tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post5977921702666669406..comments2024-01-31T17:47:35.226+00:00Comments on Around My Kitchen Table: Leave Arlene Phillips AloneAround My Kitchen Tablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-74995276425171871362009-12-06T15:03:29.886+00:002009-12-06T15:03:29.886+00:00It was a disgrace the BBC removing you as a judge,...It was a disgrace the BBC removing you as a judge, it was an ageist and a sexist move. Dumb arrogant Alesha has proved herself to be as 'common as muck' and an embarrassment. The true fans like myself want you back, we want SCD back to what is was like, when it was great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-81838827590716729562009-08-03T21:24:24.386+01:002009-08-03T21:24:24.386+01:00I never hear the gossip so thank goodness I read b...I never hear the gossip so thank goodness I read blogs so can catch up with life's intrigues (eventually).Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-74120667237191213722009-07-28T16:22:26.229+01:002009-07-28T16:22:26.229+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-91658258361673736762009-07-28T16:20:31.245+01:002009-07-28T16:20:31.245+01:00"The flowers of Yorkshire are like the women ..."The flowers of Yorkshire are like the women of Yorkshire. Every stage of their growth has its own beauty, but the last phase is always the most glorious." (yeah, yeah...then they all go to seed). However, I think the older we get, the more we appreciate beauty in depth and in complexity...in the dark side of astrology, as you so eloquently put it.<br /><br />This "Invitation"Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-61644034359776242282009-07-27T16:10:43.353+01:002009-07-27T16:10:43.353+01:00I agree, leave our Arlene alone! Too late alas.I agree, leave our Arlene alone! Too late alas.Geri Atrichttp://ageing-ungracrfully.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-63442274186994111692009-07-27T05:53:50.661+01:002009-07-27T05:53:50.661+01:00Being from the west side of "the Pond," ...Being from the west side of "the Pond," I haven't a clue who Arlene is -- excepts from bits and snippets in the comments. <br /><br />Unfortunately, too many people are fooled by appearances, mistaking appearances for reality -- which seems to have happened in this case I think this problem happens more often with males than with females -- a seertain blight on my gender.<br /><br /Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-73337262755370510502009-07-26T14:25:50.684+01:002009-07-26T14:25:50.684+01:00Stephanie: I fear you are right.
Elizabeth M: Yes...Stephanie: I fear you are right.<br /><br />Elizabeth M: Yes, we should all be able to discard the "cloak of invisibility" should we choose t do so.<br /><br />GSW: Good for you! You look wonderfully funky in your picture.<br /><br />Flowerpot: I'm your neighbour - Appalled of Devon.<br /><br />Pondside: I totally agree. I'm going to demand to be seen!<br /><br />GB: I bet you Around My Kitchen Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-43148027088458171912009-07-24T00:46:39.354+01:002009-07-24T00:46:39.354+01:00I came over here via elizabethm's blog, and ye...I came over here via elizabethm's blog, and yes, I do so agree. Why oh why are women judged so often purely on their appearance as though everything else was secondary? And why this adulation of youth when there are so many gorgeous older women? And I mean gorgeous in so many other ways than aspiring to some plasticised version of womanhood. Goodness, it makes me so angry. Well said, AMKT - ILITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-78121157522553043042009-07-23T13:17:36.983+01:002009-07-23T13:17:36.983+01:00ah, the invisibility of women of a certain age. th...ah, the invisibility of women of a certain age. there is a rich, rich topic! have you read nuala o'faoilain's last book (published this year, posthumously)? that's the driving theme. that book really stayed with me for days...lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-69745031872532550952009-07-21T17:11:32.279+01:002009-07-21T17:11:32.279+01:00Great post. It's always annoyed me that the te...Great post. It's always annoyed me that the telly is full of bimbos and plug ugly old men. Why can't we have a few glamorous older women on too? It seems that you have to be thin, young and gorgeous (Cheryl Cole et al) or fat, older and funny (Dawn French, Jo Brand). To be female and look at the John Sergeant end of the scale, you have to be Jo Brand-funny.<br />Bring back Arlene!Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-76508731066422314812009-07-20T10:20:42.154+01:002009-07-20T10:20:42.154+01:00Hasn't worked, either. I've no idea who an...Hasn't worked, either. I've no idea who any of these people are! (Apart, of course, from class acts like Selina Scott, Angela Rippon et al.)Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-11677200736346423442009-07-20T01:10:53.382+01:002009-07-20T01:10:53.382+01:00I remember when NBC dumped Jane Pauley for that bi...I remember when NBC dumped Jane Pauley for that bimbo Debra Norvell as co-host of the Today Show. Jane did <i>NOT</i> go quietly though. And most of the Today Show's audience (mostly women) expressed their unhappiness with the situation too. <br /><br />NBC had to scramble around and get Jane back on the air with her own news programs quickly or there would have been an uprising. As it was,Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134850383532818765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-23981721156370424562009-07-19T21:16:35.680+01:002009-07-19T21:16:35.680+01:00Get that inner bitch out in the open, you know it ...Get that inner bitch out in the open, you know it makes sense, oh yes and many thanks for the lovely comment on my blog.Norma Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403421235388770309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-80382593212478561492009-07-19T18:22:31.932+01:002009-07-19T18:22:31.932+01:00I so agree with you! Arlene seems to be the only...I so agree with you! Arlene seems to be the only one who knows what she's talking about!Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-63237033896860569392009-07-19T17:47:51.001+01:002009-07-19T17:47:51.001+01:00Channel-hopping men will stop at a channel if they...Channel-hopping men will stop at a channel if they see eye candy. It's not the loyal fan but the casual viewer that's driving this.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-89937043226029498202009-07-19T17:10:35.145+01:002009-07-19T17:10:35.145+01:00I don't know about any of the celebs you menti...I don't know about any of the celebs you mention from your side of the pond, but over here it really isn't all that different. We humans may have come a long way, but we still judge women by their looks and youth is the overriding concern. Twas always thus and perhaps always will be. It's up to us to stay current, demand service and attention, stay engaged and make eye contact!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-3392273956192143622009-07-19T16:58:54.472+01:002009-07-19T16:58:54.472+01:00I hadnt heard about Arlene being given the shove -...I hadnt heard about Arlene being given the shove - that is appalling. What the hell are they thinking of? Appalled of Cornwall....Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-36518043290687855082009-07-19T15:57:39.406+01:002009-07-19T15:57:39.406+01:00I'm 54, but don't feel in the least invisi...I'm 54, but don't feel in the least invisible yet. Then again, I don't move in circles where my visibility is of a high importance. I also don't wear clothes off the sales rack and do wear my hair spunky and don't look like a harrowed and overly worried middle aged hausfrau. I say you dress the part and I refuse to dress it. In my mind I'm eternally 39 years old and those Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-43748290763243362152009-07-19T15:10:41.685+01:002009-07-19T15:10:41.685+01:00I just could not agree more. I am not an SCD fan....I just could not agree more. I am not an SCD fan. I could not really care much about Arlene but it is part of a trend and she at least knows what she is talking about!<br />Know just what you mean about invisibility too. It can be quite nice but I do like to be able to choose!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-35916870249738327352009-07-19T14:49:53.806+01:002009-07-19T14:49:53.806+01:00I love Arlene. I'd start a "Keep Arlene&q...I love Arlene. I'd start a "Keep Arlene" campaign if I thought it would no any good. But the dastardly deed has been done.Stephaniehttp://www.thatspurrfect.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com