"kilby, don't you find it strange how this song is telling people that they should accept themselves when at the same time this was written , morrissey was doing the exact opposite!?!?! "
But that's exactly why he is saying it! Don't you feel that there are several songs where he is, in a way, talking to himself, telling himself what he should do? "Accept Yourself" is one, "Sheila Take A Bow" is another (though he is talking to a female version of himself there), and you can say the same about "Handsome Devil" ("there's more to life than books, you know") or "Ask". People who think that he is so negative should really listen to his songs and hear all the positive meeages.
But, it is a sad fact that being aware of your own problems and knowing what you should do, is often not enough for you to actually do that!
"kilby, don't you find it strange how this song is telling people that they should accept themselves when at the same time this was written , morrissey was doing the exact opposite!?!?! " But that's exactly why he is saying it! Don't you feel that there are several songs where he is, in a way, talking to himself, telling himself what he should do? "Accept Yourself" is one, "Sheila Take A Bow" is another (though he is talking to a female version of himself there), and you can say the same about "Handsome Devil" ("there's more to life than books, you know") or "Ask". People who think that he is so negative should really listen to his songs and hear all the positive meeages.
But, it is a sad fact that being aware of your own problems and knowing what you should do, is often not enough for you to actually do that!