Tuesday, September 29, 2009
http://gawker.com/5368039/spains-goth-first-daughters-embarrass-embarrassed-by-dad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts930
While I agree that the children of celebrities and politicians should be guarded as much as possible by the media without hampering the free press, and while the White House should have known better to post this photo of Zapatero's daughters (it blows my mind that this is the FIRST time they've been photographed), and while the personal style choices of these two girls should not be up for global debate, who takes their children to a party and let's them pick out their own outfits??
A stuffy international bureaucratic affair full of press and foreign leaders. You want to smile, hold your head up high, proudly show the world your classy young daughters. They are, as we all are when out of our country, diplomats in their own right, an impression of Spain to people who may not ever see it first hand. An impression of Spanish society and culture. They are smiling, bowing may be, shaking hands with leaders from around the globe... dressed sadly like an Adams or a Munster. Let children have reasonable choices and exercise some choice to create their own personal style, but we must also learn what is appropriate attire for different social situations.
May be I should be thankful they weren't wearing go go boots and a mini. But even those obnoxious genie pants so popular here would be better than the goth look. Ack.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts930
While I agree that the children of celebrities and politicians should be guarded as much as possible by the media without hampering the free press, and while the White House should have known better to post this photo of Zapatero's daughters (it blows my mind that this is the FIRST time they've been photographed), and while the personal style choices of these two girls should not be up for global debate, who takes their children to a party and let's them pick out their own outfits??
A stuffy international bureaucratic affair full of press and foreign leaders. You want to smile, hold your head up high, proudly show the world your classy young daughters. They are, as we all are when out of our country, diplomats in their own right, an impression of Spain to people who may not ever see it first hand. An impression of Spanish society and culture. They are smiling, bowing may be, shaking hands with leaders from around the globe... dressed sadly like an Adams or a Munster. Let children have reasonable choices and exercise some choice to create their own personal style, but we must also learn what is appropriate attire for different social situations.
May be I should be thankful they weren't wearing go go boots and a mini. But even those obnoxious genie pants so popular here would be better than the goth look. Ack.
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