Come On Folks! Not The Little Girls.
on January 16th, 2009 at 9:57 am
I have already expressed on this site time and time again about folks holding up the Obamas (Barack and Michelle) as the ultimate Black role models. But according to this article found in the Chicago Tribune, apparently to some folks Sasha and Malia are also role models for an entire race of people in need of leadership for somebody. Anybody. Everybody. SCREAM!!!!
Pressure on Obama daughters to be role models
By Dahleen Glanton[...]
While Barack and Michelle Obama likely will try to shield their children from the media, as have most presidents and first ladies, many young girls will look to them for fashion trends, study habits and tips for surviving the difficult transition from childhood to teenagers.
“They will be role models for kids, particularly African-American kids who will look up to them,” said Nadine Kaslow, chief psychologist at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. “There will be lots of pressure on them because they are African-American, pressure to excel academically, not to get into trouble and to behave appropriately.”
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“I wear my hair natural sometimes, so I kind of know what it’s like,” said Kathryn, a 3rd grader. “When I see their hair natural, it makes me feel like I’m not the only one wearing my hair like that as a brown-skinned girl.”
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“Our children will get a sense of self-esteem from looking at these girls,” said Bowles. “They seem to be proud of who they are, and it’s great that they have parents who allow them to be themselves.” (more…)
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