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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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  • Monday, November 17, 2008 09:13 PM

    Come on, people

    To paraphrase Roger Ebert, a piece of writing isn't about what it's about, it's about how it's about it. This was joyous, celebratory, and funny. God forbid such attitudes would perish from Salon in the service of such self-serious offense by proxy.

    And by that I mean, from what is known about the Obamas, what do you think their reaction to this would be? If you answered anything but "a good laugh", I submit you haven't been paying enough attention to their self-possession.

    Here's another paraphrase -- as Rob Halford would say, I'm offended by your offendability.

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