Andy Hutchins: “I got tired of being a skinny white girl. I am...

Oct 1, 2012
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I got tired of being a skinny white girl. I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl… [In 2002,] I had gained about 15 pounds during promotion and during my Stripped tour. They called this serious emergency meeting about how there was a lot of backlash about my weight. Basically, they told me I would effect [sic] a lot of people if I gained weight — the production, musical directors. They claimed people I toured with would also miss out if I gained weight because I would sell no records or tickets for my shows. I was young, so I lost the weight quickly and was toothpick thin during [2006’s] Back to Basics promos and touring.

A reblog-ready quote from Christina Aguilera. There’s just one problem: The singer herself never actually said any of this. (via entertainmentweekly)

Laughing at all the news sources who didn’t bother to fact-check. LOL Innanetz! Well played.

(via kyssthis16)

ugh i thought i had learned my lesson i was so proud of myself for googling the fiona quote ;_;

(via isabelthespy)

breaking: not only music blogs but actual syndication services can’t be arsed to call Aguilera’s people, or call Billboard if they don’t have that kind of access, or if phones are scary just go down to a concession stand and read a copy of the magazine to see if this quote that does not exist in the online story but that CelebritySprinkleCrumbs circulated is real.

(Just to be clear: no shots at anyone on Tumblr, because this thing was being circulated by legitimate news outlets and not just bottom-feeders. I didn’t reblog it because it tripped my spidey sense, but I didn’t do anything in that first paragraph either. And I can’t exactly blame some sites too much for using wire copy, though in an ideal world where copy editors existed that would be fact-checked as well. But at a certain point down the line, also known as the point where you are ostensibly paid to report shit correctly, there’s no excuse. Rant over.)

(via katherinestasaph)

Updated this to reflect my duping. I’ll also point out that it’s quite difficult to find the online story if you go to Billboard.com and look (which I did for about five minutes before using the quote to support an argument), though very easy to find by Googling. And I’m mad/ashamed I got taken, too! In retrospect, “Ecuadorian” and “effect” should have been tips.