Was It ‘Inappropriate’ For President Obama to Call Sasha & Malia ‘Beautiful’ During His Speech?

[magus_69]

Was It ‘Inappropriate’ For President Obama to Call Sasha & Malia ‘Beautiful’ During His Speech?November 9, 2012 by Britni Danielle

Comments

[jocelyncs]

And of course, a father calling his child beautiful couldn't possibly refer to anything other than their physical appearance. *eyeroll* Some people are really desperate to find cause for offense.

[xochitl]

That was my thought! 'Beautiful' could be referring to personality and every aspect of a person, not just their face. :/

[wrestlingdog]

Especially when it was in the same breath of him calling Malia and Sasha "smart" and "strong."

[sephirajo]

MTE. When he said that, I got the feeling he was referring to so much more than just their looks.

[darth_eldritch]

Michelle is the most stunning First Lady we've had in a long time.

Not only is she glamorous, she's got tons of inner beauty that shines through.

[teacoat]

This. Ann Romney is objectively "pretty," but you look at her and tell that she's not very beautiful underneath it all. And then she opens her mouth and you know it for sure.

[darth_eldritch]

I don't know if you've read the book Three Musketeers, but Ann Romney reminds me of LAdy De Winter. She's prefect, beautiful, and blonde. There is a scene where she briefly snarls and her true hideous self is shown when no one is looking. There was a post here on ond_p only a few weeks ago showing a pic where Ann Romney looks exactly like that. The camera caught her looking really snotty.

[hammersxstrings]

oh ffs

[theartistprince]

omg that's ridiculous. What kind of parent doesn't call their kids beautiful? God knows I'm not the end all and be all but you better believe my beauty rivals Heidi Klum in my parents's eyes.

[the_physicist]

Sadly far too many parents pick on their kids looks.

[kitanabychoice]

Yeah. :( My uncle always tells me I'm beautiful, but my mom used to say I had tree trunks for legs, and my grandmother waffles between telling me I look fine and asking me if I'm going to lose weight any time soon. It's so complicated.

[the_physicist]

I'm sorry to hear that you've had such close family make such comments to you.

[azur_blue]

You have got to be fucking kidding me!