17/07/05 17:11:41.94 qAJnhmX70.net
Inada falls flat at Asia security summit with 'sexist' remark
Then, a strange atmosphere suddenly filled the room.
�gAs you can readily see, Minister Payne, Minister Goulard, and I have much in common. We belong to the same gender we belong to the
same generation and most importantly, we are all good looking!�h said Inada after looking toward the two ministers.
Reporters exchanged glances. Inada's fellow ministers did not react, but looked startled, with frozen facial expressions.
A journalist from French newspaper Le Monde expressed her thoughts on the matter, saying: �gI thought it was badly received. The point
that they were all women, or the same generation was good, but that they are good looking? I mean, who cares how the ministers look like
when they are here to talk about security?
�gIt's not a big issue, but I think it was not very tactful. It was like a male comment, a sexist comment, and coming from a female minister, it
was weird and I was surprised.�h
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