Sexism: Still Running Rampant

It's not about the clothes.

Did anyone else notice the focus of many stories about First Lady Michelle Obama during the last month or so?

"Fashion Spotlight Shines on First Lady Obama". NPR, 1/23/2009.

"Michelle Obama: First Lady of Fashion." Chicago Sun-Times, 1/20/2009.

"First lady of fashion: Like Jackie Kennedy, Michelle Obama set to change U.S. styles". Boston Herald, 1/15/2009.

"Fashion icon: Michelle Obama's look is a new chapter in first lady style". Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1/15/2009.

"U.S. Fashion’s One-Woman Bailout? " New York Times, 1/7/2009.

"Michelle Obama's urban chic heads to D.C." CNN, 12/22/2008.

And this breathless headline from abroad.

"The First Lady of Fashion. Her hairdos. Her frocks. Her taste in food and interior design - even her friends. Every choice Michelle Obama makes from now on will face merciless public scrutiny. So how will she cope?" London Mail, 1/19/2009.

So tell me, how predictable is this headline?

"‘Mom in Chief’ Touches on Policy, and Tongues Wag". New York Times, 2/7/2009.