Lily Allen slags off America
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**Lily Allen has been spouting off again, this time attacking America for being "backward".
Over in the States for last week's SXSW event, Allen was heard to remark: ""It's all very weird here. They're all backward in Texas but not as much as they are in Arkansas and Wyoming where I'm going soon."
There will be a time, in the not-so-distant future, where my offspring will listen wide-eyed as I regale them with tales of how I spent many an hour relaying Lily's musings to the good people of the internet.
Recognising the limitations of her own Englishness, the pop star continued:
"I can't really speak for the American population - I'm so far away from anything they are and stand for."
Three down, 47 to go. How many American states do YOU think Lily can manage to insult before this year is out? DiScuss.
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Lily Allen
cant
someone put a muzzle on this bint?
lol.
I think she's ace. 'They're all backward in Texas'.
Its great. Its better than the usual 'We just love it here. Everybody's so cool.'
Speaking her mind. Well done her.
On the other hand though, I don't really give a willy about her.
she's right though
Point 1: the death penalty.
Yeah but its totally generalising.
She's being stereotypical, and tarring them all with one brush, which is totally OOO.
Not. I love it when people generalise. Its great!
'not as
backward as arkansas where i am going soon'???
the interviewer should have said 'are they all cunts like your old man'
Ive never been to texas
but im happy to say that they're all overweight, bloodthirsty christian fanatics.
Yeah, he should'ave.
Except it wouldent have been funny.
Or relevant.
Or in context.
it wouldnt have
been funny or relevant...a bit like her old man then
what
an utterly ridiculous thing to say
!
I think I plan to say this everytime she opens her mouth but: You go girl.
Maybe it's all a marketing ploy to get misenthropes to buy her album.
well
speaking as someone who's currently travelling around America (and Canada), she's half-wrong and half-right. No-one's saying there aren't strong "backwards" elements in any of those places (Arkansas is fucking weird), but don't generalise!
And if she's not speaking about the American people, what is she speaking about? The facilities? The wealth? That's like going to, I dunno, sub-Saharan African and saying "I hate them, they're all poor". Careful what you say, Lily.
>>
anybody who generalises is a complete twat
England
Fact is there's fuck all she's got to say for herself, and fuck all positive she's got to say about this country, so she travels the world complaining and bitching about everyone else's. I'll bet all of the 'backward' people are a million times more polite and honourable than the North London Scum she would call her own.
It makes me sad that we give her column inches, because everything about Lily Allan makes me hate my country. She encapsulates everything that is shit about the British music scene.
I never believed people when they told me Lily Allen was edgy
but saying that people from Texas are backward?! And that Americans are dumb?! I need a lie down.
I want to hear the rebuttal
'America slags off Lily Allen'
wow
another amazing set of mismatched sentences from Ms Allen.
Next one will be: "God, I think Birmingham is so backward, they don't even have an underground"
bf
"Recognising her the limitations of her own Englishness"
oh the irony.
(insert horrible sticking-tongue-out-colon-pee emoticon here)
dear lily
i actually love you.
Look, her shitty record company
promoters her to gob off as much as possible to keep up the hype for what is actualyl a pretty lame, transparent little rich girl with a "celeb" dad trying her best to not be forgotten.
GO ON LILY, insult Madonna again. Yeah, she sucks. I'm much rather listen to "Smile" or that song you did with a FUCKING PUPPET FOR CHRIST'S SAKE that something shit like 'Get into the Groove' or 'Like a Prayer'.
Yeah Lily, God you're so hip and happening, what with your weird kooky fringe and the fact you wear trainers with ball gowns in a completely none-thought-out-staged way at all YOU TOTAL CUNT!
I've been to Texas
People there wear cowboy hats and spurs without any sense or irony. They may well be backward, but they certainly are wierd.
But that 'eat half a ton of steak and you get it free' thing they have - genius.
That'll
crack America for her.
so
all children then... Brilliant.
To be fair
she probably just saw the Topgear does America program.
Fair conclusion to draw I'd say.
I still am yet to watch that.
Can't wait.
.
Oh it's gooood.
Let's see
Idaho=Aryan Nation gun-toting methheads
Montana=cattle ranching absentee LA land barons
Utah=post-apocalyse worshipping Mormon prudes.
Yeah, I think there's some mileage here, if Sufjan doesn't get there first...
'Was heard to remark'
as in somebody overheard a private conversation?
If she'd said that to a journalist / in an interview then fair game. But really to report stuff like this and then accuse her of being a publicity whore would be rather disingenuous...
Americans
Backwards?
Well, I never thought about that. Thanks for bringing up such a subject Lily.
PS. You are ace
A cretin among cretin.
Not that I'm familiar with "journalistic" practice but some of you seem to be missing a point.
She might not be stating anything original/edgy but perhaps that's because she's been misquoted or taken completely
out of context to satisfy you tabloid fodder. I mean look how much of that article came from the horses mouth
(literally)..and presumably that came from an entire interview? I do still think she's an imbecile though.
she knows nothing
I grew up in Texas and the people there are certainly not 'backward' - they are very kind, interested and generally really lovely people. A hell of a lot more welcoming and polite than the majority of the British population. It really p*sses me off the way people watch Deliverance or King of the Hill and think they can pass judgement on Americans - they didn't all vote for Bush.
dick....
she's a dick aint she lol
no one cares lol
muzzle
on the DIS CRAP MACHINE that seems to output at least two shite articles a day.
pure class, sir
pure class :)
naturally, i agree with every word you typed above.
Britain is Better!
Idaho=Aryan Nation gun-toting methheads
London = Home of the British National Party
Montana=cattle ranching absentee LA land barons
Britain = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-460191/The-new-robber-barons-City-fat-cats-cheating-hard-working-families.html
Utah=post-apocalyse worshipping Mormon prudes.
Britain=Anglican Church - invented so a horny king can get rid of an old wife
But sure, you brits are the absolute tops.
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