By the sound of your replies on various threads, you may think your body is on the way out, but your mind is right on the button.

I hate agreeing with people, but you have had some very good points as does moonglow.

See how well I conduct myself on a more serious thread...must be my old age....LOL

Cheers! *Diddygirl raises her glass* Heres to growing old!

Me too, I have just put out a nice bottle of Chianti ready for ITT.

Just going to have a blitz around Bridlington on my bike, running over anyone under the age of 40.

This gets me in the mood for shouting at Claudia for being so dumb (when its an act), angry at whichever judge is on because they can have their say on tv and I can't and generally "dissing" the guests for the pure hell of it..

What a sad life.....

I didn't fail to notice that you said you didn't dislike her; indeed, I assumed the reasons you listed were ones you thought people could or did have, rather than your own. (Though it now sounds like some may have been your own views after all.)

How Kelly made her name was by presenting the Big Breakfast. She was almost completely unknown before that, and (in the UK) famous thereafter. As a model, she's hardly ever even gone topless, and other models who've done a lot more aren't disliked in the same way. (Of course, I don't know what your dark hint about how she made her name is supposed to be about.)

There are several things wrong with the reasoning in "how can anyone be jealous of being a bit dim?", imo. Thinking she's a bit dim is not inconsistent with jealousy. Jealousy often goes with slagging the person off and with believing at some level that the slagging has it right. In any case, the jealousy wouldn't be of being a bit dim; it would be of something else about her. Jealousy doesn't even have to be of the person or their qualities; it can be of their success, advantages, etc.

Jealousy may not always be the right term; it may be some other form of resentment. And of course it's possible for one woman to dislike another without it being jealousy. I also think it's wrong to assume it's only women who are jealous or resentful re women. A man could resent Kelly's "undeserved" success, for example.

I just don't think it's as easy to rule out jealousy (or other forms of resentment) as people sometimes think.

If you go back and re-read my 1st post you'll see I was replying to the OP who listed those 3 as possibles for jealousy voting and I was suggesting that jealousy might not be the reason and these are other possible reasons for disliking/not voting for them rather than going for the "if you don't like/vote for her you must be jealous of her" rather bland reasoning (in my opinion).

The bit in bold
I am fully entitled to my opinion of her and fully entitled to air that opinion - it is a discussion forum (if you wish to misconstrude it as jealosy then that is fine, your problem with misinterpretation not mine) You are also entitled to hold an opposing view point, but if you wish to discuss it with me, then please offer evidence to counter my opinion rather than just throwing out the "you must be jealous" card, as it does nothing to offer any reason for you to pursuade me otherwise. I can be pursuded, but I expect a bit of evidence.

I'm not suggesting that jealousy is not sometimes the reasoning behind dislike/not voting, but what I was suggesting that all to often that is thrown out as a suggestion without putting the effort into thinking WHY people really might dislike/not vote for someone.

And as I stated before I like all 3 as dancers

I was just saying it's possible to be jealous of someone despite having a low opinion of them or of some things about them. Indeed, negative comments and beliefs can be a sign of jealousy, rather than a reason why jealousy doesn't make sense.

I'm not saying you are jealous or that anyone who dislikes someone has to be; I don't think I've thrown out the "you must be jealous" card. I'm sorry if it seemed otherwise.


I agree that it takes thought and jealousy shouldn't be assumed. I just think people often dismiss jealousy too easily, as a possibility.

Why people really might dislike can come back to jealousy or resentment, as a cause behind other reasons for dislike. If someone says (or thinks) A, B and C about one of the dancers, there's always the question of why they think those things in particular, or why they see them as important. After all, there are usually also people who don't agree with A, B and C, or don't think they're important.

The same sort of thing applies to people who like dancers. Hence the popular accusation that people like dancers (celeb or pro) because they fancy them.

Bit in bold I kind of understand but will have to disagree with you there (Hey ho - that's life) But the bit in itallics I fully understand and agree with. I think we may have come to a consensous after much tooing and froing.

I'm afraid the only bottle being prepared for ITT in this house was a bottle of milk for baby Diddy. A nice moment She drinks her milk I watch ITT.

As for your sad life, I don't think so, old chap!

Hope you enjoyed ITT I had to record it half way through as Mr Diddy returned from toiling with news to pass on so had to listen to him

OK, I have ignored the more serious side of SCD for a bit....

I was very surprised to look again at Brendan's dance and watch his mistake. It wasn't just the one he owned up to, there was another glaring double foot step near the beginning.

I think we all watch the celebs so close that we miss the screw ups by the pros.

This week, I am paying extra attention to the celebs.

We should have a go at some of the choreography more than the celebs inability to dance well. After all, the celebs do not choreograph their dances. (As far as I know, but I am sure someone will tell me I am wrong)