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demmiblue

(36,911 posts)
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 09:31 AM Oct 2021

Jen Psaki: The fierce and fabulous ladies of the Biden press team proudly wearing our purple...

The fierce and fabulous ladies of the Biden press team proudly wearing our purple to raise awareness for domestic violence and to stand up for LGBTQI youth on #SpiritDay






I love this pic!
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Jen Psaki: The fierce and fabulous ladies of the Biden press team proudly wearing our purple... (Original Post) demmiblue Oct 2021 OP
I like their blue outfits. twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #1
To quote George Takei ChazInAz Oct 2021 #2
I recognize the girl to the right of Psaki PatSeg Oct 2021 #7
Woman, not girl. niyad Oct 2021 #8
Sorry, I'm old and to me PatSeg Oct 2021 #10
I try but I still tell my husband I'm going to lunch duhneece Oct 2021 #11
Yes, rather like when the men PatSeg Oct 2021 #15
Where I live "you guys" can also mean women. twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #19
Oh yes, same here PatSeg Oct 2021 #23
We're all 'guys' around here!!! elleng Oct 2021 #28
I can hear Rita Moreno in my head PatSeg Oct 2021 #30
It does!!! usedtobedemgurl Oct 2021 #47
But of course, sigh PatSeg Oct 2021 #49
Yeah. I'm actually going to lunch with "the girls" later today. calimary Oct 2021 #17
It really does depend on one's intention PatSeg Oct 2021 #24
Roughly three-and-a-half months. calimary Oct 2021 #26
How many are there? PatSeg Oct 2021 #29
"I've rarely seen anything quite as entertaining... 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #31
There is always something to look forward to PatSeg Oct 2021 #36
On a scale of one to a million......... DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #44
Brilliant visual! PatSeg Oct 2021 #50
Thx DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #51
Oh yes, absolutely PatSeg Oct 2021 #53
ohm myyy. AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #3
Do they not look like America? Yes. Imagine that same crew under Dump. CurtEastPoint Oct 2021 #4
I also like the variety of dress Unwind Your Mind Oct 2021 #13
And plastic-looking. calimary Oct 2021 #18
K & R...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #5
Does this mean purple is a universal Republican irritant? bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #6
I feel hopeful just looking at that photo. Probatim Oct 2021 #9
Wow. BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #12
Purple is a hard color to wear for a red head, but she has exact right shade for it to look fabulous Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #14
I was noticing that too. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #33
With redheads, we usually have the very pale skin with freckles thing going on..... Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #35
As a ginger, I have found it is not that difficult if you do one thing... Pacifist Patriot Oct 2021 #39
I am pale skin/ red head/ green eyes/ freckles too, but the blue tones make me look like a cadaver. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #40
Interesting, because Springs aree supposed to soldierant Oct 2021 #42
Periwinkle is one of my favorite colors and the only blue I wear well. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #43
I love my colors and would never want to be anything else, but i would point out soldierant Oct 2021 #52
Same here Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #54
Looking good packman Oct 2021 #16
Badass staff! George II Oct 2021 #20
The one standing next to the columns... jmowreader Oct 2021 #21
The diversity in the Biden admin is so heartwarming and refreshing - you go gurls!! n/t iluvtennis Oct 2021 #22
That is so nice! I have a grandchild who is transitioning at present and she is lucky to be in a CTyankee Oct 2021 #25
My heart smiles with this picture. NBachers Oct 2021 #27
"Fierce & fabulous" -- that pic makes me smile Hekate Oct 2021 #32
+1 -K&R onetexan Oct 2021 #45
Love love. 💜💜☮️ LakeArenal Oct 2021 #34
This picture makes me happy. llmart Oct 2021 #37
We gingers can rock the heck out of the right shade of purple. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2021 #38
K&R Blue Owl Oct 2021 #41
Great smiles. twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #46
Real!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO SISTERS! CommonHumanity Oct 2021 #48

ChazInAz

(2,575 posts)
2. To quote George Takei
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 09:48 AM
Oct 2021

"OH myyy..."
I adored Psaki because redhead, but I'd never seen the rest of the crew!

PatSeg

(47,711 posts)
7. I recognize the girl to the right of Psaki
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:13 AM
Oct 2021

She was an MSNBC contributor for many years, Karine Jean-Pierre. Very smart lady.

PatSeg

(47,711 posts)
15. Yes, rather like when the men
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:51 AM
Oct 2021

say I'm going out for a beer with "the boys" or "the guys". A lot depends on context and intent. Meanwhile, we cannot please everyone, all the time. Personally, I am not about to tell other people what words they should or shouldn't use. It has a way of shutting down any meaningful conversation.

PatSeg

(47,711 posts)
30. I can hear Rita Moreno in my head
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:04 PM
Oct 2021

yelling, "Hey you guys!" I watched a lot of Electric Company with the kids when they were young.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,150 posts)
47. It does!!!
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 08:02 AM
Oct 2021

I was a waitress a lifetime ago. I greeted tables, asking how you guys were today. One woman sharply spoke up and corrected me as to ghee gender!!!!

PatSeg

(47,711 posts)
49. But of course, sigh
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 09:45 AM
Oct 2021

It would seem that no matter what one says, someone is bound to take offense.

Meanwhile, "you guys" has not been a gender specific phrase for decades.

calimary

(81,560 posts)
17. Yeah. I'm actually going to lunch with "the girls" later today.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:09 AM
Oct 2021

Two of my Indivisible pals. But first, they want to see the kittens.

PatSeg

(47,711 posts)
24. It really does depend on one's intention
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:40 AM
Oct 2021

When we refer to our friends or acquaintances as "girls", it is more about camaraderie and is not meant to be demeaning or insulting.

Kittens? How old are they?

