I received the following email from a regular reader regarding the photo to the right that I use on this blog on occasion:
I want to thank you for writing your blog. I love it, and often share postings with co-workers... I don’t, however, necessarily love the photo of the headless, ultraslim, pencil-skirted, stiletto-ed woman that accompanies many posts. Although this is an aesthetic I too occasionally aim for at work, I think the stereotypical aspects of it might detract from the seriousness of the information and opinion. (I’ll keep reading anyway though.)
My responsive email, in part, was as follows:
I appreciate your comment re: that particular image. I do what I can with this blog. I only have a limited amount of time and a limited number of non-copyrighted images available to me, and this blog is a side project of mine. That particular image is simply representative of the conservative law firm image and how women are supposed to fit into it. I use it with posts that discuss law firms and women lawyers. It's not intended to represent how women are supposed to look.
After giving it some thought, I've decided to leave it up to my readers. Majority rules. What say you, fair readers?
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