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What an awful article by a supposedly feminist publication. Meg White doesn't want to do an interview, has never wanted to do interviews, has anxiety and quit
by naet 3y ago
What an awful article by a supposedly feminist publication. Meg White doesn't want to do an interview, has never wanted to do interviews, has anxiety and quit the band because it was too much anxiety for her.
Maybe you should take no for an answer instead of hounding her for an interview she doesn't want to do.
- indigodaddy 3y agoIt’s fine. The author seems respectful. One must be brave and do things to break through anxiety. This is anecdotal of course, but in my early twenties I had severe social anxiety, and the only thing that worked for me to get over it is to do the thing that causes more anxiety/pain and that you are afraid of. You have to just push through it and do the very thing that is not in your nature over and over in order to overcome it—- in the short term this will incur more anxiety, but it the long-term it will reduce and one can often just leave it fully behind. Obviously this won’t work for everyone but..
- prawn 3y agoI feel like this is a task for friends and family, not some random motivated by money?
- indigodaddy 3y agoI’m not sure it matters what the impetus is. You never know what random thing could spur things to another direction.
- naet 3y agoMeg White toured for 14 years and finally decided that it was too much for her and bowed out. Given all that time I don't think she needs more exposure therapy thrust on her against her will, she made a a decision and it should be respected. The author doesn't seem respectful imo, the sarcastic "it's thrilling to say the least" in the first paragraph reads highly disrespectful to me, as well as persistently pushing for multiple years for an unwanted interview. The author was free to write a well researched piece about Meg's work and influence without getting her interview, but instead turned the core of the article around how she couldn't get what she wanted.
- kamranjon 3y agoThis part seemed crazy disrespectful and almost dismissive of anxiety but maybe I'm misinterpreting it? "By this point, I’ve pretty much come to terms with the fact that I may never know what makes Meg White tick, other than what I’ve projected upon her as a fellow shy person and interminable mumbler—albeit one who unfortunately did not achieve a level of success in my twenties and thirties allowing me to not leave my house."
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- sbuk 3y agoAnxiety disorders are a thing and a real form of depression. Onset is normally mid teens to mid thirties. “Man up” is categorically not any advice anyone should be giving out. Even if it is “merely” shyness, it’s OK to be shy and not want to open yourself up to any random stranger. Just because Meg White is a celebrity, doesn’t mean that this writer is owed an interview. Be respectful of people’s privacy.
- basisword 3y ago>> One must be brave and do things to break through anxiety. You must do this on your own terms, when you are ready. Having others force you into situations where you are uncomfortable will not work and will possibly make things worse.
- miiiiiike 3y agoI’m glad she wrote the article. I wasn’t a “fan” of The White Stripes back then.. In that I didn’t look into anything about their personal lives, I just loved the albums. Kind of like the way I like Red Hot Chili Peppers or Weezer — it doesn’t go deep, but I also don’t turn off the radio or hit next when they come on. I don’t think I knew a thing about Meg and Jack White other than that they were “siblings” before this. I actually don’t like any of Jack Black’s solo albums. Whenever I hear one of his singles and I always kind of wondered about what happened to his sister. I’m glad I know what her deal is. Nothing more rockstar than being disinterested in the idea of being a rockstar.
- SideburnsOfDoom 3y ago> I actually don’t like any of Jack Black’s solo albums NB: Jack Black and Jack White are not the same person. In some ways they're opposites.
- miiiiiike 3y agoYeah, I know. No idea how I typed Black instead of White.
- drumhead 3y agoThe nature of journalism is to get the scoop, regardless of what the subject wants or thinks or what we want or think, because there are enough people out there that do want to know and they're not particularly concerned, privately, about the state of the subject. Privacy is a good thing, but when you enter the public arena, you've implicitly agreed to become public property, you know your life will never be private again, the onus is on you to protect yourself and insulate yourself from public intrusion. If she's good at dodging the probing, she can hold them off long enough for people to lose interest and then she can ride off into the sunset. Fame is a faustian contract, they know the price is public scrutiny forever, but they enter into it willingly, knowing the long term consequences. Im not interested in Meg White, but many others are and while that interest is there she's going to be a target of journalists. Journalists are asking, thats what they do. Meg White is saying no. It feels like a non-issue to me.