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Bay Ridge Senator Cancels Seminar Teaching Ladies "The Feminine Presence"
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jul 3, 2012
Modified Jul 3, 2012
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Published Jul 3, 2012
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Ladies: don't you wish you could stop burping in your boss's face or falling down the stairs when asking for a job promotion? Republican State Senator Marty Golden understands your plight, and wanted to host a "Polished Professional" event for his female constituents with an actual "Certified Protocol Consultant" to should you "the art of feminine presence" and now to "sit, stand and walk like a model. Walk up and down a stair elegantly." Of course those PC libruls who are living in the "21st Century" goaded Golden into canceling the event.
“Each year, Senator Golden holds several well received events to provide options to his constituents for personal and business development," a statement from his office reads. "Our upcoming event, which we have chosen not to hold, is similar to ones being organized by other elected officials, as well as classes conducted in local high schools."
Now instead of Golden's event, activists are planning to show him "the feminine presence" outside The Bay Ridge Manor on July 24.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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