tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post3598397195809742324..comments2024-01-02T10:16:13.926+00:00Comments on The Thoughtful Dresser: The Great Mutton debate - menswearLinda Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126115924247248057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-74111466250881889842008-01-20T20:27:00.000+00:002008-01-20T20:27:00.000+00:00Phyllis - Let's look at the people who are current...Phyllis - Let's look at the people who are currently running for their respective political parties' nomination for president of the United States. Quick - who got major discussion on how much was showing in the chest area during an appearance? Not John Edwards (though I admit that he got criticized for the amount of money he paid for a haircut - not the haircut itself). Who has been criticized for hairstyle, wrinkles, color of clothing, type of clothing, and leg condition? Who has to continuously emphasize competence, experience, seriousness? Not that some of the others do not have to wave their own flags on individual items, but who has to constantly hit all the buttons all the time? Hillary Clinton. Why? Because she is a woman. And like all women, no matter what she does, how strong she is, what her positions or intelligence or competence is - you have political commentators saying things like, "Do American's want to look at those wrinkles for four years?" Deja pseu is absolutely right - "women are penalized much more than men for looking older." People wonder why it is why it is in the US that women of all ages are driven toward cosmetic surgery, Botox, dressing inappropriately etc. - why? Because to be female and "not young" (and you can interpret that in any of the permutations you care to)in this country means that you are supposed to be invisible. <BR/>I saw a recent article (UK paper, I think) where a poll showed that a fairly substantial number of women in the UK would marry strictly on the basis of money. Men are not stupid - they know where their value lies - and it has nothing to do with looking cute or young - it has everything to do with "revenue generating capacity." Jane Eyre's Mr. Rochester would recognize the current scene, right down to "family and connections".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-10209739727597845022008-01-20T16:08:00.000+00:002008-01-20T16:08:00.000+00:00The pressure on women in the corporate world is ev...The pressure on women in the corporate world is even more Darwinian. Do you ever see a fame senior executive who's as overweight and disheveled as her male counterparts? No.<BR/><BR/>In business men are judged by their talent. Women are judged by their appearance first and then their talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-62756071490677540392008-01-20T15:16:00.000+00:002008-01-20T15:16:00.000+00:00And thankfully, with this youth cult thing, we've ...<I>And thankfully, with this youth cult thing, we've realised just in time that it's not worth the money.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Nothing happens in a vaccuum. Women are penalized (socially, economically) much more than men for looking older. It's "not worth the money" to men because the price they pay for visibly aging is not as high.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com