I have a lot of feminist idols. My favorite thing about growing up in Arkansas - well, not favorite but something I've always felt grateful for - was that I really had to dig for what I could. There was no Internet. There wasn't tons of feminist literature floating around. Beth Ditto arkansasdigfavorite share on social
When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else. Beth Ditto houseleavemachine Change image and share on social
I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them. Beth Ditto adulthoodembraceimperfection Change image and share on social
It's really hard for me to sometimes put myself out there, like 'Hey, how do you feel about making music together?' because maybe I'm afraid of rejection or I don't want to put anybody out. It's the Southerner in me, like, 'I don't mean to bother you but do you mind making a song?' Beth Ditto afraidbotherfeel share on social
If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise. Beth Ditto agreebrainexercise Change image and share on social
My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn't stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even though I didn't have his blood. Beth Ditto bloodchoosedad share on social
Just like my straight friends, I am repeatedly asked when I plan to have kids, and have been told many times, by various branches of my bloodline, that 'even lesbians can have babies these days.' Beth Ditto askbabybloodline Change image and share on social
Girls are taught to sing high and pretty, like Antony, not low and from the guts like Nina Simone. But we're slowly trying to change that. There are so many things we're not told growing up, and it's our true feminist responsibility to take the truth to the people who need to hear it. Beth Ditto antonychangefeminist share on social
I was given baby doll toys myself, and they proved a stark reminder that my life was expected to revolve around childbearing - just as my mom's had before me, and her mom's had before her. Beth Ditto babychildbearingdoll Change image and share on social
Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film 'Funny Girl' at least five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and hang out with all those friends you blew off to hang out with your ex. I truly believe that, through a combination of Nutella, old pals and Barbra Streisand, we can achieve happiness and, very probably, world peace. Beth Ditto achievebarbarbra share on social