Sanna Marin outrage would not have happened if she was 'worse looking' or male, claims columnist

Sanna Marin could not have been topic to the identical media scrutiny, following the emergence of a video displaying her partying with pals, had she been a person a columnist has claimed.

Writing in The Occasions, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton argued if the Finnish PM was a member of the alternative intercourse and was pictured dancing with a male buddy, the world's media wouldn't be fairly as .

"If the Finnish prime minister had been a person, swaying arm in arm with a male buddy, I doubt it could be such huge information", she mentioned.

Ms Gowans-Eglinton additionally prompt the 36-year-old's socialising would not have aroused the priority of the world's editors, columnists and pundits if she was "worse wanting."

Ms Marin confirmed she would take a drug check after the clip went viral

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"... maybe if the Finnish PM had been worse wanting — or the buddy in query weren't a magnificence queen [the media would be less outraged].

"No legal guidelines had been damaged, however there are legal guidelines after which there’s the court docket of public opinion. And Marin has positively crossed a line there: she’s too attractive for her (white collar) shirt."

Ms Gowans-Eglinton's defence is available in response to video clips of Ms Marin at a celebration with Finnish celebrities, which emerged final week.

On Thursday, the mother-of-one mentioned she was upset that the movies had been printed on-line as they had been meant to be seen solely by pals.

Ms Marin, who grew to become the world's youngest serving authorities chief in December 2019, confirmed on Friday that she can be taking a drug check.

Defending her actions, she mentioned: "I have not used medication, I have not used something aside from alcohol.

"I've nothing to hide or cover, and I have not finished something unlawful.

"These are non-public movies and will not be meant for the general public.

"I am nonetheless going to be pals with my pals."

She mentioned she had by no means taken medication and that she had not seen anybody doing so on the celebration she attended.

The exams got here again detrimental however some journalists in Finland mentioned solely a hair pattern can be definitive.