Word: womans
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...reminded of why they made someone a star in the first place. They like Bullock, they really like her; they just haven't seen any reason to go to her movies. The advertising for The Proposal gave them that excuse: it played on both cutting a successful woman down to her co-star's size and allowing Bullock to flash her trademark poop-eating grimace, the signal of a working-class gal who must protect some guilty secret...
...Your article about Michelle Obama was delightful. There is no doubt that she is truly special in many ways. However, I can't escape my negative feelings regarding the angry person first presented to us many months ago. How on earth can the woman represented in your article be the same person who worshipped in a church under the auspices of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? It still pains me that she could bring her children into such a negative, anti-American environment. Bette Hirsh Levy, Tarzana, Calif...
...card-carrying democrat who voted for Barack Obama and would do it again. But you have got to stop treating the First Family as if they were Brad and Angelina and children. Michelle Obama is a beautiful, poised and educated woman, not a Hollywood-celebrity wannabe. Jeanni Green, Dayton, Ohio...
...unable to build up one woman, without comparing her to others? Comparing Michelle's style with Hillary Clinton's style of sending emissaries to key policy meetings does a disservice to both. Both embrace their roles fully. Calling some First Lady traditions "baggage" diminishes the important work that previous First Ladies have done. Collectively, the First Ladies have made a difference for their country. Perhaps it is time for us to appreciate them for what they are - many different women, all of them remarkable. Irma Eloff, PRETORIA...
Unfortunately, your portrait of Michelle Obama was no more illuminating than the Afro-haired, fist-bumping "Angry Black Woman" that characterized her during the campaign. Brand Obama is what we saw, but we are no closer to understanding the kind of woman who dresses up to plant a vegetable garden or buys $540 Lanvin sneakers and wears them to a food bank. This is a good snapshot of how meticulously Brand Obama is executed but we are going to have to wait for an article that reveals the real Meaning of Michelle. Part of me actually prefers the Afro-haired...