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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, fractured her hip after a fall down a marble staircase in Luxembourg during a Congressional visit marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

Pelosi, who was hospitalized but remains alert and working, plans to return to the U.S. soon.

The incident, coupled with recent falls by other aging lawmakers like Sen. Mitch McConnell, has renewed calls for Congressional term limits.

Pelosi’s visit held personal significance, as her uncle was killed in the historic WWII battle.

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[–] leadore 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Look at those shoes she's wearing. As a woman, I wish women would stop capitulating to society's/fashion's demand to wear shoes like this, that are made to cripple your ability to keep a sure footing, let alone run, and absolutely ruin your feet over time. Of course if you don't do it you're (gasp) not "fashionable", but that's only because these are the options you have to choose from unless you buy your own shoe factory or something.

I could go on a longer rant about it but I'll stop there. But when you wear shoes like that at 84 it's only a matter of time. Going down a marble staircase in them? very bad idea.

[–] 474D 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I don't think the correct stance is to judge a woman for what she chooses to wear but I know nothing about fashion so go off. There's plenty better things to criticize her for

[–] givesomefucks 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

don’t think the correct stance is to judge a woman for what she chooses to wear

So if an 84 year old woman said she wanted to wear stilts with roller skates, your response would be:

You go queen!

And not:

We need to get you checked for dementia

At some point you draw a line, or you're just enabling an 84 year old to hurt themselves.

[–] 474D 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean you made your point based on her being a woman. If you wanna criticize due to her age then I agree with you

[–] givesomefucks 1 points 6 days ago

Show me an 84 year old man wearing stilettos to tour a palace with marble floors and I'll criticize them too.

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