The Girl is Phat

I'm tired, aren't you tired? The constant bullying, belittling and heckling of women in our society with outstanding talent, but no Gisele Bunchden or Kim Kardashian looks.

Adele has taken the music industry by storm, with lyrics that cut straight to the heart and melodies that are both haunting and buoyant at the same time. On Sunday night, she took home 6 Grammy's, after the success of her latest album 21, and all anyone could talk about were her looks and weight.

In November last year, Adele had surgery on a throat hemorrhage, which could have caused her to be lost to the industry for good. However, on Sunday she returned to the stage with a triumphant performance of Rolling in the Deep, which was rewarded with a standing ovation from a room full of music industry buffs and wannabe's. (I say wannabe's, as there are far too many "artists" riding on the tail coats of musicians and melodies from the past, who force their "new" drivel down our throats and steal our money. Shame on us for bolstering their vacuous, blingy lifestyles.)

And all they could talk about was her weight!!! Since surgery, Adele has lost some weight and that seems to be where the limelight is placed for everything these days........We know you have a great voice, are good at public speaking, are a shoe-in for this TV presenter role or future author extraordinaire, but please just step on this scale before we allow you to pass through the big pearly gates of success.

Last week, Adele had to defend her looks and weight for the upteenth time after Karl Lagerfeld passed a comment. She said, 'I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.'

Is it not time that woman started to stand-up for each other? On two of our local radio stations here in South Africa, the morning shows are headed by men who continually goad women who are not models. Gareth Cliff and Darren Simpson like nothing more than to be controversial, I suppose one could say that is their job, but what was really concerning is the fact that their co-presenters are women. And when these pests continue to harass women about their looks, their co-presenters can only muster up some measly, half wit retort. ENOUGH already! It's time to put people in their place.

We have so many young girls and women who struggle with body image and self-confidence and then when women of all shapes and sizes find success, all we seem to worry about is their weight and looks. What kind of message are we sending? And men just seem to be a bunch of hypocrites.....how often has Jay-Z used the derogatory term "Bitch" in his lyrics to refer to a woman and now that he has had a daughter, he won't use the term anymore. Why were all the other father's daughters not considered before?

I think Adele is beautiful! She is confident and proud of her achievements and does not apologise for the way she chooses to live her life. Give credit where credit is due......the girl is phat!!!