The Continuing Bottom Issue

Minutes ago, when I wrote a Blog and posted that lovely but problematical picture of Letizia of Spain and Carla Bruni of France, I knew I need to elaborate more on this subject my own opinion of the bottom issue. At the time, all media, especially those in Europe, talked incessantly about that photo. Had it not been for the Swine Flu reports that concerns the whole world not just Europe, the theme of ladies' bottoms would have no doubt taken the front pages. How frivolous the illustration of the saying 'Making a mountain out of a molehill'.

Until the press purposely (?) drew attention by putting the word 'bottom' on every title carrying the photo, I like to think that most readers, like me, would have seen only a photo of 2 elegant ladies going up the front steps of a building. A new generation of first ladies, one a journalist and the other a singer/model. Not admirable nor reproachable, just the reality. Everyone would have thought how slender and shapely the ladies are and few would have concentrated only on the bottoms.

Nevertheless, such a simple photo is the cause for endless talk and opinions, running tons of ink and wagging even the otherwise lazy tongues. As expected, it went on even years later. With the slightest provocation, it would still rise again above the dust collected with the passage of time.

All papers have published nudes and scenes less circumspect at one time or another, without any problems. The question is, why this particular image is chosen to illustrate an event of politic relevance? The media says it's because it's the best option. I can't help wondering if a photo of Angela Merkel and Sofia, the Queen of Spain, going up the same steps of the same building on the same day would have been considered as the best option?

I am posting this photo again in case you wonder what I am on about ...

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