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	<title>Comments on: Michelle Got a Big Ole Butt&#8230;Now, That&#8217;s Change I Can Believe In!</title>
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	<description>A Memoir and Blog by Jacqueline J. Holness</description>
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		<title>By: Erin Aubry Kaplan</title>
		<link>http://jackieholness.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/michelle-got-a-big-ole-buttnow-thats-change-i-can-believe-in/#comment-318</link>
		<dc:creator>Erin Aubry Kaplan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jacqueline: well said!!! Not just your comments about my piece, but your own story of struggle with your body, specifically your butt. Very honest and in a way heartbreaking. I went thru very much the same thing, though i&#039;m technically a &#039;high yella sistah&#039; -- black neighborhood, white school, etc. I , too, wish I could go back and talk some confidence into my 8 year old self. I was naturally shy and reclusive, so the black image truama made things that much worse. These are very important stories that need to be out there.Bravo to you, keep on writing, and please keep in touch. I&#039;m a fan. 
 
Btw, many many MANY black people have pretty much called me a race and gender traitor for writing this. I can deal with white backlash, but the black rejection is disappointing. So thanks for your letter, I needed it.
 
Happy holidays</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jacqueline: well said!!! Not just your comments about my piece, but your own story of struggle with your body, specifically your butt. Very honest and in a way heartbreaking. I went thru very much the same thing, though i&#8217;m technically a &#8216;high yella sistah&#8217; &#8212; black neighborhood, white school, etc. I , too, wish I could go back and talk some confidence into my 8 year old self. I was naturally shy and reclusive, so the black image truama made things that much worse. These are very important stories that need to be out there.Bravo to you, keep on writing, and please keep in touch. I&#8217;m a fan. </p>
<p>Btw, many many MANY black people have pretty much called me a race and gender traitor for writing this. I can deal with white backlash, but the black rejection is disappointing. So thanks for your letter, I needed it.</p>
<p>Happy holidays</p>
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		<title>By: Two Steps Forward&#8230;One Step Back. &#171; After the Altar Call</title>
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		<dc:creator>Two Steps Forward&#8230;One Step Back. &#171; After the Altar Call</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] have never been obese, but I have struggled with body image issues pretty much since I realized I had a body! I apologize to those who knew me from age 20-25, my [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] have never been obese, but I have struggled with body image issues pretty much since I realized I had a body! I apologize to those who knew me from age 20-25, my [...]</p>
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		<title>By: jackieholness</title>
		<link>http://jackieholness.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/michelle-got-a-big-ole-buttnow-thats-change-i-can-believe-in/#comment-248</link>
		<dc:creator>jackieholness</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Soul Daddy, &quot;Booty enthusiast!&quot; Very funny :)

@ Unree Thompson, that&#039;s really sweet! :)

@ All the guys who commented on this post, thanks! I was thinkin&#039; this may be a topic of interest! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Soul Daddy, &#8220;Booty enthusiast!&#8221; Very funny <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Unree Thompson, that&#8217;s really sweet! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ All the guys who commented on this post, thanks! I was thinkin&#8217; this may be a topic of interest! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Unree Thompson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Unree Thompson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think First Lady Obama is a Beautiful woman.  And also as a black man I wanted to encourage all the sistas that you all are beautiful and you were queens of nations centuries before this day and time.  Sorry ladies... I guess you dont here that enough from us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think First Lady Obama is a Beautiful woman.  And also as a black man I wanted to encourage all the sistas that you all are beautiful and you were queens of nations centuries before this day and time.  Sorry ladies&#8230; I guess you dont here that enough from us.</p>
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		<title>By: Soul Daddy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Soul Daddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a booty enthusiast, I feel that I should weigh in on this topic. =)

But I don&#039;t wanna look at Michelle that way; it&#039;s like oogling my aunt or something.

I am, however, happy that she represents a renaissance of the world&#039;s acceptance of Black beauty.

That is a beautiful thing indeed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a booty enthusiast, I feel that I should weigh in on this topic. =)</p>
<p>But I don&#8217;t wanna look at Michelle that way; it&#8217;s like oogling my aunt or something.</p>
<p>I am, however, happy that she represents a renaissance of the world&#8217;s acceptance of Black beauty.</p>
<p>That is a beautiful thing indeed.</p>
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		<title>By: jackieholness</title>
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		<dc:creator>jackieholness</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@DR, Thank goodness for women like Jayne Kennedy and Pam Grier because they did show me that &quot;black is beautiful&quot; when I had issues as a little girl! And words can&#039;t describe how I feel about the Miss O!

@KS, Thanks for your support!

@Chicki, Michelle is a sheroe to me too!

@TT, sometimes I&#039;m so fine I can&#039;t stand myself too:) Ima have to check out Miss Sixty...

@Tess, don&#039;t hate, congratulate! Just kidding! Just so you know other Caucasian people read this blog too. But you are my biggest Caucasian fan!!! And with just a few squats,you, too, can achieve the booty :)Just Kidding! I love you just the way you are!

