First Lady Michelle Obama stands tall and regal in her official
portrait, a double strand of creamy pearls around her neck, her
figure clad in a fitted Michael Kors dress. But there's one
aspect of this seemingly benign photograph that's causing
something of a commotion, and it lies in that exposed 10-inch-
or-so stretch between her shoulder and elbow. The first lady is
buff, and she's not afraid to show it.  Her curvy biceps have
become something of a lightning rod for remarks from both sexes
in a larger discussion of how much female muscle constitutes too
much. While some praise Obama as a role model in a world gone
obese, others say she's gone too far in displaying the fruit of
her workouts. Read one online forum comment: "There is nothing
uglier than manly, muscular arms on a woman. Mrs. Obama should
be hiding them instead of showing them off."  Even more
vitriolic comments have been aimed at Madonna, whose über-ripped
physique is a perennial favorite subject for photographers (the
British press reported t