Why does Dr. Deborah Birx wear scarves?

[murielm99]

I don't think it is a mere fashion statement. Notice how no one up there wears a mask. Maybe, as soon as she leaves the area, she makes the scarf into a mask and leaves through a side door.

[milestogo]

1. I keep waiting for her to wrap one around Trump's throat at the end of a briefing

but I'm always disappointed.

[Laffy Kat]

2. Hickies?

I crack myself up.

[IggleDuer]

3. Scarfface?

N/T

[demmiblue]

4. Because our country has issues with women who age naturally. n/t

[skylucy]

13. demmiblue---- +100 Bingo. It's always been obvious to me.

[mcar]

23. This!

[Lulu KC]

30. +1

Last edited Mon Apr 13, 2020, 02:22 PM - Edit history (1)

No doubt it's true that we just aren't supposed to age because objects don't age.

And/or maybe she likes pieces of gorgeous fabric like silk? As a fashion accessory? Why is this so weird all of a sudden?

I see the references to her scarves all over the place. It doesn't seem to matter if she's having a good day or a bad day in her messenging, if she's seen as friend of Dr. Fauci or an enabler of DT. It so often comes down to the scarves.

This goes into my tiny mental time capsule of COVID-19 details.

[cwydro]

34. Yup.

Exactly.

[obamanut2012]

44. +1

[thesquanderer]

49. Male or female, there's nothing wrong with doing things that you think...

...make you more attractive by our cultural standards.

[customerserviceguy]

5. It seems

like just a personal preference to me. Why does Al Roker wear those gaudy colored frames for his glasses? Just because he wants to, and that's OK with me.

[Boomerproud]

11. Since I've been home I noticed those frames.

JMWO. I hate the purple ones but who cares.

[pnwest]

52. What is JMWO?

[Boomerproud]

54. Just My Worthless Opinion.

eom

[Hekate]

6. Meh. I have a couple of drawers of scarves I used to use to accessorize. They were really popular...

...when Dr. Birx was a young professional woman, and she apparently has stuck with the fashion. She dresses very nicely.

OTOH, at least one journalist has wondered why she doesn't throttle the Liar in Chief with her scarf of the day.

[Raven123]

7. Another comment on woman's appearance?

[USALiberal]

9. I 100% agree, why does it matter? Weird. nt

[Raine]

14. Yes and I'm getting really fed up with it! 👎

[murielm99]

16. Well that is certainly a stretch.

[USALiberal]

8. Why in the hell does it matter? nt

[whistler162]

10. Why does Jill Wine-Banks wear pins

[Totally Tunsie]

12. JWB's pins ALWAYS send a message!

Jill's Pins

https://www.jillwinebanks.com/jills-pins

[whistler162]

20. Yes, but why pins?

[Totally Tunsie]

22. Why not?

They certainly get their message across.

[CatWoman]

24. Madeline Albright always wears pins too

very nice ones at that

[SharonAnn]

41. And Queen Elizabeth

[Raine]

15. She likes them, BFD!

What is it with this continual sexist crap!

[murielm99]

17. Sexist?

Lighten up. It was a joke. There is little enough to joke about right now.

[Raine]

21. OK, sorry I'm stressed I guess everything rubs me

the wrong way lately. I will try to lighten up.

[Polly Hennessey]

18. It's not sexist.

It’s a comment on someone’s style. We notice people in public life and what they wear. For many it is a statement of how they wish to be perceived. Clothes are what we see. If we were naked perhaps belly buttons would be of interest. We talk about tRump’s ties, we talk about Joe Biden’s sunglasses and bomber jacket, we talked about Hill’s pantsuits. Let it go. Mentioning how someone dresses is not sexist.

[Demsrule86]

19. I would bet she had thyroid surgery.

[Solomon]

33. She doesn't always wear them around her neck.

[onenote]

37. I'll take that bet.

[onenote]

25. 1. Why do you care? 2. Because lots of professional women wear scarves.

Google Nancy Pelosi and scarf. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and scarf. Hillary Clinton and scarf.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213123276#post37

[murielm99]

26. I wear scarves myself.

I am glad I have scarves right now, because I do not have a mask. I cover my face with a scarf when I have to go out.

If you can't see that this was a joke, just go away.

[Cha]

36. I got it.. you were making a joke about whether she turned

her scarves into a mask when she left the briefing.

Too bad so many assumed you were being "sexist" or talking about her "appearance"

[Pillow talk]

27. its something older women do to cover our neck wrinkles is my guess.

[cwydro]

35. Mm.

Noted.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. I used to wear scarves a lot. It's just an accessory, like jewelry.

I'm guessing she wears them because she likes them.

[flibbitygiblets]

29. To cover her nose when trump rips hamberder farts

[PCIntern]

31. That's very funny.

I laughed out loud.

😄😷

[saidsimplesimon]

32. Are they being hawked at an

Ivanka website? Nah, I like your idea better.

[PlanetBev]

38. She's got turkey wobble

Ask me about that one...I’m 69.

[LeftInTX]

39. Didn't think of that

[LeftInTX]

40. I looked at some pics of her on Google

She looks best in a lose fitting colorful scarf

It's an instant accessory. You can also do "wardrobe changes" by changing out a scarf. She's on air alot, so if she wears the blue paisley scarf at noon, then a red vibrant scarf later, maybe people won't notice she's wearing the same outfit.

Looks like she wore tired pearls a few years back, but it hard a tired look.

[GulfCoast66]

42. Why the fuck does it matter? Until it get hot here in Florida the wife wears one.

With a nice skirt and blouse or dress. Looks great on her.

We love traveling to France and she picked the look up there. Along with most of the scarves she wears.

I’m no fan of the Doctor. But have seen several post on DU about her scarves. Funny, not seen one post about what the men wear. Things that make me go hummm.

[murielm99]

43. We often post about what trump wears.

His ties are commented on quite often. People comment on his frumpy appearance. It is not very Presidential, especially after Obama. We comment on Melania, too. There were many comments about her fake looking appearance when she was pretending to garden. We still comment about the jacket that said she really did not care. That was most inappropriate.

[obamanut2012]

45. Who gives a damn what she wears

Good lord.

Go critique Dr. F's tie.

[murielm99]

47. Right back at ya.

I am sick of the prickly people in this thread. Go away.

[DeminPennswoods]

46. Lots of women like and wear scarves

Amb Yovanovich wore them, too.

[zackymilly]

48. That's it! She's off my VP list! n/t

[thesquanderer]

50. Maybe it's to conceal the vampire bite marks. n/t

[DemoTex]

51. Phyllis Schlafly wore scarves. Two peas from the same pod.

[Under The Radar]

53. To distract from the wrinkles on her neck

My wife does the same, and I am often told, this another woman’s right to choose mater.