You’ve probably noticed that the big women’s magazines are garbage these days, putting men in dresses on their covers or glorifying obesity as “healthy” or writing about the best lesbian sex toys (I’ll spare you the link to that one!). Unsurprisingly, Vogue’s recent puff piece about President Joe Biden’s struggling press secretary isn’t much closer to a serious piece of journalism. But the worst thing about the fluff-filled feature is that it’s practically indistinguishable from the coverage every leftist in politics gets from other corporate newsrooms, including those whose employees would fancy themselves a few rungs above Andie Anderson on the “serious reporter” ladder.
At the briefing podium, Karine Jean-Pierre has a “quality of directness — blunt, with a touch of compassion,” Vogue writer Mattie Kahn coos. She likes “bright colors and bold eye shadow.” Her “technique” is to “disarm with a smile, then lay out the facts.” (A smile and the facts? Oh, why hasn’t any other press secretary ever thought of that!)
As in any good piece of storytelling, after endearing the heroine to you, this one introduces an antagonist: “House Republicans”!
Then we get a heartwarming description of Jean-Pierre’s childhood and her journey into politics, punctuated by glamorous photos of her posing on the White House campus.
Jean-Pierre is “pictured here in her office in a Victor Glemaud dress,” one caption informs us. “Tove dress. Khiry earring,” reads another.
We get a snapshot of her bookshelf, which includes “Geena Rocero’s memoir of growing up as a trans