PatSeg

(47,711 posts)
29. How many are there?
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:02 PM
Oct 2021

Do they have prospective homes to go to yet? I've rarely seen anything quite as entertaining as a bunch of kittens.

3catwoman3

(24,088 posts)
31. "I've rarely seen anything quite as entertaining...
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:16 PM
Oct 2021

…as a bunch of kittens.”

That’s because there isn’t anything as entertaining as a bunch of kittens -

DENVERPOPS

(8,883 posts)
44. On a scale of one to a million.........
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 02:08 AM
Oct 2021

As Dems are walking down the jungle path, swatting at mosquitoes, they are oblivious to the herd of stampeding elephants......

A lot of ladies that I talk to who are over fifty, appreciate me calling them girls.......

PatSeg

(47,711 posts)
50. Brilliant visual!
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 09:48 AM
Oct 2021

I am going to store that one away for the next time someone nitpicks about superficial things.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,042 posts)
13. I also like the variety of dress
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:40 AM
Oct 2021

Several wearing pants, all in shoes you could jog down a hallway in.

As a woman who has been dressing for the office since the late 80’s it says something to me that they don’t look like they’re wearing a uniform. They have individuality I guess.

Irish_Dem

(47,696 posts)
14. Purple is a hard color to wear for a red head, but she has exact right shade for it to look fabulous
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:49 AM
Oct 2021

(I am from a family of red heads.)

2naSalit

(86,889 posts)
33. I was noticing that too.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:35 PM
Oct 2021

Redheads have a serious color issue with certain shades. Everyone has a tone that works for them, she seems to have a good sense about that or a great fashion consultant (which I would most certainly need).

Irish_Dem

(47,696 posts)
35. With redheads, we usually have the very pale skin with freckles thing going on.....
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:11 PM
Oct 2021

And it is so easy to look like Casper the ghost or just a kid.
And then a lot of colors are not flattering or outright clash with the hair.

Early on Jen wore some colors that did not do her any favors on camera.
But she probably got a stylist because she has been making much better fashion choices.

You can see in this picture her dress looks recently hemmed without being pressed, so I assume her stylist did that last minute to make sure the dress length went with the boots. I probably would have worn heels with this dress, but since she is usually on camera only from the waist up, maybe the stylist doesn't worry about shoes.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
39. As a ginger, I have found it is not that difficult if you do one thing...
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:38 PM
Oct 2021

Go with purples that lean towards the blue cool side of the spectrum. Avoid the purples that lean towards the red warm side of the spectrum.

Ooooo wait a minute. I see a touch of symbolism in that.

But no. Seriously. Blue tone purples work great for me (typical pale skin-green/hazel-freckled ginger here) and red tone purples make me look like I'm about to puke.

Irish_Dem

(47,696 posts)
40. I am pale skin/ red head/ green eyes/ freckles too, but the blue tones make me look like a cadaver.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:50 PM
Oct 2021

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I need warm tones to look like I still have a heart beat.

So if I go with the warm tones, I will be OK.

My skin is very pale with gold/pink undertones....

I am classified as a Spring if you are familiar with that schemata.
You sound more like a Summer with blue undertones...

soldierant

(6,945 posts)
42. Interesting, because Springs aree supposed to
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:27 PM
Oct 2021

lean to periwinkle, wich is quite blue with only a lhint of red.

I am a Summer and would look terrible as a redhead no matter what I were to wear. Very fair, purple undertones, blonde (now silver) hair, blue (actually more gray than blue but my Dad wanted a girl with blue eyes, so that's what I was always told I had) eyes.

The ones with straight blue undertones are usually Winters, but there is a little overlap.

Irish_Dem

(47,696 posts)
43. Periwinkle is one of my favorite colors and the only blue I wear well.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 09:24 PM
Oct 2021

It needs to be a warm periwinkle with some gold or pink in it...
The key is that the color has to be warm, not cool.

Oh I have always been jealous of summers, their colors are classic and readily available...
You can wear blues...... and the blond hair/ blue eyes is such a classic American beauty.

soldierant

(6,945 posts)
52. I love my colors and would never want to be anything else, but i would point out
Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:07 AM
Oct 2021

that peach and camel are also pretty classic colors.

My mother (who died in 2000) was a spring, and once we ficured that out, I used to love picking colors and knitting fr her.

Irish_Dem

(47,696 posts)
54. Same here
Sun Oct 24, 2021, 09:11 AM
Oct 2021

I love being a spring, and love the colors.

That is so neat that your mom was a spring. That is great you made clothing for her.
Because the colors are hard to find usually.

jmowreader

(50,573 posts)
21. The one standing next to the columns...
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:19 AM
Oct 2021

…looks like she was chosen for her desire to kill and eat OANN, Newsmax and Fox News reporters.

CTyankee

(63,926 posts)
25. That is so nice! I have a grandchild who is transitioning at present and she is lucky to be in a
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:48 AM
Oct 2021

community in Hollywood that is welcoming and happy for her. It shows the importance for those kids, particularly, who are finding their true selves in late puberty, to have a supportive community in their homes, schools and relationships within their families.

llmart

(15,565 posts)
37. This picture makes me happy.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:00 PM
Oct 2021

It's so refreshing instead of the all white, men in suits and ties on the GOP side (for the most part). This truly is America and what it stands for.

I'll wager a bet that a picture like this just irritates the hell out of GOP men (and some women too, but mostly the men).

CommonHumanity

(246 posts)
48. Real!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO SISTERS!
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 09:18 AM
Oct 2021

As a woman, it does my heart good - SO MUCH GOOD - to see these real healthy looking women as opposed to the silicone, plastic, overly made-up, lip-fillered, fake eyelashed, short-skirted barbie doll style women in the TFG's administration. Real women forever and ever and ever!

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