Again, y&#039;all, this is all in fun! Please don&#039;t take all of this too seriously!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@DR, Thank goodness for women like Jayne Kennedy and Pam Grier because they did show me that &#8220;black is beautiful&#8221; when I had issues as a little girl! And words can&#8217;t describe how I feel about the Miss O!</p>
<p>@KS, Thanks for your support!</p>
<p>@Chicki, Michelle is a sheroe to me too!</p>
<p>@TT, sometimes I&#8217;m so fine I can&#8217;t stand myself too:) Ima have to check out Miss Sixty&#8230;</p>
<p>@Tess, don&#8217;t hate, congratulate! Just kidding! Just so you know other Caucasian people read this blog too. But you are my biggest Caucasian fan!!! And with just a few squats,you, too, can achieve the booty <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> Just Kidding! I love you just the way you are!</p>
<p>Again, y&#8217;all, this is all in fun! Please don&#8217;t take all of this too seriously!</p>
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		<title>By: Tess</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tess</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As the token representative of the Caucasian people on this blog, I feel I must once object to this sort of casual stereotyping. Some white girls have perfectly adequate booties.

Hmmm. 

Well. Maybe not.

Still thinking about that one...

Just kidding!!! Great post. Michelle Obama is my hero too.  

; )</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the token representative of the Caucasian people on this blog, I feel I must once object to this sort of casual stereotyping. Some white girls have perfectly adequate booties.</p>
<p>Hmmm. </p>
<p>Well. Maybe not.</p>
<p>Still thinking about that one&#8230;</p>
<p>Just kidding!!! Great post. Michelle Obama is my hero too.  </p>
<p>; )</p>
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		<title>By: TT</title>
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		<dc:creator>TT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michelle Got a Big Ole Butt…Ok, now don’t get me wrong I am a black woman and I love, love, love my shape and have worked hard to maintain it.  Beautiful coke-a-cola bottle shape with a lovely round package in the back.  However, I will not be wearing leggings to a meeting at work.  It seems to me what we fail to realize is that some women look very different in their clothes than others.  White women look totally different in a pair of leggings than women of color.  Their back sides are not as noticeable.

A woman of colors rear is very...attractive.  Even to white men, yes I said it white men, they are not blind to the booty, this is why white women are trying their best to get a little junk in their trunk these days.  The reason why I am saying this is because I had a revelation yesterday at the mall.  In my search for the perfect jean I found myself at Miss Sixty.  Ladies when I say if you have curves and want a jean that will accentuate your assets, go to Miss Sixty.  The price is not cheap but it will be the best money you have ever spent.  Just looking at my backside in those jeans let me know that if I purchased them, I would not have a problem finding a date.  My backside looked so gorgeous, mesmerizing and hypnotic that I could not believe I had all that behind me and could not keep my own eyes off my backside.  So if a pair of jeans makes a black woman look like that, imagine a pair of leggings, at a board meeting!

No matter what the caucasian ladies wear, we as women of color still have a responsibility to uphold the utmost respect for ourselves in the work place in our dress, work ethic and attitude.  We do have curves and should not hide it because it is who we are and we are beautiful!  We should wear our clothes the way they should be worn but also be mindful of the hypnotic presence that our rear ends give off.  

I saw a black lady in the hall the other day with a pair of leggings on.  Her butt was so big that she made me stop, turn around and look.  Shazam!  Not cool.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michelle Got a Big Ole Butt…Ok, now don’t get me wrong I am a black woman and I love, love, love my shape and have worked hard to maintain it.  Beautiful coke-a-cola bottle shape with a lovely round package in the back.  However, I will not be wearing leggings to a meeting at work.  It seems to me what we fail to realize is that some women look very different in their clothes than others.  White women look totally different in a pair of leggings than women of color.  Their back sides are not as noticeable.</p>
<p>A woman of colors rear is very&#8230;attractive.  Even to white men, yes I said it white men, they are not blind to the booty, this is why white women are trying their best to get a little junk in their trunk these days.  The reason why I am saying this is because I had a revelation yesterday at the mall.  In my search for the perfect jean I found myself at Miss Sixty.  Ladies when I say if you have curves and want a jean that will accentuate your assets, go to Miss Sixty.  The price is not cheap but it will be the best money you have ever spent.  Just looking at my backside in those jeans let me know that if I purchased them, I would not have a problem finding a date.  My backside looked so gorgeous, mesmerizing and hypnotic that I could not believe I had all that behind me and could not keep my own eyes off my backside.  So if a pair of jeans makes a black woman look like that, imagine a pair of leggings, at a board meeting!</p>
<p>No matter what the caucasian ladies wear, we as women of color still have a responsibility to uphold the utmost respect for ourselves in the work place in our dress, work ethic and attitude.  We do have curves and should not hide it because it is who we are and we are beautiful!  We should wear our clothes the way they should be worn but also be mindful of the hypnotic presence that our rear ends give off.  </p>
<p>I saw a black lady in the hall the other day with a pair of leggings on.  Her butt was so big that she made me stop, turn around and look.  Shazam!  Not cool.</p>
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		<title>By: Chicki Brown</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chicki Brown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great article from Salon. To me everything about Michelle is perfect. That sister is my shero!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great article from Salon. To me everything about Michelle is perfect. That sister is my shero!</p>
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		<title>By: KS</title>
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		<dc:creator>KS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am really enjoying your writings girl!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am really enjoying your writings girl!</p>
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