Sunday, January 29, 2012

Xtina made a whoopsie at Etta James's funeral

So the great Etta James was laid to rest over the weekend, and of course they brought in Christina Aguilera to perform one of James's songs because, say what you will, Aguilera's a helluva singer. Simple, right? Nothing could possibly go wrong.

Except when everything did.

First off, I know Christina fucking loves to do, like, a bajillion vocal runs whenever she performs any song just to remind us she can. I get it. It's part of her appeal. She probably couldn't sing the NBC chime without turning it into an arm-flailing seven-minute vocal exercise. That being said, a funeral might not be the best place to jump around going, "Hey! Hey! Look at me! I'm VOCALIZING!" Seriously, this is some straight-up Jenna Maroney shit.

Second, as Dlisted pointed out, you can see that there's . . . "something" running down her right leg while she's performing. What that "something" is, I will leave up to you to imagine because, no thank you. All I'll say is that Xtina managed to turn something that really should have been open-and-shut into a train wreck. Again. Remember old Britney Spears during her meltdown phase? That is the new Christina. 

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Monday, January 30, 2012 4:13 PM

Can Xtra! be any more misogynistic? The fact that these menstruation-phobic views are directed at a public personality does not make them any more funny or acceptable.

Menstruating during a performance should not be equated with a "trainwreck" or with "everything going wrong". It should also not be seen as part of a "meltdown phase" (whatever that means).

Xtra! seriously needs to get some more oppression-conscious writers on-board -- and fast!

Martin ca


Monday, January 30, 2012 6:38 PM

Hey Martin,

I'm sorry you feel that I was being unfair, but all I was doing was pointing out that something was running down her leg. Menstruation is a natural function of the human body, just like peeing or ejaculating. That being said, I feel that as natural as they are, you probably wouldn't want any of those running down your leg while you're performing at a televised funeral.

However, if you feel that I was being unfair, please feel free to let me know.

Jeremy

Jeremy Feist ca


Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:48 PM

I do.

Having ANYTHING run down a leg during a performance should not be equated with a "trainwreck" or with "everything going wrong". It should also not be seen as something that is too grotesque to imagine -- what with your 'no thanks' comment -- or part of a "meltdown phase" (whatever that means).

In fact, it shouldn't even matter at all. Stuff like this happens ALL. THE. TIME.

Martin ca


Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:23 PM

Hey Martin,

I'd say her actual singing performance was where things went wrong, and yes, I'm aware that accidents do happen when it comes to keeping bodily fluids from leaking. But as I mentioned: still probably something you might want to get under control before performing on a televised funeral.

Thanks,

Jeremy

Jeremy Feist ca



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