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     COMMENTS: Sex-Role Stereotypes for Mrs Obama

As she was yesterday by CBS' Sheila MacVicar and NBC's Dawna Friesen, Michelle Obama was followed again, this time by ABC Yunji de Nies and, in a reprise, by Friesen once more. Talk about sex-role stereotyping! Do male reporters ever get assigned to cover a First Lady? Anyway, de Nies dished with Alexandra Schulman of British Vogue about Michelle's threads: "Frankly she could wear a rubbish bag and I would still think she looked great." Friesen improved on Wednesday's gushing tones by, sensibly, largely absenting herself. She covered the First Lady's visit to an inner city girls' school by letting the camera speak for itself, showing Mrs Obama's motivational remarks in four extended soundbites, the girls' authentic reactions of joy and tears--and hugs all round.

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