Refreshingly, no. The President and First Lady appear to be working hard to insure that Malia (11) and Sasha (8) get all the grand experiences and none of the media fall-out that seem to be a part of the lives of First Children.
Anyone making this argument is likely motivated by their relative youth. Not since the Kennedys have there been such young children living in the White House. Older First Children have always been fodder for judgment, and one might not hesitate to wag a finger at the Bush girls while simultaneously leaping to “protect” the innocence of Malia and Sasha Obama—who are in the press far less frequently than super-star tykes like Suri Cruise (3) or the Jolie-Pitt clan.
It only takes one glance at the creepy arial photos taken of Sean and Jayden Spears-Federline’s 2nd/3rd birthday party to establish that the problem lies with the public’s insatiable need for intimate access into the lives of the famous, and not with the famous themselves.
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Thursday, 24. September 2009
I’ll tell you this–we’ll be seeing a crapload of the girls when Christmas comes around. We’ll see them decorate the tree and the press will ask what they’re asking for the holiday. It’ll be spun by the West Wing, too.
Thursday, 24. September 2009
Who cares?
Friday, 25. September 2009
I make it a point to never select stories about celebrity gossip on the Internet where I KNOW clicks count, and even choose Home Page settings that remove or downplay the gossip, fluff and shopping articles. There is no feedback measurement of the stories I prefer on TV, but I basically watch channels and programing where the gossip feed is less. If I am in a waiting room with only SI and celeb mags, I will comment to reception about the disappointing choices. Since it’s the norm, I try to bring my own reading.
Let’s hope the long time journalistic repect for the White House children can be expanded to others that didn’t choose to be in the public eye.
Wednesday, 7. October 2009
If I ever see the Obama girls again, it’ll be too soon.