The widower of a policewoman killed on 9/11 has returned his wife’s Glamour “Woman of the Year” award after the same award was given to reality star and former athlete Caitlyn Jenner.
James Smith authored an open letter to the women’s magazine explaining his decision. “On October 29th, 2001 I was honored to accept the Glamour magazine ‘Woman of the Year’ Award posthumously given to my wife, Police Officer Moira Smith. Moira was killed on September 11th, 2001 while rescuing thousands from the World Trade Center.”
“I was shocked and saddened to learn that Glamour has just named Bruce Jenner
‘Woman of the Year,'” he continued. “I find it insulting to Moira
Smith’s memory, and the memory of other heroic women who have earned
this award.”
“Was there no woman in America, or the rest of the world, more
deserving than this man? At a time when we have women in the armed
forces fighting and dying for our country, heroic doctors fighting
deadly diseases, women police officers and firefighters putting their
lives on the line for total strangers, brave women overcoming life
threatening diseases… the list of possibilities goes on… is this the
best you could do?” (text from Mediaite).
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