Reader: Sydney Spies is a modern-day Marilyn Monroe

Our latest post about Sydney Spies, who landed a Syfy movie role following publicity generated by a high-school yearbook photo banned for sexiness, has been divisive, as usual. Here's a post from someone who's definitely pro-Sydney and thinks she's got a big future ahead of her...
By Michael Roberts
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Our latest post about Sydney Spies, who landed a Syfy movie role following publicity generated by a high-school yearbook photo banned for sexiness, has been divisive, as usual.

Here’s a post from someone who’s definitely pro-Sydney and thinks she’s got a big future ahead of her.

Daisyzluv writes:

Marilyn Monroe went through the same shit, honey! And she is just as beautiful and amazing today! The way I see it is you are our modern day Marilyn! But the things that make you different than her tho is that you aren’t taken anyone’s shit! Rock on Girl!!!!!

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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