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I am white and I also looked at Michelle Obama's body with interest (as all females look at other females) -- but I have been somewhat interested in her because I have a remarkably similar physical type --- INCLUDING -- that "back." The big butt. The boo-tay! So just because I am white -- does that make me unattractive -- while Michelle is a goddess? NO. I really delved into your article with interest -- but it was just so racial and stereotypical, I stopped. My male friends and ex-husband have always loved my beautiful round BIG butt. I am sorry but black people do not corner the market on that. I do not deny that racism has vanished because President-Elect Obama won. But this type of writing, under the guise of humor(?) IS RACIST and divisive, and nonsense and the exact type of thing that Obama was talking about at Grant Park, and had been talking about all election. If you have a big butt you can only be beautiful if you are black? Later on you trash Jackie-O? Why? What is your point? More divisiveness. Better question -- why the hell is Salon publishing this shit - as the headline, no less -- when there are a lot more urgent and compelling issues in this world?
