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Thread #57162   Message #897897
Posted By: Rick Fielding
24-Feb-03 - 10:42 PM
Thread Name: WEIGHT discrimination in music world...
Subject: RE: WEIGHT discrimination in music world...
It's true though.....EVEN in non-judgmental folk music.

Do you remember when Alison Krause was first discovered? Nice little Bluegrass band. Then came the extreme weight loss and bizarre make-up. But......that's when Nashville noticed her and she started getting all that high profile work. You barely see her anymore. And it's not because the Dixie Chicks are better....but they ARE more glamorous.

If there's money involved, there's weight (and any other kind) discrimination.

But.....some have toughed through it!

Cheers

Rick