How Not to Treat the First Lady -- or Any Lady

As a wife and mother and a huge fan of first lady Michelle Obama -- I met her at my daughters' elementary school in February and was so impressed by how warm and inviting she was -- I was shocked to see the picture [Style, July 10] of President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appearing to "check out" some anonymous woman's backside.

Are you kidding me? Did The Post feel it necessary to reiterate that "boys will be boys"?

Women and wives around the world do not need to be reminded of this, and our wonderful first lady certainly does not need to be mocked in such fashion.

Has The Post turned to tabloid journalism to get more readers?

By the way, women check out men all the time -- we are just more discreet about it.

-- Michelle Tamaro

Kensington

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