Sens. Collins, Shaheen, and Murkowski call coverage of Kyrsten Sinema's fashion choice "sexist"

[mahatmakanejeeves]

In a @nytimes letter to editor, Sens. Susan Collins, Jeanne Shaheen, Lisa Murkowski call coverage of @kyrstensinema's fashion choices "sexist"

"We cannot imagine The Times printing similar pieces on the fashion choices of any of our male colleagues."

https://nytimes.com/2021/11/19/opinion/letters/kyrsten-sinema-senate.html

We need to field test this. Have, like, John Boozman dress like Don Cherry for a week and see if anybody writes about it.

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[nycbos]

1. There is a lot I can say about my frustrations with Sinema...

... but focusing on the fashion is pretty sexists.

[Tomconroy]

2. They got that one right.

[Dalton555]

3. Obama's tan suit was literally the main story in

the United States of America for about 2 weeks. It is not the case that men are exempt from discussion of their garments.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. How many will have to google to find out who Don Cherry is?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I like to think my posts are educational as well as informative.

I didn't know who the person in the photograph was either. It wasn't until I did a Google photograph search that I found out.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. I remember Don from ages ago when he coached in the AHL and NHL.

[Xavier Breath]

9. I used to watch him all the time on HNIC

partly just to see how ridiculous his get-up was. It was difficult considering how downright ignorant he could be at times. I have no idea how Ron put up with all of his bullshit and kept a straight face.

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[FoxNewsSucks]

7. I haven't really seen anything that I would consider 'sexist'

They do talk about men's clothing, as mentioned that tan suit is the first thing to come to mind. Gym Jordan gets talked about.

The point is that she is not dressing professionally. Apparently there is no dress code, and sometimes it is pretty awful. Such as a couple weeks ago when she and the Maserati-driving Joe Manchin had their little huddle with Moscow Mitch & that other republicon prick. All the men were dressed in appropriate business attire, all the other women were as well.

If she'd dress like a Senator when she's on the job, no one would be talking about what she wears.

[Polly Hennessey]

8. I remember Jimmy Carter's sweater.

[Harker]

10. That dangerous fool Jordan doesn't wear jackets.

I'm inclined to think the casual nature of Sinema's clothing, rather than her gender, is what gets attention.

Any male Senator similarly attired in the Senate chamber would be subject to talk about his clothing choices, too.

Surely, some people are likelier to criticize women than men, and vice versa.