[78-L] Kate Smith stamp

[Michael Biel]

Just before Kate's stardom and during the era of Vaughn DeLeath, there
was a popular song in the 20s "She Gave Them All the Ha Ha Ha" about a
lovable "girl about 5'4" who weighs 200 pounds or more", who when the
singer hugged her "met another fellow coming 'round the other side". 
Sounds like an interesting threesome!  And there now is a porn category
BBW -- Big Beautiful Women.  So being plump can have its plus sides
(pardon the puns).  So now let's really hear it for Kate and let's help
her get her moon over the mountain.

Mike (really, really sorry) Biel (who is no stringbean, either)  
mbiel at mbiel.com  



-------- Original Message --------
From: Donna Halper <dlh at donnahalper.com>

At 11:44 AM 1/8/2010, you wrote:
>It was a different time and place. She certainly didn't SEEM to mind the
>jokes and participated in them. Humor was different then and what we
>wouldn't/can't do was tolerated/accepted/condoned/promoted - whatever.

Well, let's be honest-- even today, people still make fat jokes, and 
it's still considered okay, which I think is wrong. On the other 
hand, some of the press back then did not make fun of her-- in fact 
they admired Kate-- I have a wonderful and very favorable article 
about her in one of the fan magazines (I think it's Radio Stars) 
where it basically says she that yes, is a larger woman but so 
what? She's a great singer and has a great personality and everyone 
should let Kate be Kate.