By: Gabriela Yareliz
Hello survivors,
In this life, you’ve got to be a gladiator! Yes.
1] The Telegraph’s: Former French minister Rachida Dati says: Wear lipstick and you lose credibility
The FAB Rachida Dati, earning some RESPECT. In this article she talks about the delicate balance of being feminine, glamourous and a respectable leader who earns the respect of men counterparts who often times try to sexualize the woman into a mere symbol.
In the article, she said:
“Here, as soon as you dress in too feminine a fashion, you get criticised,” she shrugs. “I get criticised all the time. People aren’t used to seeing powerful or political women looking feminine. I think it also bothers the men because their subconscious is a little sexualised.” So the criticism has nothing to do with the looks that have both helped and hindered her over the years?
“No, no. Until I became a minister, I was never told that I was pretty or not pretty. If you’re just beautiful, it’s easy to get rid of you. Far more troublesome is to be feminine and have a temperament. So wearing stilettos is still a problem and if you put lipstick on, it means you’re not credible as a woman. But I’ve never changed. It’s part of my identity.”
–The Telegraph, Interview by Celia Walden, Feb. 15, 2013
2] On Kissing, Bollywood and Rebellion
An excellent blog post by Arnab Ray on India Ink–“where a kiss is no longer just a kiss but a small symbol of unintentional rebellion.”
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This is what you do when you step out into the day and go to law school.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 