Another incredibly interesting piece that sparked a fiery debate back in 2017 when the front page of Daily Mail showed Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May wearing above knee skirts. The opening line is what the majority of the audience found incredible insensitive, sexist and even moronic : "Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!".
Even though I personally find the article utterly irrelevant and silly, it is a perfect example of how people fail to prioritise and understand what really matters. Instead, we focus on insignificant things such as clothes, makeup and the overall appearance. Most of us are obsessed with looks even when it comes to people, who basically control our lives and whose decisions have an impact on each and every one of us, the politicians.
It can, of course, be argued that politicians are always in the public eye hence they have to always look good and presentable but at the same time this is incredibly unimportant. The thing that should matter to people, first and foremost, is how good the politicians are at their job and their contribution towards the welfare and wellbeing of the nation they represent. I would not mind if the President decided to wear sneakers or a t-shirt to a meeting because they are just regular people after all. People, who were elected and entrusted to represent us, ORDINARY PEOPLE.
Hence, I suggest that the attention needs to be paid to the work that the politicians are doing, not the lengths of their skirts/trousers.
I would say if this was a man, they wouldn't care what he was wearing, but then I remembered some article completely slating and mocking Corbyn simply for wearing ordinary clothes. I'll try to find it
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