Clinton’s Qualifications Go Way Beyond Wardrobe
Hillary Clinton has become a popular internet celebrity recently and a popular name to run for president in 2016, but that doesn’t justify BuzzFeed’s latest piece titled: “45 Totally Superficial Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Should Run for President in 2016.”
Name It. Change It. will give the website credit for calling this a superficial piece, but it’s also pretty sexist, too. Nearly every reason has to do with something Clinton is wearing in each accompanying photo.
Consider #9 on the list: under an old photo of Clinton it reads “She was hot in the ‘90s” or #16 “She looks better in blue than Angela Merkel” or #30: “Sometimes she wears capes”.
The photos show Clinton as First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State. Imagine if instead of photos BuzzFeed listed accomplishments. That would be one impressive list. Instead this piece makes light of Clinton’s accomplishments and turns historic moments throughout her career into a trashy spread in some grocery aisle gossip magazine.
Clearly the list is meant to be light-hearted, but comparing two global female leaders based on how they look in blue disrespects and undermines the legitimacy of both women.
There’s a better list to be made about why Hillary Clinton should run for president and it has nothing to do with whether or not she wears capes.
Published by Kate McCarthy on 04/26/2012