Sweet Christ what is Kim Davis wearing?

[complain jane]

Watching the SOTU and suddenly I thought my cable was doing that crazy pixelation thing and then I realized it was Kim Davis' outfit.

[avebury]

1. OMG! I thought the same thing.

[yeoman6987]

9. I don't like to make fun of people

But what on earth is that outfit?????

[complain jane]

115. I usually don't either. But her self-righteous, self-aggrandizing, hypocritical,

holier-than-though nonsense just begs for it.

[yeoman6987]

117. You know. You are so right. She definitely did bring it on herself.

[Siwsan]

2. I think she couldn't decide which "fancy go to meeting" sweater to wear

So she wore them all.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Just a trip to Waffle House.

[tishaLA]

4. Bill Cosby's hand me downs

oh, and a cross.

And no conditioner for her hair.

[bettyellen]

35. no comb or brush, either. sorry, she needs hygiene lessons.

[sdfernando]

38. Looked like a mullet to me.

[bettyellen]

40. she looked like a slob. I didn't see another person there not trying to look pulled together.

Disrespectful. She would have worn sequins if it was someone she actually liked, lol.

[sdfernando]

45. I do not disagree

[Munificence]

53. I am guessing you think

that she should be a good female and make herself up for the "men" to look all pretty?

Politics aside I kind of admire people that don't give a fuck about what they look like. They are not hung up on being a "movie star". And I like to see it chap simple minded folks ass who object by belittling them and making fun of them...I thought this was supposed to be a liberal leaning site?

And I'll go ahead and apologize if you are only in the 7th grade as I am thinking by the time you hit high school that you'll grow out of needing to put people down based on their appearance. But then again, some folks never grow out of it.

Now it's time to look at the rest of the thread and use the ignore button a bit more on any judgmental assholes I see. I surely hope that by the time I am done that I can see at least a few replies besides for my own...but I am not holding my breath.

[PasadenaTrudy]

57. +1! nt

[Glamrock]

65. She doesn't deserve respect

She's a bigot and an asshole so, yeah, some of us will absolutely take the low road and have some laughs at her expense. You wanna double down and call me a 7th grader? That's cool. Couldn't care less. What do you think she had to say about the president after the SOTU? If youre gonna trample people's rights because of your bigotry, you don't deserve respect.

In solidarity.....

[Munificence]

69. I'll give you props

for admitting to taking the "low road"...at least you are man/woman enough to admit it. Gets my respect. But I damn sure don't approve of it. Its' childish and classless.

[Glamrock]

72. Well,

We may all strive to be perfect, but few of us succeed.

As far as the props go.....

[Maru Kitteh]

76. violating the law because you are obsessed with naughty bits

and what consenting adults in love do with them is childish and classless; as Ms. Davis is.

[LanternWaste]

102. No doubt, you said the same of Ms. Davis herself when she was busy denying equal rights.

No doubt, you said the same of Ms. Davis herself when she was busy denying equal rights. If not, I'm certain you''ll allege it as such regardless...

[jmowreader]

66. The church she goes to prohibits makeup

[Munificence]

74. I've only actually attended

church in my life 2-3 times outside of funerals and weddings so I would not know that. With that said, notice you used the word "makeup"....as in "fake", as in trying to make yourself look pretty for others....foolish. But I can see why so many have to do it as they will be judged by others and belittled.

I guess it's been pounded into the heads of females that they must look their best in order to find "the best" partner that they can and we as a society have a hard time growing out of it.

Women "burned their bras" years ago, maybe they'll burn their makeup in the future.

[jmowreader]

77. No, they are specifically referring to cosmetic preparations...

you know, lipstick and the like. The Pentecostal churches - of which there are many different denominations, one of which counts Kim Davis as a member - generally all adhere to a passage in the Book of Timothy that says women aren't to adorn themselves.

I know a lot of women who wear makeup (and quite a few who don't) and the ones who do, wear it because THEY like it.

[LanternWaste]

104. Odd that you apply sentiments of vanity (and its solution) to females only.

"Women "burned their bras" years ago, maybe they'll burn their makeup in the future...."

