Thursday 29 July 2010

A woman's weakly airbrushes Julia


"I have picked up a copy of the Woman's Weekly," Julia Gillard said yesterday. "Arh, I think arh umm, I think I'll let others judge, arr, what they think of it. Arr, there's arr, obviously a combination of make-up and lighting that does you a lot of good."
Our new Prime Minister Julia Gillard features in a 13-page spread in this week's edition of the Australian Woman's Weekly in a story called "On dating, drugs, and life with Tim..."
Weekly editor Helen McCabe, calls it "her most revealing interview yet.''
Evidently there's been hundreds of emails and letters about the digitally-enhanced photographs, to ''smooth out skin tones, reduce imperfections and often alter ill-fitting clothing."
So what is revealing in the story? It turns out that Ms G uses double-sided sellotape to keep clothes in place, and detests stilettos. She doesn't care for not having her own children. She also talks about drug use... the perennial question all pollies get asked to make them sound real or human.

''I have been asked before if I have tried marijuana and the answer to that is yes,'' Gillard says. ''In university, we would go out to the pub and perhaps drink more than we should have on occasions.''
''If you went up to your average Australian and said, 'Would you get married because you might get a promotion at work?', they would say, 'No, I wouldn't dream of doing it.'
Next week's edition features Jim Turnour, followed by Warren Entsch. I know which one enjoys stilettos more.

19 comments:

Morgan James Davies said...

She can dye her hair as red as she likes, but the earlobes definitely need a trim!

Jo O'Conor said...

I couldn't give a toss what she looks like, just that she runs the country properly

Chris Jevan - Cityview said...

Julia will need more than a make over to win on Aug 21!!!!!!! (bit like Jimbo!!)

Morgan James Davies said...

Fat chance of that happening. She couldn't run a choko vine over an outdoor dunny.

Jo O'Conor said...

Seems none of them are capable

James Raine said...

Hahha my wife bought this copy from the newsagent in Cairns Central yesterday.,.. and neither of us actually recognised it with Gillard...

is that a good or a bad thing??!!!

Syd Walker said...

Thanks for the tip-off Mike. I'm dashing out right now to buy my very own copy of Wimmins Weakly. It's 6.15am and if I move fast I might beat the rush.

Leuco Gaster said...

It should be no surprise that a Women's Weekly photographer knows how to make someone look their best. The editor has already said the photo was not airbrushed or digitally enhanced.

I'm wondering why there is all this emphasis on her looks and marital status - could it be that all you Abbott boosters are beginning to realize that Julia will probably win? Despite the flood of nasty personal attacks from the biased Murdoch press?

CRAG said...

Come buy the glitzy Gillard puppet;
best dressed puppet on the shelf.

:John: Babet Community Reformation Action Group (CRAG)
www.crag1.webs.com

Paul said...

Ah Tim, the ever conveniant and suddenly evident Tim.

Leigh Dall'Osto said...

Well, you won't see Tony on the cover.......his ears would be much too hard to photo-shop!! Hehehee

col said...

If I JUST STABBED MY MATE/BOSS/FRIEND IN THE BACK I also would try to change my appearance .

YASSAR said...

I want to know if jason obrien is in israel hatching a zionest plot against syd walker .
As that is where he is now having a holiday OR?

A Bloe said...

Didn't two Tone stab his mate/boss friend in the back to get his head job (ha ha) for the Liberal No Policies Party Col? Imagine how the chauvinistic Bogans would go off frothing at the mouth if Julia went running around showing her bits in a bikini like wing nut has done. One rule for the men another for the women - just like the Taliban.

COL said...

a bloe I am straight mate BUT I would bend you over rather than the carrot head in a bikini haven't you seen the size of her arse?

Bob Hawke said...

Don't knock Julia's arse it could be a carbon sink?! What I hate about these in depth wimmins weekly things is that they leave out the real in depth bits? Is Julia a brazillian woman or au naturale that sort of thing provides real insight which can swing votes!

Queenie said...

Jeez - I looked at the cover and thought it was Cate Blanchett.

Fred Nele said...

So COL you have the perfect body eh? Or maybe she'd chew her arm off just to get away from you in the morning in the cold hard light of day?

Alison Alloway said...

I'm surprised Womens Weekly has even noticed Australia has a female Prime Minister!! All their editorial content these days is re-hashed cut and paste stuff about so called Hollywood "stars" from its sister American magazine. Oh, and about 90% is advertisements.
From once being a worthwhile magazine to an over-priced heap of crap with a reading age of approximately 8, it is steadily losing readers and money. The sooner it disappears into history, the better.