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Hillary cleavage story 'insulting'
28/07/2007 14:22 - (SA)
Washington - Insulted by a fashion
article about Hillary Clinton's cleavage, her presidential
campaign is trying to use the incident to raise money.
A fund-raising e-mail letter signed by Ann Lewis, a senior
Clinton adviser, urges potential donors to "take a stand
against this kind of coarseness and pettiness in American
culture."
The Washington Post on July 20 published an article by its
fashion writer, Robin Givhan, that noted Clinton wore a black
top with a low neckline during an appearance on the Senate
floor to talk about the high cost of college education.
"It was startling to see that small acknowledgment of
sexuality and femininity peeking out of the conservative -
aesthetically speaking - environment of Congress," Givhan
wrote.
Lewis wrote: "Would you believe that The Washington Post
wrote a 746-word article on Hillary's cleavage?"
She said it was inappropriate for the news media to be
"talking about body parts" and that the 2008 presidential
campaign should be focused on the issues.
"Frankly, focusing on women's bodies instead of their ideas
is insulting. It's insulting to every woman who has ever tried
to be taken seriously in a business meeting. It's insulting to
our daughters -- and our sons -- who are constantly pressured
by the media to grow up too fast," Lewis said.
- Reuters
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