Odd you keep it specific to only females-- as males engage in habits of vanity in the same amount, if not the same format as women do. Odd that everything you said can be applied to all sexes equally, yet you maintain a specificity to women alone.

However, as it applies to males, I suspect a creative rationalization will make itself know, justifying the unnecessary desire of shaving or (again, unnecessary) cutting one's hair every few months rather than allowing it to grow naturally for life.


Welcome back to DU, btw!!!

[Maru Kitteh]

75. I surely hope you are able overcome the vapors this thread has given you

in time to realize this woman was HOPING to be noticed. That's why people go to these things you know. Mission Accomplished. TM

[complain jane]

114. Apparently she invited herself to the SOTU but who knows.

[ohheckyeah]

82. It must have been hard to type that

While shaking your finger at other posters.

[hifiguy]

91. Dressing appropriately for a fancy/formal occasion

is just good manners. If you don't know what is appropriate, ask someone, for Pete's sake.

[joeybee12]

112. Agree...it was a formal occasion...

formal wear is expected.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

113. "... grow out of needing to put people down based on their appearance."

Thank you. Somebody else had that thought too:

Civilities: Stop taunting Kim Davis about her looks. Her hypocrisy is another thing.

She can wear anything she wants, as long she does her job. Isn't that our goal?

[B Calm]

5. She wearing her husbands bibs?

[bullwinkle428]

6. She's appropriately dressed - for a trip to the laundromat.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. Jeebus. Marshall's special, no doubt.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kim-davis-sotu-photos

http://a4.img.talkingpointsmemo.com/image/upload/c_fill,fl_keep_iptc,g_faces,h_365,w_652/r3sg0tci2g9d46fccbja.jpg

[yeoman6987]

10. Well not everyone can shop at nordstroms.

[tabasco]

15. ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz ..... . .

[yeoman6987]

20. Yep. Totally understand your thinking.

[renate]

18. That was my first thought too

But she makes a good salary, as we learned during her 15 minutes, and I'm not trying to be snotty (since I shop at thrift stores almost exclusively) when I say that she could have gotten something perfectly appropriate at Goodwill for $20. Wearing an everyday sweater (its hideousness aside) seems disrespectful for an occasion like this.

[yeoman6987]

21. I totally agree with you

What is disappointing in the outfit is that she disrespected the chambers and everyone in it. She didn't spend five seconds trying to look appropriate even using thrift stores which are awesome.

[Munificence]

54. What does

appropriate mean?

[haele]

86. Appropriate means clean and neat.

Look, I'm overweight and I can often look like a potato sack, but I can still look appropriate for a SOTU simply by wearing what I normally wear to work - in a pair of comfortable shoes, clean and pressed slacks, with a nice blouse and scarf (perhaps a casual suit jacket) - without wearing make-up and with my hair simply brushed and maybe dressed up in a braided chignon. Appropriate for a government affair is the same as looking appropriate for a professional job. Ten minutes worth of "work" to not look like I just ran to the event after finishing up a 3 hour shopping run at the mall and trying to find a place to park because I spent time at Kohls looking for a last minute birthday present for the office baby-shower tomorrow.

I make less than Kim Davis and live in California - where the cost of living is higher. And I can easily fall under the same stereotype that Kim Davis does - an older, lumpy, hard-working woman in glasses with poor teeth and work-damaged hands who buys clothes for their utility, doesn't wear make-up, lives in a double-wide trailer with four cats, a grandchild and a disabled spouse who isn't working.
The only difference between me and her on the surface is that I don't hide any personal fears or nastiness behind a religious façade.
As casual as I am, I still would respect myself and my hosts enough never go to an event like that looking the way she did. Hell, I wouldn't let myself be blackmailed into going to a boring office social get-together looking the way she did.

Sorry if it sounds shallow, but there it is. Clean and Neat is always the default for appropriate for a professional, be they man or woman.

Haele

[fleur-de-lisa]

88. Great post, haele!

Agree with every word you wrote!

[LanternWaste]

106. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.

Dictionaries are both available and convenient. Might I suggest you use one if your grasp of simple English is far too elusive to have knowledge of the simple and the basic...?

