you could come up with a pile of examples from any
corner of this argument....
2 of my goddesses, bjork and ani di franco, are
ridiculously talented and inspiring, and jaw-drop
stunning as well, with an ever-morphing look that
encapsulates what their minds and souls are all about.
then again, their beauty is non-traditional.
what pisses me off about the ugly/pretty thing, is how
inflexible people's definitions of "beauty" can be. i
was watching a gospel night at the apollo a few weeks
ago and the power that came out of the women
singing--slinky, satiny and sinewy to big, bold and
brassy, was like a force of nature. (here we're also
talking about the vibe the person radiates.) I get so
much joy watching a BIG voice blast out of a BIG woman
with a BIG smile and attitude. I don't see how more
people don't think that's devastatingly beautiful.
much more pleasing in my mind than any of the hundreds
of boring little blond hollywood clones.
--- Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com> wrote:
> True, but then it also goes both ways. Ugly
> musicians do get respect for their
> talent and art...for example, Leonard Cohen or
> Philip Glass. Whereas a pretty
> face would probably never get their props even if
> they had the talent...If
> Britney Spears were the world's greatest singer and
> songwriter (hypothetically
> speaking, of course :)), no one would really care.
>
> --
>
> - 30 -
>
> :. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
> :. elson@westworld.com
> :. www.westworld.com/~elson
>
> "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
>
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