Jill Biden.

What do we think of Merkel? You know, the most powerful woman in the world? How are her eyelashes?

I think she looks great. I also think Madame Macron looks great. They are on the world's stage. People are bound to comment.

I think she looks smart and stylish in a good ordinary way, (not overdone)but also manages to look relaxed in any scenario, which is important.Not all ‘first ladies’ manage that.

Sorry to disappoint you Fanny but I neither know you, or in fact think about you, I was commenting on your post only.
I think it is strange you think posters do not like you. I never think like that, as posters on here do not know me, so cannot make a informed decision, posters may not like or disagree with what I post, and the same goes for me but I do not take it personally.

rafichagran

Very comfortable Jane thanks for asking. This was a pleasant thread, and stating how good a woman looked.
As I said up thread the suffering of people with anorexia, and bulimia is alful, but it is really not what this thread is about.

Exactly ????

Strikes me that women can't win! Those that look after themselves, staying trim and stylish into their 70's, can't be complimented? What tosh! Jill Biden looks great so does Joe. Anyone in their 70's knows it requires discipline to stay a healthy weight and for post menopausal women, keeping the fat from accumulating round the middle takes some effort even with the right genes. Surely even in this increasingly dismal world it's still OK to say someone looks good?

I'm curious as to why it is acceptable to say ^ Biden's face is more than a tad odd. I heard that^ some particularly far gone QAnon types believe that his face is actually a mask (presumably to hide his real, reptilian fizzog? ?)

But it's not acceptable to say How fantastic does Jill Biden look for 70 yrs of age? She's slim and extremely stylish, great hair as well and she wears stilettos! She's still working as a professor of English and she's the first lady of America.

If we are to judge people purely on their achievements and merits, is this not an example of double standards?

I think Jill looks healthy and at ease with herself, so does Carrie, confidence makes a huge difference to how we’re perceived. It’s a happy picture and makes a pleasant change.

Very comfortable Jane thanks for asking. This was a pleasant thread, and stating how good a woman looked.
As I said up thread the suffering of people with anorexia, and bulimia is alful, but it is really not what this thread is about.

although, I'm jealous of your personnel

This is bizarre though, isn't it?

Professor of English, works with children who have learning disabilities, founder of several charities, Second Lady of the US for 8 years and now First Lady.

And we're talking about her eyelashes.

rafichagran

I did not use the word judge Fanny, you did. I used the words comment, and admire.
This is not a thread about you or your personnel circumstances.

So stop referring to me then!
I am abundantly aware of who doesn't like me on here; you don't need to make it so obvious!

Kali2

aquagran

Oh, I admire women of seventy who wear heels and are slim. Doesn’t mean I don’t value their other qualities.

Yes, but the issue here for many is that the other qualities are rarely mentionned- as in this case.

In the OP She's still working as a professor of English and she's the first lady of America. So other qualities were mentioned, she is a clever, well educated, influential woman who also looks great for her age.

She is a pleasant looking lady we would all look fab if we had stylists to make the best of our appearance. She is fortunate to be slim for her years a lot of people struggle with their weight. The blonde hair with false eyelashes isn’t a look I would want personally.

rafichagran

I did not use the word judge Fanny, you did. I used the words comment, and admire.
This is not a thread about you or your personnel circumstances.

Are you comfortably in the empathy bypass zone?

I did not use the word judge Fanny, you did. I used the words comment, and admire.
This is not a thread about you or your personnel circumstances.

She did look like her Mum, it isn't her Mum is it?

aquagran

Oh, I admire women of seventy who wear heels and are slim. Doesn’t mean I don’t value their other qualities.

Yes, but the issue here for many is that the other qualities are rarely mentionned- as in this case.

Yes she definitely looked great, when I first saw her picture paddling about in the shallows, I thought she may have been Carrie's mother, then it clicked. She is indeed very stylish. I think older women who are public figures are bound to strike an interest with the demographic on GN and definitely a bit of "she's looking good for her age, I'd like to look like that"

I know Melania has awful taste in men, well at least the one we know about. Nevertheless, I too think she looked stylish and she carried herself very well, albeit a lack of facial expression which was very cat like, but then I like cats. I believe she was a model at one time. She's not the only one who always wears those vertiginous heels that some of us may well have liked when we were younger, but all I think of now is "They might be Jimmy Choos or the like but I wouldn't want those on for very long"

FannyCornforth

Lucca Joe Biden's face is more than a tad odd
I heard that some particularly far gone QAnon types believe that his face is actually a mask
(presumably to hide his real, reptilian fizzog? ?)

What's odd about his face?

Rafichagran
You ask why I think that it's unreasonable to judge people on their looks.
I have already used my own experience as an example to illustrate my views

Yes people are free to discuss peoples looks, (actually it's mostly womens looks), and equally people are free to comment on that and the reasons why we disagree with it.

rafichagran ?

I think it is perfectly alright to admire how someone looks Fanny I dont know why you think it is not.
Most people/posters are sensible and do not go to the extreme. People should be free to comment and admire. Your personnel cicumstances have nothing to do with this thread and are not the norm, although I accept this is horrible for sufferers, but it has nothing to do with people commenting on Jill Bidens appearance.
Someone told me the other day they liked the style of something I was wearing, it was a compliment, I took it as such, like I took this thread by the OP when she commented on Jill Biden.

Chewbacca your so funny ???