Comments on: Fiona Apple responds to criticisms that she looks too thin & too old

By: yoon

yoon — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:59:38 +0000

On a more related note, I am genuinely worried for Fiona. I haven’t watched the video you posted yet (I’m about to), but I really hope she gets better. Love her. Have loved her for over ten years.

And you should definitely listen to the new album. It’s different, but just as lovely.

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By: yoon

yoon — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:58:08 +0000

She’s had an eating disorder in the past. I wouldn’t be surprised if old habits resurfaced here and there.

As someone with an eating disorder, I know that it stays with you forever.

I don’t think it’s drugs. Yeah, she had hash on her tourbus, but she’s also FIona Fucking Apple. I highly doubt it’s drugs.

Oh, and by the way, eating disorders ARE an illness. Ain’t just “severe dieting”. Thanks.

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By: mln89

mln89 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:09:06 +0000

i don’t think she has an eating disorder, i think she’s either suffering from some kind of illness or she’s on drugs. she was thin before, but she just looks sick now.

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By: Brittney

Brittney — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:46:25 +0000

If she truly needs help — and I’m not saying she doesn’t, just that no one should claim to know what’s going on if they’ve never even met her — then she’s been traveling with the same group of people for a few months now, and they all seemed pretty tight to me. I’m sure that by now, she has a decent support system in place, and even if she doesn’t, anonymous strangers’ opinions are only going to make it worse.

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By: gina

gina — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:09:32 +0000

Just because she is talented & bright & she is, doesnt mean she isnt unwell. We can stress all we want the fact that she is uber gifted, but it does not erase the possibility of her being a sick chick with drug issues or an eating disorder. Being a loyal fan is great, but I dont think its fair to her to say oh well, she doesnt look as healthy as she could, but she is talented & strong so its okay, we can overlook it, so what if she looks sickly. I dont mean that its okay she is being insulted & people are saying terrible things about her though. Anything should be said with care & sensitivity. The vegans I have known may not be super hearty looking, but they are also not emaciated. I am not trying to sound mean by saying she looks sickly, but even her hair looks unwell. Its not a beauty issue with me, its that she genuinely looks sick. She is still an attractive person.

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By: ViktoryGin

ViktoryGin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:20:31 +0000

I always took Paper Bag to be figurative.

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By: Jo 'Mama' Besser

Jo 'Mama' Besser — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:48:47 +0000

COMMENT PLACED IN WRONG THREAD, APOLOGIES.

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By: Jo 'Mama' Besser

Jo 'Mama' Besser — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:47:58 +0000

Random blog posts never get the kind of care that I devote to submissions that bear my name.

We’re too scared of our own shadows to judge a book by its contents, so we deflect, take care to aggressively miss a point and don’t bother adding anything edifying for fear of having to defend a point built on little else but the misapprehension that being contrary is the same thing as having an actual position. That kind of vanity quickly disarms, but its hollowness and transparency are easily recognizable. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, I see no reason to start talking about the weather as a means of deliberately changing the conversation completely.

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By: Jo 'Mama' Besser

Jo 'Mama' Besser — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:47:16 +0000

Wow. I’m so sorry that people did to you, guys. I hope you’re thriving and happy these days.