A recently published Newsweek piece attacked First Lady
Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump for the crime of wearing high
heels. The weighty- and timely- piece was titled “Melania, Ivanka, and
Ivana Trump Wear High Heels, a Symbol of Everything That Is Beautiful and
Horrifying About Them.” The author, Nina Burleigh, made the explosive claim
that high heels are out of fashion, yet
the Trump women still wear them to appear attractive to men, instead of wearing
more comfortable footwear!
Egads!
Assemble another special counsel to investigate! They might be colluding with
shoe companies, perhaps even Russian ones! And why would they want to appear
attractive to men?! Their egregious
behavior might rise to the level of high (heel) crimes and misdemeanors! Put
our best gumshoes on the case immediately! We’ve got to get to the bottom of Heelgate!
Ms.
Burleigh lectures us thusly: “Historically,
the Trumpian women’s shoe of choice was invented not for women but for
aristocratic men, men who would never have to work, and who didn’t have to walk
much but were carried in litters or carriages.” Nina, are you saying women “appropriated” men’s shoes?! Or are you insinuating
that Melania and Ivanka don’t work and would like to be carried around- in
“Trumpian” fashion- on litters or carriages?
In a
similar vein, a recent Forbes article stated that, while Melania is fashionable
enough, she’s unlikely to achieve the fashion-icon status of…Michelle Obama.
Author Rachelle Bergstein opined that Melania just sticks to a traditional or
“classic style,” whereas Michelle “captured the zeitgeist in fashion.” This
raises the age-old question, “WTF?!”
Attacking
First Ladies and presidential offspring used to be beyond the pale, as they
aren’t elected, nor do they set public policy. Trump Derangement Syndrome has
changed all that. Let’s be honest, no
matter what Michelle Obama wore, as long as it wasn’t a “Make America Great
Again” hat, the mainstream media would sing the praises of her astounding
fashion “zeitgeist.” Even sadder and more pathetic, if Michelle and Melania had
simply switched outfits/styles, the media’s comments would’ve remained
unchanged.
Ms.
Burleigh, Ms. Bergstein, I think we all know who the heels are in this case,
don’t we?
If the
shoe fits…
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