In a recent interview with Paris’ Metro magazine, 78-year-old designer Karl Lagerfeld, creative director and mastermind of the fashion powerhouse Chanel, said of the pop sensation Adele:
“She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.”
He’s since apologized, but talk about a backhanded compliment. Still, It doesn’t come as a surprise in a world where women are judged first and foremost not by their talent, their intelligence or their contributions to society — but by their looks.
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