Pope Francis alit in the U.S. yesterday, greeted by the First Family. And it was mentioned on Twitter — which was corroborated by the Associated Press, among others — that the general dictates for meeting the Pope, for whatever reason, involve women covering their knees and their elbows. I also read these are not mandatory, but rather, strongly advised. Michelle and her daughters clearly know they are under the microscope, and CLEARLY would have been briefed, so I imagine there is a well-discussed reason for them not exactly hewing to the guidelines. Maybe they are pro-elbow. Maybe Pope Francis was like, “Eh, sleeves are BORING.” I don’t know. So there’s evaluating this outfit assuming it flouts the rules, and then evaluating it assuming Pope Francis gave their joints a dispensation.
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