a bit after the fact...

...but this has been pissing me off for several days now.

Campbell Brown on the wardrobe the RNC bought for Palin:

"Women get scrutinized based on appearance far more than men. And look, I speak from experience here. When I wear a bad outfit on the air, I get viewer e-mail complaining about it. A lot of e-mail. Seriously.

When Wolf Blitzer wears a not-so-great tie, how much e-mail do you think he gets? My point is for women, unfortunately, appearance is part of the job.

If Wolf or Anderson Cooper shows up on the air without makeup, you think you would even notice? I show up without makeup? Trust me, you'll notice.

This doesn't just apply to TV. All women in the public eye deal with this issue. And it is for this reason that I think the RNC should help Palin pay for clothes, hair and makeup. It is part of the job."

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Way to point out this glaring double standard, Campbell Brown. But simply pointing out that you're a victim of a double standard doesn't automatically get you my pity, because knowing that it's wrong hasn't stopped you from perpetuating it.

Maybe if women like you, established professionals with high visibility, decided to actually do something about it instead of shrugging your shoulders and convincing yourself that you need that pair of Manolo Blahniks just to stay in the game, things might be different.

Unless Brown is ready to step up and start fighting back, then her complaints amount to whining, and that hardly helps any of us.