22. "You can't blame people for commenting on his appearance" In response to In response to 21
>They don't have to be, but they it's not hard to understand >why they often are framed (persuasively) as such... after all, >the last string of vids of him live posted here received a >shitload of comments about his appearance, probably more than >about the music (I'm not going to go back and count, so I >could be wrong). It's not that the two have to be separate, >but I can certainly recognize that sense of... being >recognized for something more incidental to your conception of >your art. But I get what you're saying...
When the last time most people say you was the "Untitled" video and then you walk up looking like Bonecrusher, it is definitely jarring.
But it's not even just because he's "supposed" to be a "sex symbol." If Tevin Campbell showed up in public at 300lbs it's gonna be shocking because a lot of people haven't seen him in years and he didn't look like that last time they did.
If D had been visible over the past decade and had packed on the pounds over the years, it wouldn't have been (as much of) a big deal. It's the fact that he's not been seen all this time.
And I guess it's not helped by the fact the general perception of him has been that he's been lazing around, pigging out and drinking like a fish all this time, either.