Engaging the culture by challenging the status quo
What Obama said in China regarding women in America and what they deal with:
“If you talk to women in America, they will tell you that there are still men who have a lot of old-fashioned ideas about the role of women in society.”
What the Chinese are saying about Michelle Obama per the former international editor of a Chinese financial magazine, Li Xin:
“The Chinese standard would maybe prefer someone softer, more petite. She’s so strong and independent and tough. [I’ve heard] from some co-workers and friends, they don’t see her as pretty and don’t understand why she was on the cover of Vogue U.S. (more…)
So with Obama and his supporters being so fed up with America forcing its way of life onto other nations, 1 – Why did Obama feel the need to lecture China on how to treat women? 2 – Did it work? Clearly not.

3 Responses to Cut And Paste
Kera
November 25th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
aHHH so I guess white women are the beauty standard for women all over the world…It’s sad but it’s so true. I dont’ understand why people all over the globe hold the standards of beauty to a race of women who have the lowest self esteem…You alwasy see white women complaining about their physical bodies. Even when there is absolutely nothing wrong with them…”Oh I’m fat, my butt’s too big, I want bigger breast…etc etc” But everyone wants to be like them, or be with them. It’s amazing to me.
Marie
November 26th, 2009 at 1:43 am
I love hypocracy…the last time I check ALL women are some kind of insecure about the way they look. Most women will rather be thin and preatty. What ever preatty means to them. I do not recall that beauty is being something unique to “white” women only.
Norma
November 27th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I doubt we can judge the millions of Chinese on the basis of one woman on the street interview. I think she is beautiful and exceptionally well toned. She’s a fitness model for all women. However, the dress she wore for the first state dinner did not reflect that the Obamas are respectful of other cultures. That much skin exposure is OK for Hollywood, but not a state dinner. The so called crasher was at least covered.