candy.
December 5, 2007
At 12:06 am Javelin said:
I don’t see this grumpy newspaper calling the Eagles desperate for re-uniting… the Spice Girls like entertaining their fans, big freakin deal!
December 6, 2007
At 2:54 am Me said:
If this guy wants to promote
“perfection,” he ought to
go see Sir Elton John’s hair
plug people before he opens
his mouth again.
December 6, 2007
At 5:39 am Bee Hind said:
Hmmm,
He’s balding,
he’s got a lot of lines around his eyes,
his front teeth are crooked,
the dimple in his chin is off center,
and he seems to be missing a heart.
This guy needs a lot of work.
December 6, 2007
At 5:45 am Michelle said:
How fast did the UK shows sell out, what was it, oh yeah, 38 SECONDS! Talk about ‘major’ supply and demand. Shit, am I wearing a bra, looks like I killed feminism for the day…
December 6, 2007
At 5:45 am Jane said:
Yeah Candy, I agree with your response to
the hypocrisy of ‘The Daily Mail’s critique
of women, but I must say when I read that
article about ‘The Spice Girls Renuion Tour’ aka ‘The Old Spice Tour greedy for more money
and taking it from the suckers around the world
who will buy into it Tour’, I couldn’t have agreed more with everything the author said
about these really ‘talented’(????) women.
December 6, 2007
At 7:46 am helloandie said:
i’m not going to sit here and say i’m a spice girls fan, but that pisses me off. what? linear time affects women too?? well they’re obviously doing something wrong.
ugh.
December 6, 2007