Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit

In looking at all the blogs on Michelle Obama, I noticed that they were all about her clothes and her particular way of dressing.

Nothing about her work as a lawyer, her legal education at Harvard or undergraduate work at Princeton. Sure, I realize that she's not the politician here, but it's always interesting to watch the news that surrounds females as opposed to males and what is deemed acceptable for discussion around both. I mean, does anyone know (or care) what kind of suit Barack Obama wore on election night? (In case you care, it was a 2-button, $1500 suit from an unnamed Chicago department store.)

This supports my believe that as has been the history in the US, from being considered chattel to getting the vote, race always trumps gender. People are more offended by racism than sexism (often not even recognizing the latter). And race usually wins the race for change.

Just ask Hillary Clinton, of the pantsuit revival fame, comments of which overshadowed her bid and her qualifications for the US presidency.

I don't know what will be worse for Michelle Obama - spending the next 4-8 years as the new Jackie O fashion icon without a word about any of her abilities, or looking forward to launching a clothing line at K-Mart after the run in the White House ends.