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Minor Deity |
This photo...  What the heck is she thinking? Was this appropriate for a White House event? A jacket would have made this so much better. I love Kamala, in a suit, equal with the men but a bit of heel to show her feminine side. But this? I would NEVER wear something like this to work. 
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana  |
I have an infinite supply of pet peeves. This isn't one of them. Why not let people express themselves with their clothes at work? The suit is boring and stultifying.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
On the one hand, I totally agree with piqué. On the other hand, I'm really tired of the standard being that women's clothes are *always* designed to show a lot of skin, while men's clothes show almost nothing.
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| Does This Avatar Make My Butt Look Big? Minor Deity  |
A senator should wear conservative clothes to the White House. The men should not show up wearing dockers and a polo shirt, either. I rarely wear suits because suits for women with butts are hard to find. I wear dresses, but always with a jacket on top for court — even on Zoom. | |||
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I think I may have worn a suit the last time I was in the office, which was January 2020. I don't even wear a long-sleeve shirt for Zoom calls ... just a polo shirt. | |||
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana |
I've never worked in a place that required sober clothes. Art galleries, design studios, magazines, and newsrooms (reporters are notoriously badly dressed). I feel badly for people who have to dress like this every day. It would feel like being in shackles to me.
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Minor Deity |
As far as I hear from Bay Area son, suits, ties, etc. are completely extinct on the West Coast - to the point of being seen as ridiculous. (Not sure what women wear to work.).
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Lawyers still wear them, but only on days they have to be in court. OTOH they have stopped wearing powdered wigs, so there is that.
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| Minor Deity |
 
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| Minor Deity |
Back to pet peeves, there are certain words I've grown allergic to. For starters: robust and agile (ugh)
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| "I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity  |
Speaking of writing: I get cross when my students, and reporters, use all sorts of hyperbole words that convey vague emotional content ... drastic, skyrocket ... when clarity and precision escapes them. I get cross when people use cliches. Orwell hated that too. So does Bret Stephens in a NY Times piece called "Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Writers" ...
And weasel words ... indeed, apparently, in truth, ... | |||
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Use of then for than, bring for take (will leave this open for when I remember other things. Wore a tie to a funeral years ago in the county where I live. Was ordered to take it off.
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Minor Deity |
“Her and me are going to the store.” Jf
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Overcorrecting on that: “Please contact Ralph and I.” Urg.
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“Nucular”
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