I’m not too sure how to react to this new piece of information.
It’s sad that Obama can’t enjoy a private family holiday with his children but then again, he does look kind of hot.
Oddly enough, the same incident occured when pictures of a shirtless Vladimir Putin was released by the Russian government in an attempt to improve Putin’s PR with his female voters. It worked. Furthermore, a side effect of this picture being released has meant that Putin is now an unwilling gay icon.
Now, in Obama’s case, it’s quite clear that it’s not a publicity stunt given the fairly grainy quality of the photo. But concerning Putin, there are a number of evidences that make it clear that Putin was posing for the camera as discussed in various sites (i.e. Putin holding the rod at a funny angle, being shirtless in Siberia etc) but I really couldn’t care less. What I want to know is, how did political leaders being sex icons, when did they become sex icons and why did I miss it?
