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May 16, 2007
DC Yet Again Makes Itself Look Silly
Via Wonkette, we find a story from The Hill about how changing electoral fortunes are helping Democrats get more dates:
Romantic opportunities have increased for Democrats. For one thing, there are now more of them around Capitol Hill — all the better for socializing. And some aides and political experts have noticed that Democrats have begun to dress the part and are looking better.Ok, fair enough. But then as I read a little further down, I get to this part:
[David] Corn, a well-known liberal, also noted the sartorial differences between Republican and Democratic women. “Republican dresser — more Ann Taylor-ish. A Democratic dresser — a little more eclectic, a touch more of Banana Republic.”Ok, now wait a sec. Republicans dressing in Ann Taylor, I can understand. It's pretty much the gold standard in "dressing nice without actually wearing anything remotely interesting" (previously derided, I might add, by Wonkette editor emerita Ana Marie Cox as comparable to "standard-issue gunnysacks"). But to declare Banana Republic to be more eclectic, with the implication that Democrats are more stylish for it? I would say that I'm stunned at what lame, boring taste people have here in DC, but the truth is that I'm not stunned at all. Note to DC'ers, Democrats and otherwise: you are not particularly stylish or snappy by wearing Banana Republic clothes. That is what office-park drones in the exurbs wear on business casual Fridays. I'm a scruffy scientist and even I know this.
Now I think I will gloat for a moment. One reason that political staffers' dating fortunes can rise and fall with the political fortunes of their respective parties is because introducing yourself as a congressional staffer in the DC social scene doesn't win you very many points. Every young person here works in politics. Now, on the other hand, if you tell people you're a scientist, suddenly you're a bit more interesting of a social commodity. :)
Posted by Dean at May 16, 2007 10:16 PM
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