I'm a great believer in karma, and the vengeance that it serves up to those who are deliberately mean is generally enough for me. Beth Ditto believerdeliberatelygenerally Change image and share on social
Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create an identity that worked for me. Pop culture just doesn't hand us enough variety to choose from. Beth Ditto choosecreateculture share on social
I'm not sure that I am able to feel embarrassment. Beth Ditto embarrassmentfeel Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell were mere blips on the gaydar; and they were both still in the closet. Beth Ditto blipclosetdegeneres Change image and share on social
I have a lot of feminist idols. My favorite thing about growing up in Arkansas - well, not favorite but something I've always felt grateful for - was that I really had to dig for what I could. There was no Internet. There wasn't tons of feminist literature floating around. Beth Ditto arkansasdigfavorite share on social
'Get a Job' is about all the rich kids we knew when we were younger, kids who never had jobs but always had money for partying or getting their hair done. Beth Ditto hairjobkid Change image and share on social
When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else. Beth Ditto houseleavemachine Change image and share on social
I was overcome by the Holy Ghost one time, but in a Baptist way. I was six or seven, and I was saved. I just cried and cried. It was joy! Beth Ditto baptistcryghost Change image and share on social
In moments when I question if I should be having kids, I think of all those phone calls from my sister-in-law, in which, 3,000 miles away, I hear my nephews screaming for her attention. I tell her I have to go because I am packing to leave for Europe, and her tone flatlines: 'That must be nice.' Beth Ditto 000attentioncall share on social
For my group of friends is Lady Gaga eye-opening? No. She's a less dangerous version of what was so cool about pop culture in the '80s. Back then it was so gay and so punk in so many ways. Beth Ditto 80sbackcool Change image and share on social