[Punkingal]

70. Yep. I get great stuff at thrift stores.

[Kingofalldems]

19. Right on cue.

[jwirr]

97. No but even shopping a the Salvation Army I could do better.

Did she behave herself after she got there?

[Orrex]

101. They can if they make $80K per year

And not everyone can go to the SOTU, either. Since the trip was no doubt paid for by her salivating sponsors, it seems clear that someone made the conscious choice to deploy her in an outfit that wouldn't count as "business casual."

Given her salary, we can dismiss outright any bullshit speculation about her poverty. If she can't dress like a grown-up, then she should watch the proceedings from a monitor in the kiddie room.

[LanternWaste]

105. Who specifically implied everyone can afford to shop at Nordstrom's?

Who specifically implied everyone can afford to shop at Nordstrom's? Or was that merely a point you wanted to argue against but were never given the opportunity to do so, hence you simply made it up as such. I used to do that too...

[yeoman6987]

109. I guess reading the thread would help for your understanding

Another thing is making fun of people for what they wear is kinda juvenile. One woman notin agreement out of a hundred attendees is not a big deal. There were a wide variety of liberals at that SOTU and one former Democratic Party member turned Repug. Big whoop!

[trueblue2007]

13. my gosh she looks hedious. no smile, she looks like Grumpy Cat (worse than GC)

[backscatter712]

83. To be fair to Grumpy Cat...

Kim Davis's facial expressions match her demeanor. She's as nasty as she looks.

Grumpy Cat has the feline equivalent of "bitchy resting face", and is apparently actually a sweetheart of a cat.

[Marrah_G]

14. She has FLDS hair

[shanti]

95. heh

that's the first thing my brother said about her.

[Warpy]

31. That's almost as awful as what she wore to court

I'm no snappy dresser, since if I tried to dress for success I'd be assured of failure, I chose a profession that featured uniforms. However, even I would have made a stop at Hecht's for something a little more appropriate than my favorite shopping at Walmart outfit.

She did, however, look consistently disapproving. It's why she was invited. She does it so well.

.

[shanti]

94. nothing wrong with marshall's

they sell some pretty nice stuff, designer even. that outfit is neither.

[derby378]

8. With a mullet (n/t)

[Mira]

11. She takes fashion risks

because she has nothing else to offer to make her interesting

[Blue Owl]

12. Talk about a Reagan-era nightmare

[justiceischeap]

16. Her best going to church doilly sweater

Or was it macramé?

More bothersome than her clothes is that she looks like she has absolutely no joy in her life and I speak from a place where I battle depression daily.

[LuvNewcastle]

120. She doesn't want anyone else to have joy, either.

That's what I dislike the most about people like her.

[tavernier]

17. Our cable is out (all over town)

Did anyone get a pic?

[starroute]

23. From the link

[lpbk2713]

33. Oooof

I hate to appear judgemental ...


so I won't say anything.

[lovemydog]

51. Actually I don't mind it.

The jet black mullet is another story.

[Liberal_in_LA]

56. Gigantic forehead aint necessary. Cut some bangs

[Glamrock]

62. I knew I recognized her!

It's Joe Dirt's mom!

[lonestarnot]

118. She matched up her snowflakes with her zigzags and wore her long underwear because it's cold. Maybe

the poor dumb ass doesn't have a coat. She looks like she always does every time I've seen her. I don't think she went to show off her wardrobe. I'm glad she left her boom boom stick at home. Has she showed up in Oregon yet?

[progressoid]

22. Meh.

Of the many complaints to have about her, her clothing choice is at the bottom of the list.

[immoderate]

28. Uhum. She looks OK.

--imm

[progressoid]

36. Yeah. I know people from many different political and social stripes that look like that.

This shouldn't even be an issue here.

[immoderate]

41. Most of us are plain old people.

I could remark ambiguously that Kim does plain, well. But so do I.

--imm

[snooper2]

42. she is dressed like a xtian fundie, if she was with ISIS full garb same deal

call fundies out the world will be a better place

[progressoid]

43. Actually our local Democratic precinct chair dresses like that.

Retired teacher and union member too.

