Learning about the so-called “coverage” of the Sarah Palin campaign
made me sick to my stomach. Though I am not a supporter of Palin, girls have to
stick together. Media gave us a very surface level visual on Sarah Palin’s
issues and gave a full spread magazine story on the shoes she decided to wear
at the convention. Again, though I did not follow her campaign, I do
religiously follow first lady Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama radiates power and
success. She speaks at many conventions, follows her husband around the world
and gives much of her time to charitable causes. Even though she is the first
African American first lady, she will be remembered just as all first ladies
are, on her wardrobe.
“Michelle Obama has changed the fashion industry forever. She inspires us to look better.” – Allison Mcnamara, Fashion Reporter
For Michelle Obama’s 48th birthday, this website
praised her for her most “famous” looks in the past 4 years as first lady. The
essence of Michelle Obama’s entire time spent in the white house has been to
inspire us to be better people and change the world around us. Michelle Obama
does not want our wardrobe to be the only thing inspired by her time in the
white house. A week ago at the National Democratic Convention, Michelle gave a
powerful speech about the re-election of her husband. Most of the crowd was on
their feet in tears and the first article written about that night was this:
Does the fact of whether or not her dress has sleeves affect politics in
anyway? Michelle gave some incredible insight on the struggles of this country,
struggles that are more news worthy than her wardrobe. To even push this
further, this article was printed in people magazine: Michelle Obama's Nail Polish
“Hot question of the day:” What nail polish color was Michelle Obama wearing at the democratic convention. Are you kidding me? If this is considered media coverage over the first lady then I feel very worried for the profession I am entering into. This story affects me because all our lives we are told we can do anything we want if we work hard for it. We are told hard work pays off and that one day we will get recognized. Michelle Obama is at the point in her life where hard work is supposed to pay off, she has amazing ideas for the betterment of the United States and as first lady her views should be addressed. The only media time Michelle is getting is answering the “Hot question of the day” “What color nail polish were you wearing?” This is showing young women that our opinions don’t matter, that no matter how far we go in life we are still going to be treated like girls and not taken seriously. If Michelle Obama cannot be taken seriously why would any other girl? Representation of women in the media needs to change. Women need to be heard, their values and beliefs need to be taken into consideration. And people need to start hearing Michelle Obama for who she really is, and that is one hell of a leader: