Everyone knows The Plastics wear pink on Wednesdays and, in another uncanny similarity to Mean Girls, everyone knows congresswomen wear red on State of the Union Tuesday.
Apparently there's even a memo about it because Palm Beach Post Editorial Page Editor Rick Christie was quick to tweet to the SOTU-hashtagging masses that Debbie Wasserman Schultz obviously didn't receive the aforementioned memo -- She was wearing a dark blue blazer (gasp!).
And remember it's not so much what the Congresswoman said, but the not-red blazer she was wearing as she said it.
Rick Christie tweeted it first. Even though he would eventually delete the tweet from his feed, the Palm Beach Post considered Christie's tweet to be an incredibly insightful remark that all 31,100 of their followers should know. So they retweeted it where the fossil of Christie's fashion commentary remains.
RT @rchristiepbp: Rep. Lois Frankel did get the red outfit memo... Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz apparently didn't." #sotu #PBPSOTU
— Palm Beach Post (@pbpost) January 29, 2014But then, in true ass-whooping feminist glory, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz herself tweeted back at the Post and Christie to put them in their place. (FYI: according to the Congresswoman's Instagram, she was wearing that blue ribbon in support of families who lost unemployment benefits in December.)
.@pbpost @rchristiepbp How many tweets did you guys send out on the color of male Members of Congress attire last night? Come on, it's 2014.
— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) January 29, 2014We agree with the Congresswoman! We demand a recount! How many tweets about the color of male member's attire did you tweet about?!
Does anyone else think #potus should have gone with more of a power tie? #sotu #pbsotu
— Rick Christie (@rchristiepbp) January 29, 2014Oh yeah. Sorry for suggesting y'all had binders full of Congresswomen or something. You guys can pat yourself on the back for criticizing politicians' sartorial decisions without bias. Yay journalism!
@DWStweets Thanks for RT... No dis meant; but I guess you missed my tweet/question re #POTUS not going with the power tie. #sotu #pbpsotu
— Rick Christie (@rchristiepbp) January 29, 2014But then of course Rick Christie retweeted Wasserman Schultz's tweet to prove he wasn't a misogynist (in case there was any doubt after that "no dis" tweet).
The President is right - when women succeed, America succeeds. Time to close the wage gap and give women workers a fair shot.
— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) January 29, 2014...assuming they're wearing red!
So, we understand it's a tough time for journalism, but last we heard Fashion Police airs on E! every Friday night. In the meantime, you can check back here for the news.
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