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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!
By Erin Aubry Kaplan

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 09:39 AM

    Michelle's booty

    Michelle's booty is not that big . . . but it is womanly. We have had depictions of women more "zaftig" in art. They were "Rubenesque." The thinning of the female form came with the Roaring 20s. Girls/women got so small and thin that they looked like young boys. The androgynous look has prevailed since then. Some young star model just a couple of years ago referred to Marilyn Monroe as "fat." I think MM was just a size 10.

    Michelle Obama is 6 feet tall. She'll never be a size 4. Good! I think, as a just slightly overweight white middle-aged women, that she looks just great. Fabulous, even! Looks real. Looks pretty. And is very smart!

    Let's make her Secretary of State!

    —sparky69 Read sparky69's other letters

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