Leave the First Lady (Elect’s) Behind Alone

I thought perhaps the media would self-correct and rise to the occasion of real journalism again after plumbing the depths of frenzied fixations on female hair and wardrobe ‘issues’ post-election.

I thought perhaps when their man won, a new level of media respect would follow President elect Obama’s wife to the White House and we would be spared ad nauseum notice of ‘female parts’ and the related vocabulary.

I thought perhaps there would be sufficient news-worthy topics with appointments, policy planning and inaugural buzz to avoid continuing such tabloid-like-trash.

Well, as with many aspects of this election, I was wrong. But perhaps my greatest error was in considering Salon a source of any compelling form of journalism.

Leave Michelle’s butt alone. Khallas ya hiywan*.

Have a little respect for her, at least for his sake, for the office of the presidency’s sake and for yourselves, puh-lease.

*For non-Arabic speakers: “enough, you ANIMALS”. (technically, animal; plural is hiywanaat)