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Australian Indigenous affairs adviser to PM wears Confederate Flag Costume!

Indigenous affairs adviser to PM ‘sorry’ for Confederate Flag costume and ‘unaware’ of US outrage

Indigenous affairs adviser to PM ‘sorry’ for Confederate flag costume and ‘unaware’ of US outrage

ABC News
Avani Dias 19 hrs ago

An Indigenous affairs adviser to Prime Minister Tony Abbott has apologised for wearing a Confederate Flag costume to an event, saying he was "unaware" of the flag’s connection to racial tensions after a mass shooting in the United States.

Mark Coffey, who works for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in the Northern Territory, was photographed wearing the costume last weekend at the Central Australian Beef Breeders’ Fourth of July themed dinner.

A 21-year-old white man charged with fatally shooting nine African Americans at a church in the south-eastern US city of Charleston last month posed with the Confederate flag, which is seen by some as a symbol of white supremacy, before the massacre.

In a statement to the ABC, a spokesperson for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet said Mr Coffey was sorry.

"The officer has apologized unreservedly, and regrets that offence has been taken," it said.

The Federal Indigenous affairs Minister, NT Senator Nigel Scullion, said Mr Coffey’s apology "should be the end of the matter".

"It was clearly in circumstance that he was unaware that it might give offence," he said.

"What I understand from a letter from the department, which apologizes for his lack of judgement, is that he was simply unaware of the circumstances that recently happened in the United States.

"I don’t think he can behave any better than he has; he’s unreservedly apologized for any offence given and that should be end of the matter."

NT Labor Senator Nova Peris said the costume was inappropriate and Mr Coffey should be criticized for his decision.

"We are trying to move on from those days we are trying to build a more inclusive country," she said.

"I think whenever you go out in public and how you are perceived in public has got to draw some attention to the individual that has put himself out there."

South Carolina lawmakers have passed legislation to remove the Flag from the state’s capitol building since last month’s massacre, with US retailers pulling it from sale amid a public backlash.

US president Barack Obama praised the removal of the flag.

"For too long, we were blind to the pain that the Confederate Flag stirred in too many of our citizens," Mr Obama said on June 27 at a eulogy for the pastor killed in the attack.

"As we all have to acknowledge the Flag has always represented more than just ancestral pride.

"For many, black and white, that Flag was a reminder of systemic oppression. And we see that now."

*Yes World, our politicians really are this stupid..HELP!

Lark Voorhies marries man she met on Facebook, wears enormous hat

This is gonna break Screech’s heart — but Lark Voorhies snuck off to Las Vegas and tied the knot with a guy she hasn’t known all that long.
TMZ has learned the "Saved by the Bell" actress married Jimmy Green, a music engineer she met on Facebook about a year ago. Green says he and Lisa Turtle have already had 2 weddings, and they’re not done yet.
He says they had a commitment ceremony on April 1, and then a Vegas chapel ceremony (complete with marriage license) on April 30. They’re also planning a big wedding next year with friends and family.
Green says they’ve never lived together, but finding a new pad is job 1 — after consummation, we’re guessing. Mazel tov!

‘Saved by the Bell’ Star Lark Voorhies — Surprise … I Got Hitched, Vegas-Style! | TMZ.com

Demi Lovato Wears Confusing $495 Flannel Hybrid Shorts!

Demi Lovato Wears Confusing 5 Flannel Hybrid Shorts!

Demi Lovato Wears Confusing $495 Flannel Hybrid Shorts – Us Weekly

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We’re confused. Demi Lovato wore a pair of 5 Flannel shorts that have left us seriously concerned about the world of fashion during a performance in Miami, Fla., on Thursday, July 2.

The shorts in question are R13’s “Vedder” shorts, and according to Shopbop — where they’re now on sale for $247.50 — they “offer a playful nod to grunge style with a long, slouchy rise and an attached shirt tied around the waist. 4 standard pockets, 2 carpenter pockets, and a hammer-loop lend a utilitarian feel.”

The “single-button closure and zip fly” leave us even more confused, given that the shorts have the “attached” Flannel tied around them. Does the Flannel come off? Or is this all one piece?

Vedder, of course, is a nod to Pearl Jam’s grunge rocker Eddie Vedder.

Lovato, who has been busy promoting her new single “Cool for the Summer,” paired the “shorts” with an ‘80s one piece bikini and pink lucite heels

Michelle Obama Finally Wears Oscar de la Renta

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Why It Matters That Michelle Obama Finally Wore Oscar de la Renta
By Vanessa Friedman
October 10, 2024 10:05 am

The Oscar de la Renta dress Mrs. Obama wore on Wednesday at the cocktail party after her White House Fashion Education Workshop.Credit Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

The fact that Michelle Obama wore Oscar de la Renta on Wednesday at the cocktail party after her White House Fashion Education Workshop may not, at first, seem like a big deal. After all, Mr. de la Renta had been a bipartisan White House sartorial staple for years, most recently favored by both Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush.

But not, until now, by Mrs. O.

Indeed, for the last seven years — count ’em — Mrs. Obama had never appeared in the designer.

At first, it seemed like a choice made possibly to distinguish herself from previous administrations, as well as to do what she could to support new businesses and names (in the same way the Obama administration theoretically represented change and a new era). But gradually, as she began to incorporate bigger brands such as Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren and Carolina Herrera into her public wardrobe, it began to seem like a glaring omission.
Especially after Mr. de la Renta made some pointed comments about Mrs. O’s choosing to wear Alexander McQueen, a British label, to the Chinese state dinner in 2024.
So it was an interesting choice, at an interesting time.

After all, the first lady decided to wear the cocktail dress at an event where many of Mr. de la Renta’s peers were present. By appearing in his dress, she effectively represented the house, thus acknowledging its place in American fashion and also demonstrating directly to industry insiders that whatever they might have thought was going on there was — well, not going on any more.

It was especially meaningful given the rampant rumors, widely accepted, that Mr. de la Renta is thinking about what happens next in his career and to his brand, and is about to choose a successor of sorts in the form of the designer Peter Copping, who is going to work with him.

It was also a quasi-olive branch to the social and political establishment, which loves Mr. de la Renta, as well as, perhaps, a covert nod to Mrs. Clinton, who is famously close to the designer (and whose maybe-possible presidential campaign Mr. de la Renta has already endorsed).

Is this reading too much into a garment?

Think of it this way: For the last seven years, the first lady’s clothing has been the subject of intense scrutiny, which she has leveraged pretty effectively. She wore the de la Renta dress at the public event, in front of most of the United States fashion world.

There’s no way she wasn’t aware of the messaging potential of the moment.

https://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2014…ype=blogs&_r=0

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