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Politicians underwear

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poshme · 20/09/2018 14:05

For no particular reason Wink... I wonder how many politicians have put pictures of themselves in their underwear online publicly?

It seems very odd to me that someone who says they want to be an MP and later the prime minister would do this. Surely if you were at all politically savvy you'd know this was a bad idea?

I know that some MPs have posed in swimwear- one because she had been a lifeguard & when a paper found old pics she gamely posed again to highlight lifeguards great work.

But in underwear?

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Charliethefeminist · 21/09/2018 19:40

I've got a Boris goes braless and flaunts his assets if you like

Charliethefeminist · 21/09/2018 19:38

Thanks for the PM. The state of that whole situation. Someone needs help.

Now, as you were! Also I don't think Boris Johnson would mind being seen in his boxers

CrackpotsArePots · 21/09/2018 18:07

Olennas

Ooooh; just had a look at PM. Out of respect I won't link. Like the sensible swimsuits

OlennasWimple · 21/09/2018 18:05

Penny Mordaunt did "Splash!" (the terrible celeb diving show) years ago when she was a new MP (she rocked the sensible swimsuit look)

John Major's y-fronts were pretty famous, but we jsut had Edwina's descriptions of them, not pictures (thankfully)

Gloria Del Piero was coerced into glamour modelling when she was just 15, and of course the photos ended up on the internet when she was elected

And Jeremy Corbyn is planning a centrefold spread in Cosmo in just his kecks to kick off the next General Election campaign, whilst it is understood that Philip Hammond will cover his preference for silk boxers over tighty whiteys during his next Mansion House speech

Hmm
BeyondAnOmnishambles · 21/09/2018 17:59

I'm refraining from sharing opinions about specific things, like a grown up.

It's bloody hard though. that's what he said

vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 21/09/2018 17:53

Right enough! Feet worthy of an Olympic swimmer. Hard to get kitten heels for those, I bet.

TurfClub · 21/09/2018 17:23

" But in Germany, nobody cares anyway."

In Germany they would think you were a perve if you DIDN'T walk around nude.

frogintheTyne · 21/09/2018 16:42

The Polish Women's Party ( Partia Kobiet) did a nude photo shoot a few years ago.

Maybe that's where the WEP are going wrong?

Wow, actually it was 2011 ( time flies!)
www.newsweek.pl/polska/partia-kobiet--nie-chcemy-dyskryminacji-kobiet-w-polityce,79280,1,1.html

VickyEadie · 21/09/2018 16:37

Charliethefeminist

Sent you a PM.

Charliethefeminist · 21/09/2018 16:26

I don't get it. Who the what now.

GenderApostate · 21/09/2018 15:38

Male knees and Legs will always look Male, especially when attached to honking great feet.

DukeOfSussex · 21/09/2018 15:17

Nothing says serious like underwear selfies.

What about a picture of you as a baby spliced next to the picture? To show how far you've come in politics.

sorenipples · 21/09/2018 09:36

Politicians are entitled to a (legal and consensual ) private life. I do, however, expect that anyone considering running for public office be aware that the Internet is not private especially public posts under your own name and that they are putting their behaviour forward for public scrutiny.

vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 21/09/2018 09:31

I guessed what this was about before I'd finished reading the title depressingly, I was right

What I'm particularly enjoying is the way the point is being made without giving attention to any person who'll have spent yesterday fruitlessly refreshing the site instead of doing any actual political work

I love MN.

BeyondAnOmnishambles · 21/09/2018 09:18

To give them alternate employment so they stop?

SirVixofVixHall · 21/09/2018 08:59

The dildo thing...I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS WORLD. Why would anyone vote for someone who posts images like that ? 🤢

RedToothBrush · 21/09/2018 00:20

It's easy to mock politicians with dildos up their butts but even Churchill had to start somewhere.

Are we supposed to praise them for it???!

AspieAndProud · 20/09/2018 23:55

It's easy to mock politicians with dildos up their butts but even Churchill had to start somewhere.

MoggyP · 20/09/2018 23:49

Berlusconi's government

I think a number of his ministers posed in underwear (or less). But that was IIRC before and after they were actually in office. Not concurrently. Butbpeople weren't always very nice about what skills qualified then for their appointments as they did not seem to follow a typical political career path, or remain in politics

SirVixofVixHall · 20/09/2018 23:41
WhatTheWatersShowedMe · 20/09/2018 23:35

Nothing says serious like underwear selfies.

JuneOsbourne · 20/09/2018 22:23

Chancellor Merkel as a young woman, on a nude beach

On the beach being the crucial difference here. With or without cossie. That's just someone going about their business.

A world away from pout - pose - snap. "Aren't I kuh-yute?!"

VickyEadie · 20/09/2018 22:21

Also, your knees are a dead giveaway.

Purpleartichoke · 20/09/2018 22:18

I’ve seen a young aspiring politician on twitter make unconventional, yet incredibly flattering and well chosen fashion choices. I applaud anyone who can buck tradition and find a look that works for them.

I also wish I could bend the ear of every late teen early 20’s individual who wishes to have a professional career. I would remind them that the internet is forever. I would explain that many of us have to have clear declinations between our personal and professional lives, especially online. Our world today is so very small and the slightest hint of scandal or controversy can ruin even non-political careers.

BettyDuMonde · 20/09/2018 20:53

Ex councillor Karen Danczuk (ex wife of ex MP Simon Danczuk) is partial to sharing photos of her, as my nana would say, ‘in ‘er vest and britches’.

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