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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:00 AM

First lady got back

I'm a black woman who never thought I'd see a powerful, beautiful female with a body like mine in the White House. Then I saw Michelle Obama -- and her booty!

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 01:27 PM

    Exclusive: Kaplan Speaks Out About Salon Article Tonight on Blogtalkradio.com

    Erin Aubry Kaplan has touched a serious nerve. Or in this case, a butt!

    Even popular entertainment website TMZ.com has jumped into the fray over the controversial piece on Michelle Obama's derriere that has cyberspace buzzing. "One thing that hasn't been pointed about our new First Lady -- her bootyliciousness. Salon.com just decided to go there with Michelle Obama, with a black woman fully laying out an appreciation of Mrs. O's back side: She has coruscating intelligence, beauty, style and -- drumroll, please -- a butt, writes Kaplan. Yes, you read that right: I'm going to talk about the first lady's butt."

    Wednesday November 19 on The Kevin Ross Show, meet the writer that created the firestorm and find out exactly what was her motivation behind the article. Is the soon-to-be First Lady being unfairly sexualized, or does her figure represent a triumph for women of color with “real curves”? Listen online or feel free to call in at (347) 945-5939.

    Hold on to your Spanx ladies, it's going to be a bumpy ride. That's tonight at 7pm (PST), only on Blogtalkradio.

    http://blogtalkradio.com/stations/headingright/kevin-ross

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