What I love about my paid work is the cross-section of society I get to meet. Today, whilst carrying out a service with an octogenarian woman, the breakfast television show had three women chattering like silly parrots (it seems to be a given that in these segments when the male host runs a topic across three guest female panellists, they will chatter like silly parrots. That's not to say the women are necessarily silly - but they always sound like silly parrots). They were chattering and squawking about the current celebrity trend of nuding up whenever one is at least six months pregnant, or has dropped the sprog about six weeks ago and is now ready to show off that buff, ripped, solarium-ed bikini body, and often in a nauseating magazine with a gushing headline that goes: How I Got My Pre-Pregnancy Body Back, and it's usually with a healthy diet and exercise, and breast-feeding. That's the spin, anyway. I reckon it's usually with a chef, a nanny, a personal trainer, and a diet of walnuts, lettuce leaves, and Winfield Reds. The current issue of Marie Claire has a picture of Megan Gale, and it's received a shitload of publicity, and probably more re-tweeting and following than the Dalai Lama. The picture shows her pregnant and naked. Personally, I don't give a rat's ring. I love the pregnant form, and love beautiful nude shots of pregnant women. The Demi Moore one from 1991-2 or so, that caused all the original stink, I actually thought was a gorgeous shot with its use of lighting, as well as the pose and stance of its subject (by that I mean Ms Moore). I don't like this one of Megan. She looks incredibly uncomfortable, unlike Demi who had an expression of insouciance and nonchalance. Megan just looks a bit startled, or maybe constipated.
But back to the point: the woman I was serving breakfast to pointed to the television and said, 'I don't like this. There are some things a woman should just keep private! Oh, I don't know, dear, I guess I'm just old-fashioned and a different generation.' I told her she was entitled to her views. I personally don't see why women should hide a pregnant belly, and it's ludicrous to try because the thing grows and takes up physical space. Some kind of mass distribution I guess, but physics was never my long suit.
But I am totally over nude photo shoots to celebrate whatever's going on. They seem to be a desperate attempt to stay relevant. 'Oh, I've got a book to promote. I must have my people organise a nude shoot!'. 'Oh, my new album's due. I must have my people organise a nude shoot!' 'Oh, my world tour starts in a while. Must have my people organise a nude shoot!' 'Oh, it's Wednesday. Must have my people organise a nude shoot!' Not actually considering one for the upcoming launch of my own book.
Moment That Made Me Punch The Air The Other Day: hearing on the local news the Land & Environment Court has upheld an appeal by a developer to open a brothel in my local town. There has been the pearls-twisting and naysaying as people carry on with, 'Our children walk along this street!' Trust me, there are worse streets in this town for children to be walking along. 'It's not a good spot, put it elsewhere!' Where? Somewhere there is no access for the disabled, or those without vehicles (taxi service in this town sucks balls), and what about the safety of the ladies? I have no vested nor personal interest in this upcoming business, but the lack of logic and spurious rhetoric that comprised the objections, and YES, I went onto Council's website and read them, rolling my eyes and saying 'pffffft!' as I did, as well as Council's fatuous lame-arse reasons for rejecting the DA, made me wonder what was wrong with people, and why people have issues with consenting adults having sex, when there is a financial transaction involved. I have read comments about how it's against people's religion. Oh, puh-leeeeze. If it's against your religion, don't fucking go there. And don't go there fucking (sorry, but that one was begging!) I got challenged to read the objections before I 'passed judgement' (Hello? I'M passing judgement?), which I did, then went straight back to the social media thread and emphatically stood by my original comments. But the LEC made the right choice, I feel, and as I said before, whilst I have no reason to be interested in this business, it is good to see a victory for common sense.
It is also good to see the RSVPs coming in for my upcoming book launch, particularly when the invitees say they will attend. I have been nervously wondering will anybody come to it!
Ciao for now!
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