Critique of Givhan's Kagan Fashion Piece Gets Personal

WaPo Fashion writer Robin Givhan wrote a provocative piece on Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan on Sunday in which she dissects Kagan’s dress and how she crosses (or doesn’t) her legs. Some journalists are lashing out at Givhan — some personally, so.

Politics Daily’s Luisita Lopez Torregrosa has a few harsh things to say about Givhan – mainly she believes Givhan wants everyone to look like Givhan.

An excerpt
“So the chatter on the Internet and in coffee shops turns to lesbian archetypes: the Birkenstock-wearing, crunchy granola womyn; the short-haired, androgynous type; and the glamorous, lipstick-wearing Portia de Rossi girl.

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