We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not. Beth Ditto More Quotes by Beth Ditto More Quotes From Beth Ditto I'm like cheddar: Yes, other cheeses are more ooh la la, but I'm strong, mature, and oh so delicious. Beth Ditto mature strong I've belched a lot more since I had gall bladder surgery. I don't know why. Beth Ditto bladder surgery knows I'm naturally a mousy blonde, so I dye my hair, and my eyebrows would disappear if I didn't get through at least a pencil a month. Beth Ditto eyebrows blonde hair I was overcome by the Holy Ghost one time, but in a Baptist way. I was six or seven, and I was saved. I just cried and cried. It was joy! Beth Ditto baptists overcoming joy We had so many milestones in America. We were on our way to universal healthcare. We had gay marriage. We were talking about gender fluidity and trans issues openly and discussing them with respect. It was almost to the point where educating people about transgender rights wasn't an issue. We were including trans people as a normal part of our conversations instead of seeing their presence as this shocking thing to the system. We forgot that those things can be taken away from you because there are people in the world that, for whatever f - king reason, can't live and let live. Beth Ditto gay taken people You know, either I'm too fat or I'm flavour of the month. I don't feel either, but maybe I'm both, who knows? Beth Ditto flavour fats months Why wear pants when you can wear a muumuu? Beth Ditto pants When I was a kid Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell were mere blips on the gaydar; and they were both still in the closet. Beth Ditto rosie closets kids Barack Obama was amazing, but he wasn't perfect. We all know that. He was the closest thing to perfect America's ever had. We were basking in the glow. We forgot that there's always going to be a backlash within a movement every time. When I think about race, there were a lot of pockets of people that were still living in fear under the Obama administration, but we were in this blissful celebration mode. Now we are constantly reminded that, although there are lots of good people in the world, there are just as many horrible people. Beth Ditto perfect people thinking 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 taken sorry beautiful There is no rule in the pink-triangle guide to coming out that you must wear a rainbow flag cap and organise a full band parade. Beth Ditto rainbow flags band 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 style life-is numbers 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 growing-up girl responsibility I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can now say no to other people with a clear conscience. Beth Ditto clear-conscience rejection people I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them. Beth Ditto all-the-best imperfection believe My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigger than a rat. Beth Ditto squirrels dad brain 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 bored mean people I never went to college and I was raised in Arkansas so there wasn't a lot of academic language being thrown around my house. We weren't idiots, but I didn't have that access to academic feminism. I had to realize, on my own, that feminism is not just about how far ahead you can get in a job and it isn't about not wearing makeup. It isn't about not watching your waistline. I had to recreate the world entirely. Beth Ditto makeup college house For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. That's the best revenge a girl-loving-girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, it's healthy. Beth Ditto girl revenge morning Starting out really punk came from not knowing any better and listening to music like that, not knowing how to play music - well, still not knowing how to play music. Beth Ditto knowing listening play
