Ryan Tubridy had a panel on the Late late last night to discuss the state of the world. The three panellists were women, and I certainly formed the impression that it was a conscious decision to have an all women panel.
What struck me most forcibly about the panellists, how they differed most noticeably from a male group, was the obvious effort they put into their appearance.I can't see this as a good thing, are we supposed to look at them or listen to them. Paul Murphy, Noel Whelan, and any male FG ex senator would have turned up in their ordinary clothes.
I mentioned this to my wife, and her immediate reaction was, thats an Irish thing, it wouldn't be like that in xxx, (my wife is not Irish, she comes from a northern European country where women's role in public life is more and better established than in Ireland). She specifically mentioned fake tan.
I thought Kitty Holland's contribution was excellent, Terry Prone was more the usual chat show guest, she was amusing, though she certainly made her point well. FHE had a difficult job being the only politician and she handled it reasonably well.
But why did, at least two of them, want to adopt such a striking appearance, it detracted from their opinions.
What struck me most forcibly about the panellists, how they differed most noticeably from a male group, was the obvious effort they put into their appearance.I can't see this as a good thing, are we supposed to look at them or listen to them. Paul Murphy, Noel Whelan, and any male FG ex senator would have turned up in their ordinary clothes.
I mentioned this to my wife, and her immediate reaction was, thats an Irish thing, it wouldn't be like that in xxx, (my wife is not Irish, she comes from a northern European country where women's role in public life is more and better established than in Ireland). She specifically mentioned fake tan.
I thought Kitty Holland's contribution was excellent, Terry Prone was more the usual chat show guest, she was amusing, though she certainly made her point well. FHE had a difficult job being the only politician and she handled it reasonably well.
But why did, at least two of them, want to adopt such a striking appearance, it detracted from their opinions.