Last night I received an email from a loyal reader who thought Michelle Obama displayed bad posture as she sat reading to children in a D.C. classroom yesterday.
After viewing the pics myself I came to the conclusion that there’s nothing wrong with the way the First Lady was sitting. Heck, I sit like that all the time with my shoulders hunched over, my forearms resting on my knees and my legs spread wide.
Maybe she feels more comfortable sitting that way. I also noted that Barack Obama sits the same way.
Sure, you wouldn’t see Laura Bush or even Hillary Clinton sitting hunched over with her legs spread open, but so what?
There are people who think a First Lady should sit with her back straight, her knees (and legs) together and her hands clasped politely in her lap — but I’m not one of them.
I think it’s rather cool to have a First Lady who throws decorum and pomposity out the window in lieu of being her natural ’round-the-way self.
I say let Michelle be Michelle.
Photo: Reuters
