I feel sorry... for people who've had skinny privilege and then have it taken away from them. I have had a lifetime to adjust to seeing how people treat women who aren't their idea of beautiful and therefore aren't their idea of useful, and I had to find ways to become useful to myself. Beth Ditto adjustbeautifulfeel share on social
I mean, if I was living to please people, I'd have never been in a band at all. I wouldn't have anything awesome around. I'd just be bored. Beth Ditto awesomebandbore Change image and share on social
This archaic idea - that a woman who is unmarried and childless at 30 is somehow unnatural - will probably always exist, and, like most social standards, it is ridiculous. Beth Ditto archaicchildlessexist Change image and share on social
I've never had a very quiet voice. I tried in choir to make it smaller, and it just didn't work out. And I listened to a lot of soul music when I was growing up on my own accord. But I was mostly into Mama Cass and Gladys Knight, and they all had big voices too; just different than mine. Beth Ditto accordbigcas share on social
Growing up as a chubby kid with a ton of imaginary friends and a Cyndi Lauper obsession, I learned about rejection early on and was constantly trying to avoid it. Beth Ditto avoidchubbyconstantly Change image and share on social
My number-one theory in life is that style is proportional to your lack of resources - the less you have, the more stylish you're likely to be. Beth Ditto lacklifenumb Change image and share on social
I've had a ton of fast-food jobs - it changes your approach to human interaction forever. Beth Ditto approachfastfood Change image and share on social
I'm a feminist, of course, and I feel as if I'm very politically correct, although I do question what's P.C. and what's not - I don't just accept what I'm told. Beth Ditto acceptcorrectfeel Change image and share on social
There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once. Beth Ditto bittercharmmake 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
