Squeamish Bikini
  • Home
  • Squeamish Features
  • Squeamish Reviews
  • Squeamish News
  • Squeamish Contact
  • About Squeamish

If Portas ran the world

11/10/2011

5 Comments

 
Picture
Theresa May. Yes, leopard wellington boots.
Sigh.

Apparently it’s not enough that there are currently only 4 female cabinet members. No, now we have to have a discussion about how badly dressed they are as well.

Comments made by Mary Portas in an interview with Heat magazine (another publication we're not putting in live links to) calling the quartet an “ugly bunch” in need of a “restyle” have attracted a predictable amount of coverage. Unlike any of the actual work of the cabinet members, that’s not important.

Because looking like a glamorous model is of course a prerequisite for being the Home secretary, Conservative Party Chair, Environment Secretary or Welsh Secretary. Not having knowledge of law or policy. That is, of course, highly arguable given the previous incumbents of these positions…

Portas’ PR insists her comments were "firmly tongue in cheek and again made in very much a light-hearted way, as is the nature of (Heat) magazine."

The interview follows the release of a recent Proctor & Gamble sponsored Harvard study which found women who wear little to no make-up are seen as less trustworthy than those who really slap it on. Scrubbed clean you’re probably a lying lesbian but wear kitten heels ONE TIME and every report about you will mention your ‘passion for shoes’ in the first paragraph.

So ladies, what have we learned? Less time on policies, more time in Debenhams buying sensible shoes and matching eye shadow. Or we’ll never get out of this recession. 


Louise & Kate

Related posts
Weird Politics

5 Comments
Gareth
11/10/2011 02:30:36 am

I feel The Daily Mash really nailed this story in their latest post: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/portas-to-destroy-every-high-street-with-her-brain-201110114407/

Reply
Glen
11/10/2011 02:38:14 am

This reminds me of how every single article which covered Julia Gillard taking the premiership of Australia mentioned, amongst her many achievements how she lived with her long term partner but was not married and that should could not cook.

Every. Single. One.

Reply
Squeamish Kate
11/10/2011 02:50:11 am

@Glen Which Julia Gillard? You mean the unmarried one? Unmarried Julia Gillard?

@Gareth No they didn't, we did!

Reply
louise
11/10/2011 03:34:01 am

I kind of love those wellies. Not the wearer though.

Reply
Pru
14/10/2011 06:07:42 am

Have they forgotten the fab leopard print, kitten heeled hoofers Ms May was wearing during those heady New Labour days of yore.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    September 2014
    July 2014
    April 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    October 2012
    September 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011

    Categories

    All
    Bah
    Books
    Feminist
    Food
    Geekery
    Good News
    Incredulous
    Kids Today
    Music
    Science

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.