Fierce outrage over Kamala Harris article about her dress sense: 'Frankly revolting'

The Daily Beast released an op-ed on Tuesday that angered radical implicit its 'sexist' statements astir Vice President Kamala Harris and her manner choices. 

The arguable portion was titled Kamala Harris Is Well-Suited for President—but Poorly Dressed and it stirred up rather the speech connected X (previously Twitter) arsenic Kamala's supporters called retired the writer's remarks. 

After Chitra Ragavan wrote, 'Harris has failed to leverage 1 of the astir almighty connection tools for pistillate leaders: her consciousness of style,' radical flocked to X to picture the nonfiction arsenic 'sexist' and 'superficial.' 

Chitra explained she felt Kamala's suits were dated and boxy, and that she should alternatively clasp her practice with bold colors and intricate jewelry. 

However, galore X users judge Kamala is simply dressing similar a person - and that her classical manner choices wouldn't beryllium successful the spotlight if she was 1 of her antheral peers moving for office. 

The When It Mattered podcast big wrote that Kamala 'has been pragmatic and risk-averse successful her sartorial choices, filling her wardrobe with the requisite staid pantsuits and dated "pussy bow" blouses.'

The pussy bow was rather fashionable with erstwhile First Lady Hillary Clinton during her statesmanlike campaign, and Kate Middleton is besides a instrumentality of the style. 

Chitra described Kamala's 'boxy' pantsuits arsenic 'poorly tailored,' and says they 'don’t bash justness to her flawless skin, delicate face, and petite figure,' calling for much feminine silhouettes, instead. 

Chitra, who works arsenic a enactment coach, besides called for Kamala to ditch her penchant for navy bluish and alternatively 'proudly correspond America’s modern-day diaspora done subtle nods to her roots successful her wardrobe,' by tapping into her Indian and Jamaican roots with 'vibrant colors' oregon 'intricate jewelry.' 

Chitra complimented Kamala's moving mate, Tim Walz, for his 'all-American, everyman attire,' including the 'wildly-popular Harris/Walz camo shot caps,' and 'his emotion for outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean and operation cogwheel institution Carhartt.' 

After The Daily Beast shared the communicative connected X, radical called it 'sexist,' 'irresponsible,' and 'ridiculous.' 

'Classic sexism: No substance their accomplishments, women volition inactive beryllium hyper-judged connected their looks,' 1 idiosyncratic tweeted. 

'This is utterly irresponsible and ridiculous erstwhile women are dying from a deficiency of aesculapian attraction crossed the country. Do better,' different pistillate urged. 

'None of that makes what you wrote immoderate little sexist, oregon frankly revolting. This was poorly conceived and unluckily you are perpetuating the outdated communicative astir the value of however women dress,' a perturbed commentator wrote. 

'There’s thing incorrect with her consciousness of style, you bum. You don’t person to similar it. That you recovered it worthy of a deliberation piece, says much astir you than it does astir her,' different effect read. 

An undecided elector weighed in, 'I’m unsure whether oregon not I’m going to ballot for her due to the fact that she hasn’t worn Chucks lately. No Timbs either,' arsenic Kamala is celebrated for her emotion of Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers. 

Other radical connected X called it 'a anserine and silly article' that was 'so superficial,' tweeting, 'sad that the Daily Beast focuses connected clothes, not substance.'

One idiosyncratic pointed out, 'Meanwhile, frumpy Trump—the antheral successful the race—gets a walk arsenic helium shuffles on successful his ill-fitting, rumpled aged suits.'

One pistillate retweeted the communicative and explained, 'VP Harris wears the pistillate equivalent to the antheral suit. No 1 says this astir the antheral candidates, that they are acceptable to beryllium president but neglect to leverage a consciousness of style.'

Not everyone disapproved - 1 idiosyncratic said, 'I was wondering erstwhile a manner nonfiction would amusement up; this 1 is really bully and would beryllium adjuvant to her.'