February 17, 2019
"Boys have teased me about my curves since 5th grade. My mom said 'hold your head high and don’t let it bother you.' That @Fox2News story was way out of line. I’m tough, I can take it."
Tweeted Gretchen Whitmer, the Governor of Michigan, who wore a dress to her State of the State Address that was just way too tight. As many of the commenters (at The Daily Mail) observe, you can see the outline of her bellybutton. It's not really fair to accuse everyone of body shaming when you wear something that fits so poorly. People talk about Trump's tie being too long....
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The "does this make me look fat?" trope returns. Not saying she is fat. But yes, that dress makes her LOOK fat. It's not her looks that are called into question, it's her judgement.
this seems like a job for a Corset; or, AT LEAST a girdle?
My guess is that this is a sore subject for the Governor. Otherwise, I can't believe her staff let her get away with a dress like that. It just doesn't fit her right!
Maybe now she'll take her staff's advice.
"I'm tough, I can take it."
What a bald-faced lie. If she could take it she'd react like Trump reacts to the too-long tie jibes. With blissful ignorance.
In 5th grade, most boys are still worried about contracting cooties. Then they discover feminine female curves and life.
She's 47, why is this news? This seems to be a more a of a don't-forget-me, look-at-me moment, or another Covington Affair to stoke adversity, or distract us, from what?
“Does this dress make me look fat?”
“No, Honey, it makes you look pregnant.”
the state of the State is...pendulous
From the front it looks like she put the dress on backwards.
Hey, I'm all for that look. I wish AOC would tighten up just a bit.
“Does this dress make me look fat?”
"No, Honey, this pizza makes you look fat."
Maybe her advisers have learned if they say anything she'll go Klobuchar and the next thing they know they're under a desk shaving something.
Big Mike said...
“Does this dress make me look fat?”
“No, Honey, it makes you look pregnant.”
2/17/19, 2:07 PM
If I was her husband I would follow with "Honey, is there something I should know?"
Built like a brick statehouse.
“Does this dress make me look fat?”
Before I answer that, does my outfit make me look stupid"
I saw a few pictures of the Gov in the dress. It didn't seem too tight so much as a bit sheer and suffering from static cling.
There's always a time lag between needing a larger size and buying a larger size.
Kristen Sinema dresses like a pole dancer to the senate floor (and in real life too apparently). Her staff's recommendation that she do something to 'keep those senators asses in their seats' went way over her head, but she's blonde, this will take time.
Lucid-Ideas said...Kristen Sinema dresses like a pole dancer to the senate floor (and in real life too apparently).
Sinema's wardrobe, like Whitmers, is definitely not "off-the-rack."
More, please.
Girl, you're thiccer than a bowl of oatmeal.
What's not to like?
Seriously, I'll wager that it's not men who are complaining about Whitmer's and Sinema's wardrobe. Rather, it's other women.
Does this mean she's running for President?
Oompah loompah doompitytate
That's what you wore to the state of the state?
Oompah loompah doompitylurdle
Purple's a poor color to hide all that girdle
What do you get by not passing this test?
Wearing something other than your Sunday best
Why didnt you think about that dress's poor taste?
You lack the youth and the money to pull of that waist!
If people can mock Trump’s suits with impunity they can mock her dress. Equality and all that.
Full disclosure though I have worn tops that show my belly button that way. But I’ll throw a vest or jacket on top of it.
Nearly every local news affiliate had 3 or 4 "news" articles talking about how nobody should be talking about Gretchen's dress.
My take is that her gubernatorial hooters aren't bad, but she's gotta slim that tummy a bit to get the appropriate juxtaposition.
I can't speak for now, but when Sinema was campaigning fashion was top notch, in my opinion.
I get she's a Code Pink nutjob, but she knows how to dress; what she wore on the Senate floor that day not withstanding.
Quality ties are longer than cheap ones.
Marie Curve discovered radium. Tits are no obstacle.
As a Traditional Guy, I applaud for her curves and her flirtatious ways. She is a Trophy Governor.
Marie Curve[sic] discovered radium.
