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Athletes Spark White House Flip-Flop Flap
Tue Jul 19, 9:27 AM ET
CHICAGO - There's a flip-flop controversy at the White House, and this one has nothing to do with President Bush and John Kerry.
A photo of Northwestern University's national championship women's lacrosse team, taken during the athletes' visit to the White House last week, shows four of the nine women in the front row wearing flip-flop sandals along with their dresses and skirts.
The choice of footwear has prompted a mini-controversy — a flip-flop flap, if you will.
A front-page story in the Chicago Tribune included the headline "YOU WORE FLIP-FLOPS TO THE WHITE HOUSE?!" inspired by an e-mail sent to player Kate Darmody from her older brother after he saw the photo on the team's Web site.
Family members of other players expressed similar dismay, insisting the summer footwear staple was too casual for a visit with the president.
"Don't even ask me about the flip-flops," said the mother of player Aly Josephs. "It mortified me."
During an appearance Monday on NBC's "Today," Darmody and teammate Shelby Chlopak said players planned to auction off the flip-flops they wore to the White House, with the proceeds to go toward a fund for a 10-year-old girl with a brain tumor.
The women have defended their attire, arguing they wore a dressier version of the casual sandal.
"Nobody was wearing old beach flip-flops," said Josephs, who wore a $16 brown pair with rhinestones.
Darmody, 22, added: "I tried to think of something that would go well with my outfit and at the same time not be that uncomfortable. But at the same time not disrespect the White House."
In 2001, Bush's daughter Jenna, then 19, wore black flip-flops in court, along with pink capri pants and a sleeveless black shirt, when she pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of being a minor in possession of alcohol.
The term "flip-flop" was used heavily during last fall's presidential debates when Bush repeatedly accused Democratic opponent Kerry of switching positions on issues.
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I think we can all agree that an invite from a nation's leader (any nation) is not an everyday occurance, and that a person should dress appropriately, just as one would dress appropriately to a formal wedding.
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One of my friends wore flip flops to my wedding.
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PJDoll wrote:
I think we can all agree that an invite from a nation's leader (any nation) is not an everyday occurance, and that a person should dress appropriately, just as one would dress appropriately to a formal wedding.
That's all.
Hell, I feel a bit funny when I look like a bum in front of my neighbors.
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PJDoll wrote:
B wrote:
One of my friends wore flip flops to my wedding.
Well, they don't respect you. That's all.
That's true. He was a dick.
Still, regardless of the appropriateness of flip flops, when I look at that picture, I don't understand how this is fucking news. Who even studied that picture so closely as to tell those weren't just normal sandals?
_________________ "Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of nonviolent protest." - e.v.
I think we can all agree that an invite from a nation's leader (any nation) is not an everyday occurance, and that a person should dress appropriately, just as one would dress appropriately to a formal wedding.
That's all.
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I think we can all agree that an invite from a nation's leader (any nation) is not an everyday occurance, and that a person should dress appropriately, just as one would dress appropriately to a formal wedding.
That's all.
I don't have a problem with someone wearing sandals to go see the President. If I can go to church hungover, wearing sandals, shorts and tattoos I figure I'm hypocritical and laid back enough to go anywhere dressed in any fashion I choose. My mom is appalled but who cares. Being decent looking with a nice smile probably helps though.
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tyler wrote:
PJDoll wrote:
I think we can all agree that an invite from a nation's leader (any nation) is not an everyday occurance, and that a person should dress appropriately, just as one would dress appropriately to a formal wedding.
That's all.
I don't have a problem with someone wearing sandals to go see the President. If I can go to church hungover, wearing sandals, shorts and tattoos I figure I'm hypocritical and laid back enough to go anywhere dressed in any fashion I choose. My mom is appalled but who cares. Being decent looking with a nice smile probably helps though.
Jesus was a big fan of sandals.
IMO, if you're devoted enough to actually get up and go to church when you're hungover, no matter what clothes you wear, you're a better man than I.
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Still, regardless of the appropriateness of flip flops, when I look at that picture, I don't understand how this is fucking news. Who even studied that picture so closely as to tell those weren't just normal sandals?
According to the article it was the families of the girls in the photo. It seems one of the girls mothers was "mortified".
I think the only reason someone wrote an article about it was so they could mention:
"In 2001, Bush's daughter Jenna, then 19, wore black flip-flops in court, along with pink capri pants and a sleeveless black shirt, when she pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of being a minor in possession of alcohol.
didnt someone make a thread about cheney and his coat at some funeral?
so which is it, should all be held accountable for their fashion faux pa's or just the people in the administration you all dont agree with
Holocaust memorial, yeah we did.
How would this story be different if the President were the one wearing flip flops to meet with the girls lacrosse team?
this has nothing to do directly with the president. folks were all over cheneys shit for his coat, which some conisidered bad taste, and now that someone feels wearing flip flops is in bad taste to meet the president, you all act like youre part of the queer eye for the straight guy cast
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Peeps wrote:
punkdavid wrote:
Peeps wrote:
didnt someone make a thread about cheney and his coat at some funeral?
so which is it, should all be held accountable for their fashion faux pa's or just the people in the administration you all dont agree with
Holocaust memorial, yeah we did.
How would this story be different if the President were the one wearing flip flops to meet with the girls lacrosse team?
this has nothing to do directly with the president. folks were all over cheneys shit for his coat, which some conisidered bad taste, and now that someone feels wearing flip flops is in bad taste to meet the president, you all act like youre part of the queer eye for the straight guy cast
I don't remember my opinion back in that Cheney thread, but my expectations of a college lacrosse team going to the White House on an average day are lower than my expectations of a vice-president attending a holocaust memorial.
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Peeps wrote:
punkdavid wrote:
Peeps wrote:
didnt someone make a thread about cheney and his coat at some funeral?
so which is it, should all be held accountable for their fashion faux pa's or just the people in the administration you all dont agree with
Holocaust memorial, yeah we did.
How would this story be different if the President were the one wearing flip flops to meet with the girls lacrosse team?
this has nothing to do directly with the president. folks were all over cheneys shit for his coat, which some conisidered bad taste, and now that someone feels wearing flip flops is in bad taste to meet the president, you all act like youre part of the queer eye for the straight guy cast
Do you see the difference between what a bunch of college girls wear to meet the president, and what the vice-president wear to attend a holocaust memorial with dozens of other world leaders? That's why I asked if the story would be different if it were the PRESIDENT wearing the flip flops.
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