BREAKING NEWS: Woman Wears Dress

After her husband became the first black president of the US on Nov. 4, Michelle Obama made "the power statement of her political career" earlier this week when she… wore a red dress to the White House. What’s more, that statement was apparently that she is "powerful but not threatening."

Yeah, they went there.

It’s probably true that at this time, in this campaign, Barack Obama winning the presidency was the most important goal. And the article does pay lip service to the fact that double standards that make it necessary to "soften" smart (and black, but they don’t say that ) women are unfair.

But if that’s so, then why does this article claim that making "The Dress her uniform" is the most important message we’ve gotten from her? Why is her "power statement" supposedly that she is "too feminine" and "sexy" to be "sitting in on cabinet meetings"? That’s not power, sounds more like subordination.

Michelle Obama has made, and will continue to make, incredibly powerful and important statements. And they have nothing to do with dresses or being "too feminine" to do anything.