I read this interview yesterday and it totally cracked me up. I haven’t read Scottoline’s books but I am now adding them to my list. I guess I must be the only one who hasn’t read them because there are 25 million in print. She now has a non-fiction book out Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog which is based on her “Chick Wit” column from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Here are some of the answers she gave to Time Magazine:
You’ve been called the female John Grisham. How do you feel about that?
…But the truth is, more so than ever before, I have my own voice, and it’s not a girl version of a man. By the way, do you ever see any man called [that]? You never see that kind of a description. You’ll never see, “He’s a guy version of Lisa Scottoline.”So let’s get down to the business of your new book. What are Spanx?
You know what? Spanx are a sham. Spanx are an evil hoax perpetrated upon womanhood. It happened to me when I was in a store. I don’t have time to shop so I grabbed a pair of tights and figured I would try them on at home. I put them on and I can’t get them on. I try to put these on and it’s like a tourniquet … So I thought, what is this garment? I started to do the research. It is in fact body-shaping underwear and it says things on the website like, “It’s power panties.” The only thing I could think, truly, is that if women had power, they wouldn’t need Spanx.
Spanx are evil. I wonder if it was a woman or a man who invented Spanx? Anyone know?
Update: Thanks to reader Elizabeth, we know that a woman, Sara Blakely is that one who created this hateful garment.
Q&A: Best Selling Author Lisa Scottoline (Time)
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You compelled me to google it, and it’s a woman named Sara Blakely who invented Spanx.
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahradio/jchatzky/jchatzky_20080314
I loved her first answer. I feel really offended when people tell me I write like a white guy, as if they’re saying that females and women of color can’t write well at all.
Spanx were most definitely invented by a woman, I remember watching her appearance on The View. She said a lot of women loved them as compared to regular pantyhose.
It was a woman inventor and she is a multi- millionaire because of it
Spanx may tighten your pooch, but then the fat just rolls out over the top. Not a good look!
I wonder why no films have been made based on her books.