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Originally posted by strandinthewind
Moreover, the bottom line is like the women today, Stevie used sex to sell her records.
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Boy howdy she did. If anyone disagrees, I only ask you to check out the cleavage in the Seven Wonders video. There are many other examples of this, but it is certainly a matter of degree. Stevie never looked sleazy. She has always had a certain grace
about her - chemically enhanced moments excepted.
On the flip side, Britney, Christina, and even Madonna have all pranced around looking like 20 dollar whores. More power to them, I guess. The problem for the youngsters is they haven't proven they have any real talent or staying power. Three or four years of success in the music business is pretty paltry. Maybe they will last, maybe they won't. One thing is certain - people will not always want to see them wearing next to nothing. And once the record sales drop, the top writers will not be offering them the songs they can't have careers without.
For crying out loud, the new Rolling Stone has Britney practically naked on the cover. I suppose the next step is a full on gynecoligical spread in Hustler. Wouldn't surprise me.
I am sure half the straight men in America bought the RS
magazine. I tossed it out of the house the day I got it. Now if George Clooney were on the cover almost naked, then I might have kept it. We all have our double standards !
I am glad Stevie said something. She might get a little mud slung at her, but she has the right to an opinion. In addition, she has been there. She can take care of herself.
I don't really care about the kiss, but I am totally with her on the rest of it.