Comments on: Did Susan Boyle have something to prove? http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/ Feminism isn't dead; it is immortal! Sat, 12 May 2012 01:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: femspotter http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-153 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:46:49 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-153 BTW, the New York Times had an article about Susan Boyle and our prejudice over the weekend, which concluded that scientists think it’s normal to pre-judge people based on looks. That may be true, but it’s the snickering and eye-rolling that we can definitely control and didn’t in this instance. Our behavior is what we can critique.

]]> By: faemom http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-149 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:30:09 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-149 I’m so glad that came out right. I was a little worried that it would come out that I want them to do a total make-over, to change her. I agree with you that she must have felt pretty in her own dress, but I think she would enjoy the attention that a good make-over specialist would give her.

]]> By: femspotter http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-147 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:57:03 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-147 Fae, thanks for challenging my own cynicism. As you know, my favorite relaxing activity is to get a mani/pedi every other week. You’re right. Perhaps Susan will enjoy having others primp her if she’s never experienced that girly joy! I imagine she did feel quite pretty in her gold dress on the day she sang. A professional makeover might give her the opportunity to bask in the adoration of others and feel pretty again. Aren’t we as pretty as we feel?

]]> By: faemom http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-146 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:38:50 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-146 I know. It’s so sad that everyone was going to dismiss her because she’s not pretty, she’s not young. I hate those talent shows because they’re so mean to people who fail. No one has to be mean. I liked her confidence and her humor. I’m glad she can sing because it really got everyone’s attention.

As for the make-over, they do that to every contestant. And I actually think it would be good for her. Not to make her beautiful, but that she seems the type of woman who has never got to pamper herself. You know a pedicure or manicure, a splurge on a really good salon. I don’t want anyone telling her she has to be more beautiful, I just want one of those make-overs they do for moms and busy women. I hope that came out all right.

]]> By: Mom http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-143 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:13:59 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-143 We will never learn it seems!

]]> By: femspotter http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-142 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:01:11 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-142 P.S. There’s now talk of the show giving her a makeover for the rest of the competition. Doesn’t the nearly 20 million views of the YouTube clip (as of 1 p.m. EST 4/17/09) prove that audiences are ready to listen to the voice and “forgive” the appearance?

]]> By: femspotter http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-141 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:46:30 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-141 Thanks, Mom. I didn’t mean to sound preachy! Over time, I’ve become more disturbed by this remarkable occurrence rather than elated by it. It seems to me that we are an image-obsessed culture.

]]> By: Mom http://thefemspot.com/2009/04/16/did-susan-boyle-have-something-to-prove/#comment-140 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:15:29 +0000 http://thefemspot.com/?p=696#comment-140 Susan Boyle has a lovely voice. How has she kept it a secret for so long? You are, of course, correct, that the visual, that which we see first, tends to make us expect certain things. Thanks to Susan Boyle and humbled by you and your husband’s perceptions, we are reminded not to take things (people) at face value; not to judge a book by its cover.

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