March 13, 2005
Dominatrix to the "Free" World : Welcome to Dubya's fantasy
by Liza Sabater
Condoleezza Rice's Commanding Clothes (washingtonpost.com)
Rice's coat and boots speak of sex and power -- such a volatile combination, and one that in political circles rarely leads to anything but scandal. When looking at the image of Rice in Wiesbaden, the mind searches for ways to put it all into context. It turns to fiction, to caricature. To shadowy daydreams. Dominatrix! It is as though sex and power can only co-exist in a fantasy. When a woman combines them in the real world, stubborn stereotypes have her power devolving into a form that is purely sexual.
Posted by Liza Sabater in Condoleeza Rice, Fascism, Fashion, Politics, Semiotics, Sex, Sexual Politics, Sidelinks
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