Senator Klobuchar Scolds Fashion Writer On Senate Floor For Sexism
LatestIt’s not often that the Senate chamber talks fashion criticism, but yesterday, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar was sufficiently irritated by Robin Givhan‘s Washington Post piece to chastise her for her Kagan critique. Meanwhile, Givhan is defending herself.
Klobuchar started out by talking about how Sonia Sotomayor was called brusque and dismissive in her manner, and pointed out that double standard. In this video, excerpted from Mediaite’s, she draws particular attention to Givhan’s piece, without naming her. After all, in a spectacular feat of close-reading desperation, Givhan compared the way Klobuchar and Kagan crossed their legs. This is also an opportunity for Klobuchar to recount the time that she was sent home from school for wearing pants — flowered bell-bottoms, specifically.