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November 2, 2008

Sarah Palin Cabbage Patch Kid Most Valued {Beauty & Society}

Presidential-Cabbage-Kids.jpgAfter posting about the possible implications of a research from Ilinois about the importance of looks for political candidates for winning more votes and wondering what that might mean for Sarah Palin whose looks have been particularly commented upon during the presidential campaign, what do I see but a charity auction on eBay for the 25th anniversary of the Cabbage Patch Kids featuring all 4 candidates!

And guess who is winning? Sarah Palin a.k.a. "caribou barbie" (another popular icon of feminine beauty) is doing very well as the Sarah Palin Cabbage Patch Kid. She is currently priced at $9,600 followed by Barack Obama at $2,125 then John McCain at $1,525 and Joe Biden at $710 (see for yourself).

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October 31, 2008

Beauty & Politics: Why Sarah Palin Might Have A Natural Political Advantage {Beauty & Society}

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A study at Northwestern University in Illinois (is this a coincidence?) shows that there are consistent trends in people's reliance on "cognitive short-cuts" to help them select a political candidate running for office. It is not the best man or woman who wins their votes necessarily (we didn't know that yet) but the better-looking one, a tendency especially apparent in the cases of women running for office when not too many other female colleagues are competing.

Apparently, we tend to choose a candidate, say for the presidency, as we would a mate with a view to biological reproduction, except for an air of competence that has to be there. A scary thought for Halloween no doubt, but yes, we would tend to be visual animals responding to sexual cues, in courtship as in politics even when we make the effort to go vote after having read and dissected the news. And then it's all about the survival of the prettiest anyway!

"Everyone had to seem competent to get a vote. But while men needed to appear approachable to get an edge, women had to be good-looking, the researchers found...

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June 22, 2008

•• July 2008 Issue of Vogue Italy Will Feature Only Black Models •• Naomi Campbell New Face of Yves Saint Laurent {Beauty & Society - Beauty News}

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Naomi Campbell at the Dolce & Gabbana show, Milan Fashion Week Spring, June 21, 2008. Photo © Wireimage 
 

Vogue Italy has announced that in order to protest against the racial discrimination existing in the world of fashion today, they will consecrate their July 2008 issue to solely featuring fashion models of black ancestry together with other celebrities. In particular, Vogue Italia is resisting what they see as the dominance of models coming from Russia and Eastern European countries in general.....

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