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Anna Wintour, Giving Clinton the cold shoulder ???

By: ashes09 (68)  |  02/06/2008 04:04 AM
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Anna Wintour, Giving Clinton the cold shoulder ???
Anna Wintour, Giving Clinton t...

Vouge's editor in chief of American Vogue, Anna Wintour, is said to be anything but impressed with the woman of the political hour (Hillary Clinton) as a result of being a NO - SHOW to a Vogue, (yes Vogue, Hillary!) photo shoot. Her reasoning (if it exists) ? Vogue spokesman quotes, " We were told by Ms. Clinton's camp that they were concerned if Clinton appeared in Vogue, she would appear too feminine" (www.huffingtonpost.com). 

Too feminine quite the contrary after Clinton made a scene of herself when crying at the drop of a politically sharpened pin. Allowing her emotions to get to her was not too feminine, but mere human expression. 

Who says being human or feminine is a bad thing? Geniusly stated, Wintour quotes, " Imagine to my amazement, when Hillary Clinton, our only female president hopeful had to steer clear of our pages at this point in her campaign, for fear of looking too feminine. The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying" (www.huffingtonpost.com). Clinton just shoved away any fashion loving or girly citizen - if Clinton wants to think that Vogue is set apart for solely the lacy, the fringe, the pink, and the bows she thought wrong. Not only is Vogue known for cutting edge fashion, men and women of social power, and controversial topics - its readers do include woman and men of America. Because I read Vogue, does that make me less of a citizen? Because I am a girl and I embrace my femminity, and I would never wear a navy power suit with a crew neck tee shirt, pearls, and leather lofers (tacky) my vote is not as credible?

For a woman such as Anna Wintour to be deemed as an evil ice queen, I think that people are just withering at the feet of a strong, bold, outspoken, genuine woman who is not afraid to express her beliefs and say what is needed, although she could work on saying things a little less harshly. But, if she did she would not be our beloved nor feared Anna Wintour. Her outfits do not earn her credibility as a public and powerful figure - her actions and attitude do. Clinton could take a lesson or two from her.




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Comments (7)
Great article, I totally agree with your view; it's a shame that Hillary didn't do the cover and it says the wrong message to American girls, which is that they should stifle their femininity to be taken seriously. VOGUE is an extremely well-respected magazine by many outside of the fashion world and I think she made a mistake. After all, how many times in a lifetime do you get to be on the cover of VOGUE?!
Comment by: BonVivant @ 02/06/2008, 08:14:37 AM
If I had to choose between being a President or a Vogue cover girl, I would probably choose the second, but I wonder how come you can't be both?
Comment by: Yuli @ 02/07/2008, 12:21:28 AM
Hillary: major faux pas. If she had done the Vogue shoot, I think it would have made her seem more fun. After all, who would really turn Vogue down?
Comment by: skbarz @ 02/07/2008, 12:28:42 AM
Well I want to be the Editor In Chief of Vogue because Anna Wintour does seem a bit icy and cold
Comment by: HudsonKel30 @ 02/07/2008, 12:50:35 AM
Definitly contradicting the power of the media, Clinton is in desperate need of a new campaign team. She crys at political peakings yet strays away from one of the most impressionable womens magazines in the world? I definitly am not leaning towards her side of the election, which is a shame since I wa stoked at the thought of a woman in power.
Comment by: KatieG @ 02/11/2008, 01:51:48 PM
I love Anna Wintour and she's right to be a little put off. I mean as the first woman running for President there are two things you want endorsing you... Vogue and Oprah, looks like Clinton lost both of those, lol.
Comment by: TechStarlet @ 02/22/2008, 02:46:12 PM
J'adore Anna Wintour, I aspire to work for her, lol.
Comment by: Justin_Ng @ 02/26/2008, 04:22:56 AM

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