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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on April 20, 2018, 05:25:24 PM

Title: 'Not technically beautiful but she has an engaging laugh'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 20, 2018, 05:25:24 PM

Good article from Tracey Thorn


https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/04/not-technically-beautiful-she-has-engaging-laugh-35-years-being-described-men

Title: Re: 'Not technically beautiful but she has an engaging laugh'
Post by: jeremyp on April 20, 2018, 06:59:49 PM

T'was ever thus. I always thought it really unfair in the 80's when the papers covered the public engagements of Charles and Diana. There was microscopic analysis of Diana's attire but Charles seemed to get away with always wearing the same suits that he bought in 1965.

Title: Re: 'Not technically beautiful but she has an engaging laugh'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 20, 2018, 07:51:08 PM

Surely though we might hope that we might move on?

Title: Re: 'Not technically beautiful but she has an engaging laugh'
Post by: jeremyp on April 20, 2018, 07:53:59 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 20, 2018, 07:51:08 PM

Surely though we might hope that we might move on?

We might hope...

Title: Re: 'Not technically beautiful but she has an engaging laugh'
Post by: Rhiannon on May 05, 2018, 10:36:37 PM

Who can forget the May/Sturgeon ‘battle of the legs’ Mail front page? Although that was written by a female ‘journalist’ of courses