DIVA. DIVA. DIVAAAA! Babs recently opened up in an interview with NPR, speaking of her frustrations with iPhone goddess Siri for pronouncing her name incorrectly.
“Streisand with a soft S, like sand on the beach,” Streisand explained. “I’ve been saying this for my whole career. I called the head of Apple, Tim Cook,” she continued. “And he delightfully agreed to have Siri change the pronunciation of my name, finally, with the next update.”
Apparently, Siri’s got that shit right now, and will correctly pronounce the icon’s name starting on September 30th. Mark your calendar’s! If you are on hunger strike til it happens — just hold on a little longer!
Miss Streisand is absolutely correct. Her detailed approach to her career and name kept her in the limelight. If a man does this, he has strength and integrity. Since Ms. Streisand did this, she’s labeled a bitch and a control freak.
“Delightfully agreed.” Somehow, I doubt that.