Pulitzer-prize winning columnist makes EMBARRASSING correction to her WaPost piece on what Kamala Harris wore to the debate

Does anyone really care that Kamala Harris wore black to the debate, or even notice? From the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan:

Perspective: Kamala Harris wore black. That was both unremarkable and theatrically powerful. https://t.co/uItOtn7klJ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 28, 2019

But people quickly came to Givhan’s defense, noting that she does have a Pulitzer for her past work and that this is an important piece of writing:

From my recollection she's the only person who writes about fashion who has a Pulitzer for that matter!

— (pronounced “My Kell”) (@MikelleStreet) June 28, 2019

The idea that clothing doesn't matter is just baseline ahistorical. Period.

— (pronounced “My Kell”) (@MikelleStreet) June 28, 2019

And if we criticize it, we’re being misogynistic:

The idea that clothing doesn't matter is just baseline ahistorical. Period.

— (pronounced “My Kell”) (@MikelleStreet) June 28, 2019

OK, so let’s go read the article, shall we? Here’s the opener. Well, the corrected opener, anyway. . .

She was wearing navy, not black:

HAHAHA! So, why is the Washington Post keeping up the “black” headline? And as for the point of the article — that a woman wore dark colors on a debate stage in the first place, is it really that remarkable? From 2016:

In Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders pushes Hillary Clinton on trade and jobs https://t.co/p54sRWTe1d pic.twitter.com/eWLJVYAYiO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 7, 2016

Pulitzer-prize winning columnist makes EMBARRASSING correction to her WaPost piece on what Kamala Harris wore to the debate

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