Twittering On About Alexa Chung

I missed the whole thing when Alexa Chung became famous/infamous or whatever you want to call it. In fact, without research I wasn't entirely sure why she was a recognisable name. I don't want to say a 'celeb' because you tend not see pictures of Alexa falling out of a nightclub half dressed, drunk & covered in puke and that's how I usually see these modern day 'celebs'.

In the interest of research, I've trawled the internet to see if I can find any major scandals surrounding Ms Chung. However, our Alexa appears to be clean cut and intelligent with no major vices. That in itself is a totally crazy thing these days, surely everyone has some skeletons in their cupboard?

So, why is Alexa my chosen subject today?

Well, I saw the proverbial who-ha in the Daily Mail and.......god forbid.... They are passing comment that people have passed comment on a photo that Alexa posted on

Instagram.

So, in turn, I feel that I must pass comment. Not on whether or not Alexa looks anorexic or unwell, nor will I pass comment on whether or not I think she is bad role model for young people.

I'm only going to pass comment on the people who have passed comment.

We are all human beings and therefore all have thoughts and feelings, can feel and express joy and happiness. Yeah? Agreed?

So, someone shares with people a photo of themselves with their mum and the majority of comments they get in return is about their weight.

Do the people who cared enough to follow Alexa on twitter not care enough to consider her feelings when they tell her that she looks too thin or how awful a person she is by promoting anorexia?

I don't know Alexa or her family, but I do know that if people made comments about me every time I stepped out of the door I'd be even more of a crackpot than I am already.

The pressure to simply 'be' must be immense. Imagine that you can't even go out of the house to get a packet of crisps & bog roll without someone trying to take your picture. You can't just show up at the movies for fear of some random wanting their picture taken with you and you have the same trousers on last week? Even worse, something awful has happened to a family member and you're dashing about in a moment of crisis and your hair isn't washed?

I'm a no one and I feel loads of pressure to be perfect in my own little world, I wouldn't be able to handle as much criticism as Ms Chung, so maybe all these haters and critics are lucky it's Alexa out there and not me. My chipped and different coloured nail varnish would have the fashionistas thinking I was making a statement, when really I'm saying I can't be arsed doing my nails today.

Leave Alexa alone, she is human after all.

Should We Brick it From Internet Trolls

Samantha Brick is apparently quite famous though I've never heard of her. I actually don't like to admit things like that cause, well, it makes me sound massively uneducated and naive. Even if I have no idea about what someone is talking about, I like to at least have heard of the topic.

Samantha Brick? Not a clue who the hell she is.

So, I read her (queue rolling eyes) article in the Daily Mail about how women hate her cause she's beautiful........

Knowing the British public, unless you are writing tongue in cheek then you are asking for a huge amount of verbal abuse. Which results in Samantha proving her case.

Anyway, I read her article. The salient points are that yes she is pretty, but not supermodel material, she is intelligent and successful. Random men buy her things, women 'friends' are wary in case she's steals their partners.

I checked her website and yes, she is all of the above, I also learned that Samantha helps to rescue animals also as well as being able to blog in a style that I am quite envious of.

So, realistically, what is there not to like?

All I can see is that the public don't seem to like the fact that Samantha has opened up the door marked 'jealously breeds hatred'. So, let me get this straight, does this mean that it's not ok to judge someone by how they look unless they are female, blonde, slim, pretty and clever? I'm not slim or pretty, but I am blonde and female and yes I do get judged by how I look too, depending on who you are I could have too many tattoos, too much education or whatever. However, I try not to let it bother me what other people think.

I'm not in competition with Samantha Brick, I don't know her at all so why should her views affect me or anyone in such a passionate way? Today I woke up to read that not only Joe Public had a pop at her views but some celebs had too. Yup, the majority of people seem to have missed the point, don't think the article is about Samantha so much as everyone else.

I don't hate her for how she looks or any other reason. I rather respect her for opening up the discussion about how women view each other.

Do you seriously think that because someone considers themselves fortunate to be blessed with good looks and intelligence that they don't have feelings? Get a grip!

All the Daily Mail has successfully done is turn everyone into a bunch of trolls posting hateful, spiteful comments about Samantha Brick.

Liz Jones - The Daily Mail Sperm Thief

I read to today that Liz Jones ‘stole’ her husband’s sperm from a condom and tried to get herself pregnant with it.

There you go; I’ve got that bit out now. Phew!

Not the Police Mug Shot

Anyway, who the hell is Liz Jones?

Well, she’s a journalist who used to write for various fashion magazines who now writes diary type things and comments on stuff. Ooooh a bit like me then! Except Liz Jones has an actual qualification in what she does.

Back to the Sperm Thief

I must admit to being quite horrified by Jones’ admission on sperm stealing. I mean really, men all over the UK who have heard/read about this will now be absolutely bricking themselves in case it’s given their ‘secretly wanting a child’ partners ideas.

Certainly, I know of women friends who have wanted children and their partner hasn’t, only to agree to keep the peace then secretly not take their contraceptive pill etc. Though I will say that on the other hand, I know some men who want children and their partners have told them it will not be happening anytime soon.

You what????

Is it a good piece of writing because she has gotten people talking about how things change in relationships or horrific because she has somehow managed to make it seem all very cheap by saying ‘Because he wouldn’t give me what I wanted, I decided to steal it from him. I resolved to steal his sperm from him in the middle of the night. I thought it was my right, given that he was living with me and I had bought him many, many M&S ready meals.’

That makes it OK then Liz doesn’t it. You’ve bought him dinner, kept him so therefore you own him? People would be outraged if a man had said that.

Liz may consider herself to be a feminist which kind of begs the question what she sees as being a feminist? Equal opportunities for women or the excuse to get what you want and abuse another human being’s trust?

I see Yasmin Alibhai-Brown as a feminist but also a humanist who speaks common sense. All too often common sense goes out the window today with people being too concerned about being politically correct.

Maybe Liz Jones should read some of Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’s writing. Just sayin’ Liz.