WE NEED A SACKFUL OF SOLOMONS

I had an “oldie but goodie” blog to trot out for today’s post, but I’ve relabeled it for anytime in the future because this morning two news items caught my attention.

“What right have feminists to march in and say we don’t want this anymore?”  This was the BBC’s Anne Robinson on the topic of “grid girls.”

These are the gorgeous, usually well-endowed young gals who get to spend a few hours at a motorcycle or sport car race, mingle with the teams and drivers, get suitably outfitted for free, and all for a nice fee of around £180 in England, $230 or so on this side of the pond, and an unknown amount of Euros, Yen, or Dirhams (Well, the Dirhams are moot because there’ll be no more rid girls at the Abu Dhabi and Bahrain Formula 1 races, and they’re on their way out elsewhere on the circuits.)

The gals love what they’re doing, and don't at all feel they're being exploited. Being weekend or occasional grid girls is not their main occupation. All are otherwise “suitable employed.” It is said that they “are clearly at odds with societal norms.” I say “let them be the judge of that.”

Political correctness is one thing, common sense is another. We need a sackful of Solomons.

Speaking of common sense, where were Melania Trump’s minders yesterday when she trotted out that jacket bearing the phrase “I really don’t care, do u?” First of all, her destination was a place that is sensitive to everyone these days. She really should care, and maybe she does – or is she just going through the motions. When questioned, various “sources” had various reasons why she wore the jacket. Some say she wore it to show that her wardrobe does have a few inexpensive items in it. Some say she was commenting on a completely different topic.

Most of us don’t care for the why of it – maybe she just pulled a random jacket out of her vast closet - but we do care that her actions reflect poorly on her and, perhaps, on the rest of us. There’s no “#me too” about this incident.

That’s it for this Friday – the Curmudgeon has spoken.