The former "first daughter" of the United States recently caused controversy on social media because of her revealing clothing.
When Sasha Obama and her sister Maria moved into the White House with their father, they were only 7 and 10 years old, and two beautiful little girls wearing small skirts, ribbons and bows almost gained more popularity than Then President Barack Obama, becoming a symbol of the good daughter in the hearts of many Americans.
In the blink of an eye, Sasha was 19 years old. Although she has kept a low profile for most of her life, she doesn't even have a public social media account. But recently someone uploaded a video of her and a group of friends dancing to pop hunna's music on a short video site, and the lyrics of this music are very bold and explicit. Many foreign netizens expressed "discomfort" with this, exhorting that the music and her identity were not appropriate. Subsequently, the 15-second short video was deleted shortly thereafter.
Last week, a photo of Sasha wearing a small vest and a short skirt was posted online. Many netizens have liked it, saying that this kind of dress is charming and mature, but some netizens criticized this as not "the character that the children of the former president of the United States should show."
Some American netizens begged Sasha to "put on clothes" and not to "cross the line" in words and deeds.
Why is it that Sasha Obama's growing up "dress-up" and singing and dancing will shock so many people and even criticize her?
Jennifer Turner, an assistant professor of sociology in women's and gender studies at Hollins University, said that for the daughters of former U.S. presidents, they don't have the "room for trial and error" of the average average teenager. "American society has an over-desired expression of black women, and for many privileged blacks, there is a so-called respect politics, which is what people want Sasha Obama to do."
This is not the first time that the former "first daughter" has been criticized for dress and manners. In 2014, Maria Obama was criticized for not being a "good role model" for being photographed by paparazzi for wearing a bikini. Later, it was controversial because he acted slightly "crazy" because of his self-release at music festivals.
"(They say Sasha) should be a role model for young girls, which is an unfair expectation for her." Turner said.
Former US President George W. Bush's twin daughters also had a public opinion storm when they were young, but not because of what dance they danced or what strange dress they dressed, but because they did violate the law.
Local laws forbid young people under the age of 21 from drinking alcohol, and two of Bush's qianjin bought alcohol from stores at the age of 19, used someone else's ID card, and was eventually taken to the police station.
Compared with such illegal acts, some costumes may be easier to accept.
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Compiled from foreign media
Editor: Wu Yu