Stymie

francesbean1.jpgStymie. Noun. A situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it, Verb: To hinder, block, or thwart.

Fuck it. I'm completely stymied. I got nothing. You try to come up with something mean-spirited or snarky to say about Frances Bean Cobain when she appears in a photo spread like this -- she looks positively dignified. She's not exposing too much of herself. She doesn't look trampy. Or drugged out. She just looks like a kid playing dress up for a high-profile cover shoot. She's a little packet of adorable, I tell you. And to turn out as well as she has with that Mom? And no father? She must have had one hell of a decent nanny.

Good for her.

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11 Comments


annelise said:

She does, in two of those photos, appear to be missing an arm.


farty girl said:

She didn't have one hell of a nanny. She's a testament to the truth about Courtney, which is that the media spins a lot of BS about her. While she has had drug problems, and has suffered from depression, she's a decent person, smart woman, and a good mom. She's outspoken, and her rep has paid dearly for that. But the Courtney character is obviously not the Courtney person, or else FBC wouldn't be such a solid kiddo.


pixie girl said:

That, or, you know... Because it was her grandmother that mostly raised her. But I'm sure Courtney did a bang-up job those couple of times she was sober.


Gaby said:

^ Yeah, what pixie girl said.


june said:

Uh, actually she's a testament to Kurt's mother, because until a couple of years ago, that's who had sole custody of her.

Courtney Love is a hot mess and always will be.


Matt said:

What magazine is carrying this artless, boring spread? Not one of those costumes is memorable. I gather they were going for Scarlett, Evita, & Kathy Valentine for outfit inspiration. Are we sure that Kurt's the father, cuz this kid doesn't look a whole lot like him, poor witto ting. More like a young Roz from Frasier. Ye gods, is this what we have to look forward to 15 years down the line from Matilda Ledger?


Jigsy Q. said:

How cute. She has Courtney's original nose and lips.


JS said:

She has her mother's good side I see.

I'm not getting the photo shoot. What's the concept? Movie roles that Courtney imagines she was robbed of?


BarbadoSlim said:

Her mom totally killed her dad...with a shotgun.


pocahontas smith said:

go bake you some more slims, barbados: it's "SHOULDER OF ORION" ya ignorant beachcomber.


Bev M. said:

Is it just me, but I find it difficult to see "drug problems" and "good mom" in the same sentence.