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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 10:56 AM

    Oh come on... :)

    Michelle Obama is gorgeous. I for one am sick of 'fashion' dictating what size butts or boobs or legs or whatever we 'should' have. We are all gorgeous. Maya Angelou has a poem about this "Phenomenal Woman" (http://www.feminist.com/resources/artspeech/insp/maya.htm has a copy) that I keep posted by my computer. This article celebrates the fact that we can celebrate beauty in all different shapes, sizes, colors and now we have a prominent woman who helps some of us feel more confident about this.

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