Blah blah blah feminist, blah blah blah gender shit

[venta]

So, while at Glastonbury, I watched Amanda Palmer. She was awesome.

As brought to my attention by fractalgeek, the Daily Mail covered her performance. They could have written about all kinds of stuff - performing in the face of adversity having lost all the kit in a BA mix-up, say. They could have posted a fabulous picture of her singing while crowd surfing, with about twenty feet of sky-blue train spreading across her audience[*]. They could have mentioned a triumphant Pulp cover which had a whole field jumping up and down. They could have written something about an independent artist carving her own unique path through the music industry and still ending up on a main stage at one of the world's greatest festivals. Hell, as a last resort they could have written about the music.

Did they?

No. They reported that her set "saw her breast left on show after it escaped her bra".

For the record, I failed to notice this happen at the time. Besides, if you want to look at her breasts the internet and/or her shows and/or her videos provide absolutely no shortage of opportunity.

I think Amanda Palmer is one of those people I'd approve of, even if I hated her music. She's doing her own thing, and good luck to her. And now she's composed her response to the Daily Mail. I think this is filmed-on-a-phone in the Roundhouse in Camden, but it's worth a watch.

Video NSFW because - have you guessed yet? - there's nakedness in it.

[*] No, I'm not quite clear why someone who's lost all her stage costumes still has a coat with a train like that. I do hope she flew in wearing it.

Comments

[sushidog.livejournal.com]

Very cool response.
It really wasn't journalism at all; it's the equivalent of a 14-year-old snickering to his friends that he saw a boob. They obviously have no idea who she is or what she does, and they don't care either, they were just excited about a flash of illicit skin.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

they were just excited about a flash of illicit skin

Alas, this is almost certainly not true. The Daily Mail are the undisputed masters of click bait (and the paper version similarly designed) - they know they'll get more readership from BOOB! than Amanda Palmer.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite clear why someone who's lost all her stage costumes still has a coat with a train like that.

I'm given to understand she borrowed costumes from a variety of other performers...

...although I wouldn't put it past her to fly in wearing something like that!

[lathany.livejournal.com]

It's awesome.

[metame.livejournal.com]

Good response, isn't it?

Which Pulp song BTW?

[venta.livejournal.com]

Common People - so not the most obscure, but kind of suitable :)

[exspelunca.livejournal.com]

Fantastic - and the Dad says she's as good as Tom Lehrer.