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Yes she has great style, but... |
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Posted 8/26/2010 at 10:06 AM by Bradlee A |
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Michelle Obama. The First Lady of the United States of America. Grew up on the South Side of Chicago. Graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. Lawyer, mother of two beautiful children, and an amazing, amazing speaker. Yet, it seems the only time she can grab a spot on the Front Page of Huffington Post is for what she wears.
“Obama goes sleeveless at” (event name here). “First Lady sports black for” (event name here). These are the types of articles that gain exposure for who I hope will be the first female President of the United States of America.
Wait a tic, did you just say she went sleeveless? Like WHERE!?!
I’ve been having an occasional feud with a few readers of the Huffington Post in the “Style” section of all places. Am I so out of line to call out people who care more about what she wears than her quest to reduce childhood obesity?
Ewww, like fat kids are gross.
The reason these articles get on the front page is quite simple: people click on them. The number of clicks means more ad revenue for HuffPo.
Luckily, today when I went to the front page there were no articles on Michelle Obama’s attire. There were no articles on Mrs. Obama’s good works either. But when I went to the “Style” page on HuffPo, there were three articles on the First Lady’s garb. I took screen shots of each and posted them in this blog. Notice how many comments are on each. When PeaceJam was highlighted in the Huffington Post, we had a hard time getting 20 comments.
Three articles. This frustrates me. I’d like to live in a world where an incredibly intelligent woman, who is making the world a better place, gets news coverage for who she is and what she’s doing. Not what she’s wearing. I have a dream, that someday woman will not be judged by the color of their outfits, but for her sheer awesomeness as human being.
I’d be lying if I told you that I spend hours commenting on these articles. But I’d also be lying if I said it didn’t get my goat.
OMG, I love goats! Does yours wear the Versace Goat Hugger?
What do you think? Should I get all riled up from stuff like this? Afterall, First Lady attire has been a hot topic of so many past presidencies from Edith Wilson to Jackie Kennedy Onassis and everyone needs distractions. But should this be such a hot topic? Should people be obsessing over what Michelle Obama wears? Is it degrading?
Post a comment below if you’d like to chime in.
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