Regardless, why is her appearance worthy of scorn? Is this any different than the RW making fun of Hillary or Michelle Obama clothing or hair styles?

[jmowreader]

68. Most of them aren't in the audience for a presidential speech

All kidding aside, you should wear a little nicer outfit than that when you're going to the State of the Union Address.

[840high]

46. ....x10+

[Aerows]

87. Well said. n/t

[tammywammy]

92. +1 n/t

[CBGLuthier]

24. Wow, could you folks possibly hate someone more?

The silly woman lost. Let it go and try taking the high fucking road for a change.

Addressing the comments in this thread more than the OP itself.

[Hekate]

59. She's doing the best she can with what she's got. That and an eye roll should more than suffice.

I'm kind of with you -- there's no need to go on the way some people are.

[Maru Kitteh]

71. Huh.

I'm pretty fucking sure she went to the SOTU address for the exact purpose of being NOTICED. She is likely running a wee low on positive cash flow since marriage equality was enacted and yet behold! the LAWD hath not smote this sinner nation as of 2340 MST.

She needs to make money, and there are many who find her a perfect spokesgirl and a useful rallying point. The perfect mixture of angry, bitter and (fake) demurely "knowing her place." It is remotely possible she picked her own clothes; but certainly those who let her in that way, knew damn well what they were doing.

[NightWatcher]

25. I thought the Pixies' FrankBlack was doing performance art

I apologize to those I've offended. Esp you Mr Black.

[elleng]

26. Her usual layers of crap, of course.

[Scootaloo]

27. Looks like a yarn basket threw up on her.

Not that I could blame it.

[gratuitous]

89. Free advice for Mrs. Davis (and worth every penny)

Quit discriminating against same sex couples and start consulting them for what to wear to fancy gatherings.

I'm not in danger of being invited to the State of the Union speech, but I'd like to think that I'd make some kind of effort in case someone in a position of power totally loses his mind and asks me to attend.

[Glorfindel]

29. She appears to be wearing a man's crew neck T-shirt

Maybe she borrowed one from her husband? Poor dowdy thing.

[notadmblnd]

44. I thought it was long johns with a sweater over top of a sweater

Someone must have told her ixnay on the blue eyeshadow, so that's a plus.

[shanti]

96. it's the dugger/flds fundy woman look

gotta put another layer under it for modesty's sake.

[kelly1mm]

30. Is attacking female Democratic Party officeholders for their outfit choices appropritate on DU? nt

[bullwinkle428]

34. She changed parties a few months back - perhaps you missed the memo?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/26/politics/kim-davis-no-longer-democrat/

[kelly1mm]

37. I did not know that! Good that she is no longer a Democrat! I guess that means she's fair game now

[JI7]

47. she was fair game before because she is such a shitty person

[kelly1mm]

49. The thing that gives me pause is the gender aspect of it. Like R's that attack Hillary's pantsuits.

[JI7]

50. there is nothing wrong with a pantsuit , it's presentable and clean

[JI7]

60. nothing about kim davis is presentable . one doesn't have to be good looking to be presentable

[Munificence]

63. And there

is absolutely nothing about your arrogance that is "presentable".

[JI7]

64. the arrogance is kim davis claiming to speak for god

[Munificence]

67. And you must speak for

the God of "No Class".

[JI7]

73. i don't believe in any god and i'm not the one trying to take away other people's rights

[ronnie624]

48. Now THAT'S disgusting. n/t

[Orrex]

103. Do you think for one second....

that if Scalia had shown up in Bermuda shorts and flipflops, we wouldn't be making fun of an inappropriately-dressed man instead? And what does Davis' now-abandoned political affiliation have to do with it?

People mock Kim Davis because she's a bigot and a hypocrite and a horrible person, and because she prepared for an internationally prestigious event like the last day at the outdoor rummage sale. There are many deserving people who weren't invited (or able) to attend, and you can bet that they'd have treated the event with appropriate seriousness.

Davis makes almost 2.5X the median income for her fine county, and you can bet that she hasn't paid a penny on fines or legal fees. She (or her handlers) made a conscious choice to put her in clothes inappropriate to the venue. We would equally mock a man who'd done the same, even if (gasp!) he were a Democrat.

