[78-L] Kate Smith stamp

[Don Chichester]

She suffered a lifelong bout with diabetes, which likely accounted for her size.

 

Don
 
> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:09:20 -0500
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: dlh at donnahalper.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Kate Smith stamp
> 
> 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.
> 
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