She's famous for being the only scientist who is famous for discovering an element in conjunction with her chemist husband, what with being female and all.
Who discovered these other elements...? Bueller?
1898 Neon
1898 Krypton
1898 Xenon
1898 Polonium
1898 Radium (yes)
1899 Actinium
1900 Radon
1901 Europium
Nice nipples.
I am not Laslo.
Speaking of K Sinema (who I've sat next to on two occasions - she would have no idea who I am) I used to think she must have slimmed up over the last few years given the athletic achievements I'd read about. But that's not correct. She's just one of those people (I know men like this) who are in fantastic physical shape, but will always look a little meaty. KS also voted for Barr so I'm still hopeful for her. The MI governor looks awful.
She's just one of those people (I know men like this) who are in fantastic physical shape, but will always look a little meaty. KS also voted for Barr so I'm still hopeful for her. The MI governor looks awful.
As I live in AZ, I hope so too. While voting for McSally, I never liked her, especially as she was a never-Trumper, at least early on. Simena ran as a moderate so maybe she will use common sense rather than knee jerk Lefty bias in her decision making.
Kind of telling that anyone who says anything critical of a Democrat politician is called a "troll" by the media; she is a Democrat, although you won't find that in the article.
She can be curvy and should not be criticized. However, she should be wearing clothing that FITS her body. It is at least one size too small.
That is not a dress that fits. Sausages come to mind.
While the dress is probably nice on the hanger, on the model and expensive to boot.....it looks like trailer trash when it is too tight. Leaving nothing to to the imagination. Where is the next biker beer bar???
Sorry lady. Your curves are what they are and nothing to be ashamed of..... but really!! no one wants to see all the folds, flab, gut or your belly button.
A badly dressed woman walks into a bar and the bartender says, "What'll you have, ma'am?"
The badly dressed woman answers "I’m hoping people will focus on our ideas and accomplishments instead of our appearance."
And the bartender responds "'Our?' You and what dick army?"
And then, without being prompted, Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield of Levering blasted the joke, tweeting that it was "ridiculous" and "never should have told any 'walks into a bar jokes'. Her drink order was what mattered!"
This makes me think of a joke:
A guy forgets his wife's birthday, and she is pissed.
"How could you forget? I want to see something that goes from zero to 200 in 6 seconds in the driveway tomorrow morning, or else!"
Next morning, the wife looks out on the driveway and sees a gift-wrapped package.
When she opens it she finds a bathroom scale.
Her husband has been missing for several days.
"I'm pointing the State's headlights to the future, and the future looks huge"
I wonder if her problem is boys or girls.
In fifth grade, boys are also known to pull a girl's ponytail and chase her around the playground. It's an intensive age with unsure footing, awkward expression, and the very real risk of contracting cooties.
"a waist is a terrible thing to mind"
She needs Trooper York on her staff.
Nothing that quality foundation garments couldn't have coped with. I wonder why nobody felt a duty to help her? Makes me wonder where her friends and advisors are.
I don't like what she did here. She sexualized the criticism of her. I mean, made it seem like a sexual thing, like people are just too uncomfortable with her hotness. AOC has done something similar a couple of times, calling a picture of her from the back a picture of her "backside". Women in power shouldn't play this game.
On a side note, why did women all the sudden decide they have to wear body con dresses all the time? Even on the news, it's usually skin tight dresses. At least Whitmer didn't think we needed to stare at her armpits like most news women do these days.
Dust Bunny Queen said...
"Sorry lady. Your curves are what they are and nothing to be ashamed of..... but really!! no one wants to see all the folds, flab, gut or your belly button."
You might be surprised what there's a market for.
State Democratic Party Chairwoman Lavora "Pug Ugly cuz I might be a tranny" Barnes, accused the Internets of using anonymous comments to take "thoughtful, not-sexist & quite reasonable shots at a badly dressed woman in leadership."
Foundation garments and a tailor.
She has nice tits, and a pretty good figure. But my wife always told me that if there are stretch marks in the fabric (those horizontal folds between her breasts) that means the fabric is too tight.
