bethb's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- denouncing the diva This is a public service announcement, brought to you by the girl behind beth b. Ok, so....kids, can we talk about this here word 'DIVA' for a sec? Yeah, i knew we could. Now, once upon a time, there were these ladies in opera, see, and they could sing sing sing, lawdy could they sing, and they were (are) known as DIVA's. that is what you call(ed) the, leading lady, i guess-if you will, of the opera. the diva. to me, there is a certain level of skill and artistry associated with that term. now.....these ladies, well.....they got themselves some big britches. and i'm not talking literally (ok, well....yeah, sometimes they do) but i'm speaking figuratively now. as in, the kind of maitenance demands that are on-par with say, the time Van Halen demanded all of the tan M&M's be picked out of their M&M stash back stage. you know, behavior because they *could* Now, (and VH-1, i blame you for this) just about any woman who opens her mouth and squawks, from Mariah 'for the love of god, don't photograph the left side of my face' Carrey to Christina 'i'm seXXXy with 40 pounds of eye make-up' Aguillara to Britney 'i'm hotter than christina' Spears are termed 'diva'. And they seem to enjoy it. So much so, that girls on the street (and more specifically the ones holding signs to be noticed by the Today show people) are using it! self proclaimed divas! i just think that is so inherently wrong.This word (which, admittedly is a cool word. short. contains a V. fun to say) went from being a term of a level of professionalism to a grand level of pain-in-the-ass-itude. The moment i hear anyone proclaim themselves a 'diva', i turn on my heel and walk away. except for my gay male friends. then, it's funny. i don't know why. although, now that i think of it, i did once claim myself the 'prop czarina'.or maybe kevin j. did. wither way, there was a graniose amount of fake fur involved and an invisible gondola, so it seemed appropriate for the time, but that my friends is another story. xoxo the most non-diva beth b who needs to go paint this damn winnie the pooh back drop 15:10:10 - 2001-02-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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