Friday, July 20, 2007

Oh. My. Gawd.

First there was Edwards haircut. Then Romney's makeup. Today we had Oprah dead dog. And now Hillary's cleavage.

That's right ladies and germs. And entire WaPo .... yes I said Washington Post ... piece on Hillary showing some cleavage on the Senate floor. Sure, it was a fashion writer, but is this a fashion story? Take a look and judge for yourself .....

Allow me to save you the googling. Here is the "offending" picture:


Lest you be shocked by that one, I found another from another time on CSPAN:

Oh my. The horror! Why, this is the equivalent of Hillary giving Robert Byrd a blow-job right on the Senate floor! I'm, well, words can't express my shock.

You have to take a moment and read some excerpts on the offending outfit:

The cleavage, however, is an exceptional kind of flourish. After all, it's not a matter of what she's wearing but rather what's being revealed. It's tempting to say that the cleavage stirs the same kind of discomfort that might be churned up after spotting Rudy Giuliani with his shirt unbuttoned just a smidge too far. No one wants to see that. But really, it was more like catching a man with his fly unzipped. Just look away!

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With Clinton, there was the sense that you were catching a surreptitious glimpse at something private. You were intruding -- being a voyeur. Showing cleavage is a request to be engaged in a particular way. It doesn't necessarily mean that a woman is asking to be objectified, but it does suggest a certain confidence and physical ease. It means that a woman is content being perceived as a sexual person in addition to being seen as someone who is intelligent, authoritative, witty and whatever else might define her personality. It also means that she feels that all those other characteristics are so apparent and undeniable, that they will not be overshadowed.
Whether tongue in cheek or not, and who could tell these days, this is the peak of stupidity in the media.

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