The same dress a size or two bigger would have looked better.
synchronistic timing for me here.
i just queried Google for Melania Trump images of the last week. it is an occasional act of defiance I do to correct for the conspiracy to deny our First Lady's loveliness to the nation on the nation's checkstand magazine racks.
and where do I find ANY thoughtful collections? ONLY from foreign press, like the Daily Mail. so weird & creepy that i have to go to British press to find them.
and now I see their their thirst for covering American political fashion is a broad field of endeavor, good for them! they deserve to thrive for slaking our thirst.
about this new governor, May she run her administration with the kind of depth and savvy the state needs. If she is absent-minded about clothes but wildly effective, it will be such a delightful surprise.
we can all use delightful surprises.
The Rock used to call this
"50 lbs of monkey crap in a 10 lb bag"
I wouldn't say the dress makes her look fat. She looks fine, but I don't think that dress is meant to be worn like a neoprene dive suit. Degauss the dress, get a slightly larger size, or just pick another dress.
More cleavage, less clingage, Madame Governor. Veto-proof fashion.
Clicked over to the article, and images. Oh dear! Made worse by the fact she is just 47. Oh dear!
Ha ha ha! Althouse the fashion scold. Be glad she is not a transitioning trans woman or you would have seen an outline of a lot more than her belly button
Can a woman who can't dress herself, lead a state? Yes, if its Michigan.
Was that a dress or a paint job?
Teasing about curves = "body shaming"? By boys?
A woman gets called on wearing something any professional woman would consider unprofessional. Immediately goes into full how-dare-they mode. Cuz equality.
Women's bodies are the real third rail of American politics.
How quickly she blames it on "boys."
As if women never criticize the appearance of other women.
The dress looks like shit, and she looks like shit in it.
She's an idiot for having worn it.
I believe the technical term for what she did was "mutton dressed as lamb".
She desperately needs to grow up, not just grow old
The belly button on THAT belly is a bit too much. Wasn't there someone on her staff to suggest a looser cut as opposed to the loser cut?
1. Women dress for other women.
2. Can't talk about a woman's appearance.
3. MSNBC did 6 hours on the Presidents annual physical,actually 6 hours on how the President is fat.
4. President Trump wears his ties too long. Because the media criticizes his fashion.
5. Anybody remember the White House Christmas Tree national emergency/
Leftist exist in a world where history does not exist. Each of their experiences is unencumbered by previous events
"So brave! Resisting taunts from boys about her curves. Such courage! Where did we find sucb women?" - Ronald Reagan, Normandy Beacb, June 6th 1984
If she is going to wear that dress in public she needs to learn about Spanx.
Ugly dress with weird extraneous folds and fabric. So the dress didn't do her any favors, neither did that fat, fucking gut, and like a true Grrrl Power feminist super woman, she whines like a fucking bitch and hates men. But she's got big tits, so yay.
Lucid-Ideas wrote: Oompah loompah doompitytate...
Wow! One of the ten-thousand reasons Althouse runs the best blog in the Known Universe.
She doesn't look bad at all for 47. The dress, however, is totally and completely wrong for her. Not a negative statement on her body- a negative statement on the dress.
A proper dress and she could pick up just about any guy in a bar she wanted- before they got drunk.
5. Anybody remember the White House Christmas Tree national emergency/
I remember the complaints about Melania wearing a white dress before the women in Congress followed her lead.
I went back this morning and took another look. I think Gospace has it right. The Governor looks fine for 47, but that dress is horrible even if it was a larger size. The only style to it is the skirt part.
As for the governor's complaints about comments, she should try wearing shorts.
The real question is" "Does this dress make me look like the tax and spend democrat that I am?" Get ready to open your wallets Mi she's already making overtures about how bad it is and we need more of your money to make it better.
I'm from Mi and I approve this message.
Spanx is a thing. A good woman should never leave home without it.
It's not a terribly ill-fitting dress, but as an ample lady, she may need to look into a more supportive bra. Those drag lines between her bust are indicating the girls are going east-west more than they ought to. Besides, a supportive bra saves your back in the long run (as I'm sure she is aware)
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