God bless the Brits – there are just some things they do better. Obituaries, for one. This interview with pinup girl Keeley Hazell, for another.
Just a few highlights:
Do you ever wonder what men are thinking when they look at the picture in the Sun?
“I do. I find it really hard to try to guess what they are thinking.”
You must be able to guess a bit.
“I kind of do, but then I don’t know whether men would be thinking that, because it’s just a picture of a girl, smiling, with knickers on. If anyone is thinking anything rude or sordid, they’d just look at porn.”
Is it any different from porn?
“Yes. I don’t see how you could get off on a picture like that. It’s a girl standing there smiling. I don’t know why anybody thought of having it in a national newspaper, it’s such a strange idea.”
And later:
Does Page 3 encourage people to see woman as objects?
“I don’t think it encourages people to see women as objects. It’s great that it’s there because it introduces a bit of sex education.”
Don’t you think it encourages men to see women as a piece of meat?
“If a man is going to see a woman as a piece of meat, they are going to anyway.”
Do you see yourself as an object for the pleasure of men?
“I separate myself from my job. I don’t see myself as an object, I see myself more as a fantasy to men. What I am when I am in a magazine is not what I am now.”
*****
The wise man distinguishes… It’s a fascinating read.
[via goldenfiddle]
The English also do Spotted Dick better.
I don’t really disagree with her. She seems fairly coherent. But she does not understand that she is porn. It’s the slippery slope.
Ah, Keeley, bless her. She’s from my husband’s home town. We’re so proud 😉
Emily
PS. I’d argue we do beer better too, but I might offend people!
Apologies for getting off topic, bu Emily –
If comparing UK Beer against the standard American mega-brewery, then it’s no contest and somewhat of an unfair comparison. But if comparing against some of the craft brewers here in the states, I think it’s an entirely different discussion.
I don’t know if any are available in the UK, but some recent finds have been Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Magic Hat Not Quite Pale Ale and Ommegang Belgian Style Ale. Matter of fact, I’d pit the Brooklyn Brown against your Newcastle any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
~Ted
Say Keeley were serving you that pint of Newcastle, would your opinion of English beers change?
(TIP: ~Ted, note how I structured the question so that you can stay on point, while still enjoying a busty beer debate.)
Ezra – Clearly, this is a trick question. And I never said I didn’t like English beers. Just that American ones could be just as good.
Why does this suddenly feel like a big fat analogy?
We really are getting off topic here, but if you’re drinking Newkie Brown (as we call it over here) I’m not surprised you think American beers are better. Yuck!
Actually, I was just being cheeky. I agree, there are some great little breweries in the States now. The situation is certainly a lot brighter than when I first started visiting, and I had to smuggle bottles of Spitfire and London Pride in my suitcase for my homesick English father!
One can’t knock British beer, even in comparison to American craft brews. I’d put Samuel Smith’s (which comes to mind because I’ve got some in the fridge at the moment) up against any comparable American styles.
Still, the best beers come out of Belgium. And the only place in my immediate neighborhood which has Belgian abbey and Trappist ales on tap is (going back to the topic of the post) this one. Leaving the question: does “I only go there for the beer” ring about as true as “I only read it for the articles”?
Darwin:
Shop Girl
For a moment she rested against me
Like a swallow half blown to the wall,
And they talk of Swinburne’s women,
And the shepherdess meeting with Guido,
And the harlots of Baudelaire.
-Ezra Pound