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When I see Grace Park on "Battlestar Galactica," my heart isn't the only part of me that does a happy little dance. :) Since we're talking science fiction shows, I think you missed your chance to point out George Takei, whose "Sulu" broke the stereotypical Asian character 40 years ago.
Anyway, I understand what you're saying, and as a Jewish guy, I'm sure I was relieved when I finally saw a Jewish character on TV or in the movies who wasn't a 90 pound neurotic nerd. The thing about this article, though, is that it didn't focus on the fact that Michelle Obama is neither a stereotypical ho' or rotund comic relief representation of a black woman, but rather an accomplished, attractive, personable black woman, period; instead, it focused on her ass. It's a booty, sure, but it just seems so wrong at this point in U.S. history to focus on this particular woman's ass.
Anyway, I thought black women obsessed about hair.
