Don't Sass Me, Girl

Huffington Post better watch what they write about the youngest White House kid, Sasha Obama, from now on. Michelle Obama Watch (MOW), a blog dedicated to reporting on anything and everything about the new First Lady, jumped on Huffington Postโ€™s case after it posted an article on itโ€™s 23/6 site calling 7-year-old Sasha โ€œsassy.โ€ This…

Huffington Post better watch what they write about the youngest White House kid, Sasha Obama, from now on. Michelle Obama Watch (MOW), a blog dedicated to reporting on anything and everything about the new First Lady, jumped on Huffington Postโ€™s case after it posted an article on itโ€™s 23/6 site calling 7-year-old Sasha โ€œsassy.โ€ This isnโ€™t the first time Arianaโ€™s bloggers have labeled the little cutie โ€œsassyโ€. Following President Barack Obamaโ€™s election win, they posted a slideshow chronicling all of Sashaโ€™s so-called โ€œsassiestโ€ moments; which included pictures of Sasha looking at ice cream, Sasha laying on her momโ€™s lap, and Sasha strutting down a walk-way during some of her dadโ€™s rallies.

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But MOW is crying foul, and the The Buzz has to agree. Why is everything that Sasha does called โ€œsassyโ€? Canโ€™t she just be seen as a normal, free-spirited little girl, who seems to like smiling a lot, and yes, every once in a while she wants to eat ice cream? Whatโ€™s sassy about that? According to MOW, Huffington Post doesnโ€™t know what else to say about Sasha because they are relying on stereotypes of how little black girls usually actโ€ฆand apparently theyโ€™re super sassy.

The Buzz thinks MOW may be overreacting a bit with the subtle โ€œYou racist!โ€ cries lingering between the lines of their post. Little girls do have a tendency to be sassy, even if theyโ€™re the presidentโ€™s daughter. But the Huffington Post should also try using other adjectives to describe things that the first daughter does. If not, weโ€™ll soon be seeing slideshows on their site that say: โ€œSasha Obama, taking a nap. How sassy!โ€

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