Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

The Speaker of the House is Nancy Pelosi. That's the #3 power position in this country. Harvard is about to hire Drew Gilpin Faust, the first female president in its 371-year history. That will make four Ivy League institutions (of 8) that have women presidents (Penn, Princeton, Brown and now Harvard).

I want to celebrate that women are getting over on that damn glass ceiling. Which is why it's such a kick in the collective ass (assii? Call Safire.) to hear that Donatella Versace is dissing Hilary Clinton for wearing pantsuits. Here's why this is lame on several levels.

The Silvery Shiny Spinning Wheel of Lame:
1. We are still worried about what Hillary looks like, her pants, her butt, her wrinkles, whatever? Did anyone ever tell Kerry to fix those brows? Anyone tell Bill Clinton to go deal with those eyebags? No. Ni una palabra.
2. I think Hillary Clinton should be judged on her presidential ability alone. If every one of the flyover states hates her, that's fine, so long as it's not b/c she wears pants.
3. It's friggin 18 degrees, Donatella.
4. If Clinton did wear skirts, she'd likely garner attention for trying to play up the very thing she's dissed on for: being a woman. This is the woman who is damned whatever she does, so I think while she's busy getting reamed, she should at least be comfortable.
5. Has anyone taken a look at the utterer of the comment? Holy hell.






Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/business/08cnd-harvard.html?hp&ex=1171083600&en=d8e54ea3b5fb0fa1&ei=5094&partner=homepage
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2007-02-08T135217Z_01_L08322504_RTRUKOC_0_US-FASHION-CLINTON-VERSACE.xml