As is well known, Vladimir Putin likes to mark the macho. Woe to anyone who gets in his way. However, US presenter Hadley Gamble took no account of his sensitivities and promptly became an object of hate for the Kremlin propagandists.
The US presenter Hadley Gamble suddenly gained notoriety in Russia. Kremlin propagandists have shot at them for over a week. On state television, loyal supporters of Vladimir Putin pour insults and swear words over the journalist from the US broadcaster CNBC. The supposed reason: Gamble’s appearance on Putin’s side.
The 39-year-old moderated a panel discussion at the international forum “Russian Energy Week”. The Kremlin chief took a seat across from her. The interview went like so many others: Gamble asked mandatory questions about Alexej Navalny and freedom of expression in Russia, Putin, as usual, avoided all questions or distracted them with counter-accusations.
So far, so predictable. The interview would probably have been forgotten the next day if Gamble hadn’t published a meaningful picture on Instagram. On the recording, the presenter walks proudly while the Kremlin chief trots behind her, hunched over. “Power walk,” Gable simply wrote, obviously not referring to Putin’s appearance.
Vladimir Putin stepped on the tie
More than that: Not only does Putin appear quite dodgy in the picture, he also looks smaller than the presenter. The Russian head of state is doing his best to appear taller than he is. His means include shoes with heels or shortened trousers that are supposed to make his legs appear longer. The Russian state media are also expressly instructed to only film Putin from below, so that his lack of height is not noticed.
As expected, international media do not adhere to such rules, and neither does gamble. Apparently she was so offending someone that she became the target of Kremlin propagandists.
Putin’s favorite propagandist off the leash
It was Dmitri Kisselev, currently probably Putin’s favorite propagandist, who started the wave of malice. In his program “Westi Nedeli” (News of the Week) he knew nothing better to do with himself than to talk in great detail about the appearance of the American woman.
Gamble had apparently prepared for the meeting with Putin as if she wanted to hit the catwalk, Kisselev began his tirade. She even lost a few pounds, he claimed and cited as evidence that the reporter took a somewhat unfavorable picture. “In Moscow, she wore a little black dress, fluffed up her messy head of hair, and dressed Louboutins to make her legs look longer. With twelve-centimeter heels and a platform,” commented the Kremlin’s chief propagandist how Russian media like to dub it with open contempt.
In the depiction of Kisseljow, the iconic high heels became symbols of reprehensibility, even prostitution. He actually assumed that Gamble was trying to seduce him. As evidence of their alleged dishonest intentions, he quoted the designer of the shoes, who once said that “shoes must look good on a naked woman.”
“Without stockings and with bared arms”
Anyone who thinks here that the rules of logic cannot be overturned any further is mistaken. “Gamba preferred to appear before the President WITHOUT STOCKINGS and WITH BARE ARMS,” emphasized Kisseljow theatrically. The business style dictates that one of the two be exposed, noted the self-styled fashion connoisseur. He was also bothered by the body shimmer, which the presenter must have used. She looks like “she didn’t even go to work”.
Gamble’s legs did not let go of Kisselev. “Also in terms of body language, Hadley went full throttle. What hasn’t she done to her legs!” He continued. Maybe a balancing act, one might ask with such a moderation. These words, however, were accompanied by images of slightly swaying legs that Gamble had knowingly crossed.
But Kisseljow made even more signs of an attempt at seduction: the presenter had constantly done her hair, winked her eyes, licked her lips, and even showed her tongue. His conclusion: “Gamble has clearly presented itself as a sexual object, without fear of criticism from feminists.” Kisseljow preferred not to mention that feminists have been fighting for decades to ensure that women are not judged on the basis of their appearance. He also forgot that he himself likes to drag feminists through the mud, as they are part of the enemy image of Russian propaganda.
But Kisselev has never been bothered by such freedoms. The moderator’s alleged reprehensible demeanor was the most important topic of the day for him – regardless of the exploding corona numbers in Russia. What are 1000 dead a day in contrast to the shimmering legs of Gambles?
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