When walking to Air Force One, en route to Texas, which was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, First Lady Melania Trump donned a pair of thin heels. When the First Lady and her husband landed, she walked out in a pair of sneakers. So what's the big story from many on the left? The image Ms. Trump wearing heels in such a situation projects - that she can't empathize with the victims of the storm, won't even try to empathize, takes money and possessions for granted, and cares more about her appearance than the livelihoods of the hurricane victims. Look, I for one have never been able to stand heels and, while I agree it may not have been the best of looks for the First Lady in such a situation, we have much more important things to criticize and worry about than her shoes.
I may be in the minority here, but I care far more about a leader's words and actions than I do about his/her appearance. When then President Obama was criticized for wearing a tan suit, my immediate reaction was, "Who cares?" When First Lady Michelle Obama received heat for a particular outfit, once again, my response was, "Who cares?" So it'd be quite hypocritical for me to respond in such a manner to the former First Family and to do a 180 with the current First Family. What's of greater significance, Melania Trump's shoes or the fact Donald Trump wanted to cut funding for services which aid storm victims? What's of greater significance, the First Lady's shoes or that the President didn't meet with any victims when he and his wife traveled to Texas? What's of greater significance, what FLOTUS places on her feet or that her husband denies global warming, which played a large role in the severity of this particular storm (and others)? What's of greater significance, that the First Lady of the United States may not have projected an image of empathy and understanding with her choice of footwear or that the President of the United States definitely projected such an image through his words and actions? The First Lady isn't off limits when it comes to criticism, but like I said at the outset, we have far more important things to worry about than her shoes. While we focus on her shoes, her husband is focused on negating all the progress we've made over the past 50+years. Just sayin'...
I may be in the minority here, but I care far more about a leader's words and actions than I do about his/her appearance. When then President Obama was criticized for wearing a tan suit, my immediate reaction was, "Who cares?" When First Lady Michelle Obama received heat for a particular outfit, once again, my response was, "Who cares?" So it'd be quite hypocritical for me to respond in such a manner to the former First Family and to do a 180 with the current First Family. What's of greater significance, Melania Trump's shoes or the fact Donald Trump wanted to cut funding for services which aid storm victims? What's of greater significance, the First Lady's shoes or that the President didn't meet with any victims when he and his wife traveled to Texas? What's of greater significance, what FLOTUS places on her feet or that her husband denies global warming, which played a large role in the severity of this particular storm (and others)? What's of greater significance, that the First Lady of the United States may not have projected an image of empathy and understanding with her choice of footwear or that the President of the United States definitely projected such an image through his words and actions? The First Lady isn't off limits when it comes to criticism, but like I said at the outset, we have far more important things to worry about than her shoes. While we focus on her shoes, her husband is focused on negating all the progress we've made over the past 50+years. Just sayin'...
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