Here are some of the many, many times this has happened to powerful women: Tina Fey said it best when she was hosting the Golden Globes: This applies to pretty much every headline about her, which focuses on her marriage or her clothing. Nevertheless, many women’s publications have taken note and started calling George her trophy husband — that’s more like it! The fact that people had the audacity to sexualize the first lady and pick apart her body is repulsive. She’s one of the most powerful women in the United States. It’s thanks to her that our education system has improved so drastically, and it’s thanks to her kids have healthier options at school, among a list of other accomplishments. But none of this should even matter. Wearing something sexy, no matter who you are, is not an invitation for anyone to analyze your body. Maybe she meant it. However, there is nothing wrong with her high leg slit! It doesn’t make her any less of a boss and it does not negate either of her two Ivy League degrees. You are allowed to be fiercely intelligent, accomplished, powerful, AND sexy. And no one should have to apologize for that. Jimmy Fallon famously said of her expectant grandchild, “If it’s a girl, it will get some of Chelsea’s old hand-me-downs, and if it’s a boy, it will get some of Hillary’s.” Tim Gunn said she does not dress according to her gender, a statement that’s entirely problematic. But what does that even mean? Why does Hillary get shamed for wearing the same thing as the men with the seats at the table? The answer’s pretty clear. Media outlets and tabloids blamed Hillary for being an ice queen, suggesting she was not an adequate wife. And when she stood by her husband, they blamed her for putting her own political agenda first. It didn’t matter how she handled it, the media decided to tear down the woman. It’s one of the most private matters a family can go through, and the media decided to scapegoat the two biggest victims of the situation. It was repulsive. While there are now laws in place to prevent something like this from happening again, at the time, there were very few critics of how Clark was treated by the media. She helped lead the prosecution team on what was easily the most covered trial of the century — but the media couldn’t see past the fact that she was a woman. These leaked nude photos were cheerfully used by her biggest critics to diminish her credibility. The picture of Mayer shows her lounging upside down in a knee-length sleeveless dress. Very little of her skin is showing, but it still caused an uproar. Mayer got bashed by many colleagues and reporters, and she was even chastised for the photo shoot at a press conference by talk show host Charlie Rose. He mockingly asked her, “Will we see Larry Page on the cover of Vogue?” According to a Mashable reporter, she got embarrassed and defended herself, stating that it was not the cover and the photographer implied to her the photo should be taken “out of necessity.” But why should a photo make anyone take her less seriously? She shouldn’t be mocked for taking an attractive photo of herself.
title: “7 Times The Media Sexualized Women In Power” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-22” author: “Jack Watkins”
Here are some of the many, many times this has happened to powerful women: Tina Fey said it best when she was hosting the Golden Globes: This applies to pretty much every headline about her, which focuses on her marriage or her clothing. Nevertheless, many women’s publications have taken note and started calling George her trophy husband — that’s more like it! The fact that people had the audacity to sexualize the first lady and pick apart her body is repulsive. She’s one of the most powerful women in the United States. It’s thanks to her that our education system has improved so drastically, and it’s thanks to her kids have healthier options at school, among a list of other accomplishments. But none of this should even matter. Wearing something sexy, no matter who you are, is not an invitation for anyone to analyze your body. Maybe she meant it. However, there is nothing wrong with her high leg slit! It doesn’t make her any less of a boss and it does not negate either of her two Ivy League degrees. You are allowed to be fiercely intelligent, accomplished, powerful, AND sexy. And no one should have to apologize for that. Jimmy Fallon famously said of her expectant grandchild, “If it’s a girl, it will get some of Chelsea’s old hand-me-downs, and if it’s a boy, it will get some of Hillary’s.” Tim Gunn said she does not dress according to her gender, a statement that’s entirely problematic. But what does that even mean? Why does Hillary get shamed for wearing the same thing as the men with the seats at the table? The answer’s pretty clear. Media outlets and tabloids blamed Hillary for being an ice queen, suggesting she was not an adequate wife. And when she stood by her husband, they blamed her for putting her own political agenda first. It didn’t matter how she handled it, the media decided to tear down the woman. It’s one of the most private matters a family can go through, and the media decided to scapegoat the two biggest victims of the situation. It was repulsive. While there are now laws in place to prevent something like this from happening again, at the time, there were very few critics of how Clark was treated by the media. She helped lead the prosecution team on what was easily the most covered trial of the century — but the media couldn’t see past the fact that she was a woman. These leaked nude photos were cheerfully used by her biggest critics to diminish her credibility. The picture of Mayer shows her lounging upside down in a knee-length sleeveless dress. Very little of her skin is showing, but it still caused an uproar. Mayer got bashed by many colleagues and reporters, and she was even chastised for the photo shoot at a press conference by talk show host Charlie Rose. He mockingly asked her, “Will we see Larry Page on the cover of Vogue?” According to a Mashable reporter, she got embarrassed and defended herself, stating that it was not the cover and the photographer implied to her the photo should be taken “out of necessity.” But why should a photo make anyone take her less seriously? She shouldn’t be mocked for taking an attractive photo of herself.
