Um, wtf?

[yendi]

Amanda Palmer's label won't promote her because they think she's too fat and won't let them cut out pictures of her belly.

There are at least three problems here. First, anyone who thinks that Amanda Palmer is fat is ten kinds of stupid. Second, anyone who thinks that how fat an artist is actually matters is twenty kinds of stupid. Third, you can almost never see her belly in the video anyway (you can see that she's wearing a revealing shirt, but other than one moment when she twirls -- which reveals that she's in damned fine shape, anyway -- it's never even a factor).

Seriously, this is a label run by morons and assholes.

(Link ganked from thryn)

Comments

[songwind.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't surprise me if the morons and assholes running that label are pretty representative of the breed. :/

Both the artists available and the ones who get the most promotion and commercial success make it pretty clear that being eye candy is still WAY too important in the music industry. Overwhelmingly for women, and in pop music for men. Blah.

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

You can see it when she first steps into the spotlight - but that's not fat, it's where she keeps her intestines, for cryin' out loud.

[mfree.livejournal.com]

Nein! Ve vill haf no intestinal bulching vif our singers!

-Roadrunner, Inc

[littlefrogling.livejournal.com]

Amanda Palmer is freakin beautiful and talented. As disgusting as it was when people got all bent because Britney Spears had gained weight, it was at least a little understandable because she's based most of her career on her body, not her talent. But Amanda Palmer is an awesome singer and an amazing talent who just happens to also be beautiful - and even if she has a little belly, she's still beautiful. Thinking she's fat is just assuming we all want to look like a super model or Barbie doll.

[thornsilver]

There was a belly there? *blink*

[fiannaharpar.livejournal.com]

That's what my husband and I said.

[badlittlemonkey.livejournal.com]

Sounds like they've got a new potential advertising slogan on their hands:

"Roadrunner Records, Inc.: We're What's Wrong With America Today!"

Clearly, Amanda isn't worth having on their label since she cares more about her music than her abs. *sigh*

[lokilokust.livejournal.com]

ugh.

[lagringa.livejournal.com]

That was fat? It must have been hiding under all those ribs you can see.

[yendi]

Heh. It must be stealth fat. Like the stuff found between the ears of Roadrunner Records executives.

[s00j.livejournal.com]

bwa!! *loves you*

[bobthegoat.livejournal.com]

We went to her show in L5 a while back, and she mentioned the record label being a pain, but didn't say anything in detail. This if freakin' ridiculous.

[modpixie.livejournal.com]

i hate her like poison, but this is just bullshit.

[yendi]

*nod* I'm also not a fan of hers (although I don't hate her so much as I just don't get what everyone sees in her), but she (and musicians and fans in general) deserves better.

The Irony.

[s00j.livejournal.com]

you can bet your belly that all of Amanda's loyal fans, male and female are aware of her album now and are gonna do their damnedest to buy it as soon as they can. And people, like me, who weren't aware of it at all are now aware of it because of this.

those label assholes just made a brilliant marketing move, whether they intended it or not.

it's not as funny as when Sony sued itself a few years ago (the label vs electronics....over CD burners....I'm serious), but it's right up there.

the video's very cool.

Re: The Irony.

[thryn.livejournal.com]

Nah, I won't be buying anything on that label.

[nishar.livejournal.com]

Her? Fat? Those are some lame idiots! I hope her solo cd sells like hot cakes and roadrunner records regrets this dumb move.

[wakingdreaming.livejournal.com]

This is becoming a huge thing amongst those of us who are big fans. A thread has started on the online fan forum where people are posting pictures of their own bellies: big, small, hairy, smooth, pregnant, postpartum, male, female, all shapes and sizes. Many people are writing their thoughts about Roadrunner's bullshit on their bellies for the pictures. Now, someone is putting together a whole NEW video for that same song ("Leeds United") which will feature the words of the song written on various bellies. My girlfriend and I are going to be sharing one line, I guess. Should be fun. Roadrunner doesn't know what kind of fans they're dealing with and what kind of shit they've stirred up.

[wakingdreaming.livejournal.com]

Oh, and all these pictures, and the video, are going to be mailed to Roadrunner, I guess. It should be pretty amusing.