"I've dabbled in several different religions"
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There is something almost disarmingly casual about "I've dabbled in several different religions" - and that casualness is the point. Jerry Hall frames spirituality the way a celebrity might talk about fashion or diets: not as a binding identity, but as a series of try-ons. "Dabbled" carries a light touch, a refusal of permanence. It signals curiosity without surrender, experimentation without obedience. In a single verb, Hall sidesteps the stakes that religions typically claim for themselves.
The subtext is post-1960s, affluent, and cosmopolitan: belief as lifestyle option. Coming from a model - a profession built on surfaces, reinvention, and the power of presentation - the line also reads as a meta-commentary on modern identity. Models are paid to inhabit aesthetics; "several different religions" becomes another set of looks, rituals, vocabularies. It's not necessarily cynical, but it is consumer-facing: spirituality as something you sample, not something that claims you.
Context matters, too. Hall’s public life has been spent in celebrity ecosystems where traditional institutions (church, community, even nation) compete with itinerant careers, global travel, and the constant pressure to narrate yourself in interviews. "I've dabbled" offers a socially safe posture: open-minded, culturally literate, unthreatening. It avoids the tribal heat of declaring "I am" and opts for "I tried". In an age where faith can be a political tell, dabbling is a way to keep the mystery - and keep your options open.
The subtext is post-1960s, affluent, and cosmopolitan: belief as lifestyle option. Coming from a model - a profession built on surfaces, reinvention, and the power of presentation - the line also reads as a meta-commentary on modern identity. Models are paid to inhabit aesthetics; "several different religions" becomes another set of looks, rituals, vocabularies. It's not necessarily cynical, but it is consumer-facing: spirituality as something you sample, not something that claims you.
Context matters, too. Hall’s public life has been spent in celebrity ecosystems where traditional institutions (church, community, even nation) compete with itinerant careers, global travel, and the constant pressure to narrate yourself in interviews. "I've dabbled" offers a socially safe posture: open-minded, culturally literate, unthreatening. It avoids the tribal heat of declaring "I am" and opts for "I tried". In an age where faith can be a political tell, dabbling is a way to keep the mystery - and keep your options open.
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| Topic | Faith |
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