[kcdoug1]

32. obviously

a shopping trip at wall-mart is in her future...

[KentuckyWoman]

39. Probably something made of mixed fibers.

[longship]

52. DUzy!!!! nt

[renate]

79. this should be an OP of its own

[rusty quoin]

55. I don't like this thread. I think she had no place there.

It was another Republican "in your face" type of thing. She is another tool, and it has gone to her head. There is nothing important about her other than boosting up the hate by the right.

They treat her like a religious leader for the time being. I guess she can tell stories to her grandchildren about how important she was.

[Kalidurga]

61. I would have told her that I was happy to welcome her support of the Rainbow Coalition.

[arthritisR_US]

78. Her usual, a rag. nt

[ladyVet]

80. I get the religious restrictions, but you can dress better than that and be modest.

We have some religious people like that around here, and they don't look like a color-blind homeless person who has to wear all of their clothes to keep them from being stolen.

I'm fat, plain and frumpy -- and poor -- but believe me, if I were to be invited to attend the SotU address, I'd find something nice to wear. Nothing fancy. Nothing that would make me uncomfortable. But nice. Not because of what anyone would say, but out of respect.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure the thing about women not adorning themselves applies to hair color and eyebrow plucking. Just sayin'.

[backscatter712]

81. It's her latest birth control dress!

Which is odd because I thought Christian fundamentalists were against contraception.

[Whiskeytide]

84. It's "office camo" - note how it blends with...

... the wallpaper behind her. It's how she gets away with receiving a paycheck while not doing her job.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

85. Seems whoever bought her ticket/hotel should have added a clothing

allowance?

Like they did for Palin?

[Goblinmonger]

90. Can we not do this? Sounds like something Trump would say.

"Hey, look at that ugly cow. She's disgusting. Who'd ever like her."

She is a horribly bigoted person. Let's stick to things that matter and not how she looks/dresses/does her hair.

[backscatter712]

107. She brings it on herself.

When she struts around acting like a bigoted asshole, guess what, people are going to make fun of her.

Including how she dresses.

As far as I'm concerned, it's open season.

[Goblinmonger]

108. She had it coming.

Nice.

[Empowerer]

121. Thank you!

A voice of reason

[olddots]

93. I hate when the camera pans the audience

A speach is supposed to be listened to .

[BuelahWitch]

98. Perhaps it's an attempt to look patriotic?

I'm just guessing, what with the red, white & blue colors...wouldn't look so bad if either the shell or sweater were a solid, but the two prints don't match.

[Vinca]

99. Some people have no fashion sense and apparently she's one of them.

I don't either, but if I ever look like that feel free to smother me and hide the body.

[cwydro]

100. DU is better than these type threads.

Do people actually feel good after insulting how someone dresses?

Smh

[lumberjack_jeff]

110. It's probably just as well that I've never been invited.

People would make great sport of my garb.

[Beacool]

111. Why was this bigot invited in the first place?

Shameful.......

The first time this hypocrite made news I wondered how she could be so religious and have married four times (twice to the same man). What kind of man marries someone like her? Then I saw a pic of her current husband and thought, nevermind............



She could at least have found something more presentable to wear to the SOTU.

[complain jane]

116. Sorry to have offended some. But...

That wasn't my intention. I don't like to make fun of people either. But she's a self-righteous, self-aggrandizing, showboating hypocrite.

Her attendance was "intended to be a visible reminder that his policies have not encompassed all of American citizens and, particularly, Kim Davis with respect to religious freedom and marriage," Staver told The Associated Press. "So she's there as a visible reminder of that, his policies have actually hurt religious freedom and marriage and to encourage people to stand for these values."

Your job is your job and the church is the church and you don't get to mix the two because your hypocritical self thinks you're entitled to marry and divorce at whim but prevent gays from marrying.

So... screw Kim Davis and the sweater, scarf, knit coverup, afghan, burlap sack, 2 pot holders, sleeping bag and Bumper Bully she seemed to be wearing.

[Mendocino]

119. Clothing is a choice

she chose poorly.