political fanfic in the NYT

Aside from the fact that I _loved_ West Wing. Aside fro mthe fact that I _need_ Barack Obama to win this election, this piece is near and dear to my heart. If you've been aorund here for a while you'll known why.

Elite is a good word, it means well above average. I’d ask them what their problem is with excellence.

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There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!

The whole piece is here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/opinion/21dowd-sorkin.html

The Emmys

The bit about Heidi Klum wearing a suit and then guys bitching that it was too much fabric and then ripping her out of it into something skimpier?

Blargh. Fills me with rage really.

Because:

a) she looked hot in boy clothes (and I am sick of a woman being in a suit being a "gimmick" because sometimes I want to wear a non-feminine suit and also not do the whole drag thing and I can't without getting an eye-roll and it's annoying).
b) the 'obligation' of a woman to wear skimpy clothes -- offensive.
c) the idea that clothes that are structured and covering can't be sexy? Argh argh argh. Sexier. Often. They create narrative and structured clothes mean less tyrany over our expectations of the body. I'm sick of flesh being expected to do the work tailors aren't anymore.

Grrrr.