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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 08:08 AM

    @naturegirl

    I agree to an extent. White's don't fear black's booties(although I admit that when I discovered that I had fairly recent black ancestry, the first thing I thought of was my large butt--who knew it was ghetto?) Anyhoo, people did elect Obama based, in part, on how his wife looks. Can you imagine if she were white? He never would have been elected. However, I think what this article is attempting is to say is code for: Michelle isn't light skinned, and black women really appreciate this.

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