Most countries have three major power centers and subsequent influencers. In the United States they are New York financiers, Washington, DC politicians, and Hollywood actors. Also included with the influencers of Hollywood are celebrity athletes and rock stars.
The only group that can afford to dress overtly sexy and outrageous is the Hollywood group, along with the two other celebrity groups. Financiers in any city require the most formal attire, because they need to exude the utmost trust, since they handle your money.
Politicians can appear covertly sexy any time they like, and it's also good for them to have an abundance of charm, charisma and attractiveness. The line is drawn when it comes to suggestive attire or photos, however.
Were President Putin of Russia the president of almost any other country, he wouldn’t be able to get away with appearing in print in such an overtly sexy pose. It’s nearly impossible to think of JFK posing for a similar picture; however, photos of him bare-chested at the beach, playing touch football with his brothers, or in his famous PT109 are in a different league. They are sexy but not suggestive, as is Putin’s pose.
While not sexy, the above photo of Putin is definitely suggestive and confrontational. It is not appropriate for a head of state – nor for a serious professional. Is it possible that Putin is one of the few men who know that a man’s tie is a phallic symbol? If men were aware of this fact, they wouldn’t be so quick to get rid of their ties. Just don’t strike this pose, fellows!
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July 6, 2010 at 1:43 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I get the message. AND, it is as it always has been-the medium is the message and whatever the personality is, is the message it wants out there. Buyer beware I say.
July 6, 2010 at 2:03 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Sandy, you are right about Putin and the symbolism of the tie.
Men have allowed themselves to become so feminized they don’t realize how they “been robbed” of their masculinity. Shedding their tie, they are blissfully unaware of what they are giving up. Inherently they are slobs, so they love their new “liberation.”
Not only are men slobs, they are also barbarians. Tragically, women (who are supposed to civilize the barbarians) have become defeminized to the point that they are also barbarians who will put up with, and even prefer, slob behavior and appearance.
If a man wants to take me to dinner, I’ll get dressed to the nines and he had better do the same. He shouldn’t even think of showing up unshaven, rumpled suit jacket, grubby looking jeans, and dress shirt, (minus a tie) open at the collar. Such an appearance is not sexy.It says he doesn’t care enough about me (or himself) to be properly groomed.
Thank you for giving me an opportunity to spout off about something I feel so strongly about. By the way, even though men are barbarians, I love them — when they behave and dress properly.
Barbara
July 6, 2010 at 3:40 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Barbara,
You and I are on the same wavelength. Maybe more men will find out about the “secret power” of the tie. There’s nothing sexier than a man with a tailored suit or fitted shirt and a red tie!