Many long time friends of TAE know I have had a love/hate relationship with Avril Lavigne since August 27th, 2002, when her song "Sk8er boi" lit my face on fire. Love, because she is amazing. Hate, because her music is amazingly bad. Three years ago she married Deryck Whibley, who is both the lead singer of Sum 41 but also proudly bears the most irritating spelling of a name ever. Apparently they are divorcing.
I have often joked with friends that the highest compliment a woman can receive from me is for me to say "That was very Avril of you." This of course is a tongue-in-cheek joke because Avril, other than being mildly cute, really doesn't have a lot qualities I find desirable in women.
Nevertheless, one thing that I positively love about Avril is how women almost universally loathe her. I had a friend tell me once that she found "sk8er boi" to be "the single most offensive eight characters ever written." and that Avril was destroying our language (not necessarily false, just hyperbole). Some women gnash their teeth and call her untalented (probably true). Some women say she's unattractive to a fault (she's no Marisa Miller, granted). And last but not least, some people say she is "fake punk" because she sings pop tart music (basically true). In any case, I find it incredibly fascinating how much women loathe Avril Lavigne. I'd love to hear from a single woman, over the age of 15, who doesn't despise her.
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Thursday, 17 September 2009
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