Unauthorized photo of Obama's daughter Malia hits Internet

WCVB-TV ^ | 1/6/15

[SoFloFreeper]

An unauthorized photo of President Barack Obama's 16-year-old daughter Malia is drawing attention on the Internet.

The photograph appears on the Instagram page for Pro Era, a hip-hop music collective based in Brooklyn, New York. Malia sports a white T-shirt with the group's red and green logo across the front. She also has her hands raised behind her head as if adjusting her ponytail.

The White House disapproves of photographs being published or posted of Malia and her 13-year-old sister, Sasha, when they are not with Obama and-or first lady Michelle Obama, or other unauthorized use of their names or images.

[onyx]

ROTFLOLOL.
They’re royalty?
GET REAL.

[catfish1957]

Beats me why anyone would want to reprint anything descending from the First Wookie.

[jean michael]

The whole point of wearing a logo T is to draw attention to the subject.

[Lisbon1940]

She looks like Weeb Eubanks to me.

[PapaBear3625]

Unauthorized? Are we a police state now.

The White House might have been referring to the rap group's use of Malia's photo to advertise/promote the shirt she's wearing. So in this case the Obama's are complaining about unauthorized use of her image for commercial promotion.

[mmichaels1970]

An unauthorized photo of President Barack Obama's 16-year-old daughter Malia is drawing attention on the Internet.

lol...that's called having a teen daughter. I can't tell you how many "unauthorized" photos of my girls are out there in social media. It's like plugging a dam. Plug one hole, and another one springs up.

Try grounding Malia from her phone and computers. I believe you'll find "unauthorized" photos and conversations eventually get posted from a random iPhone at Sidwell Friends School.

In any case, other than an angry or over-protective parent, why is this controversial? Kid wears stupid T-Shirt, posts selfie that pisses off parents.

And to people that want to rip on the child, insult her looks, etc. Please try to remember, she's a 16 year old child. I don't care who her parents are. Don't be a bully.

[mmichaels1970]

The White House might have been referring to the rap group's use of Malia's photo to advertise/promote the shirt she's wearing. So in this case the Obama's are complaining about unauthorized use of her image for commercial promotion.

Ah...that's a good point. I'd be pretty upset too if I saw a pic of one of my kids in an advertisement. I guess that's the life of a public figure or family.

[2CAVTrooper]

Royalty?

Hell he thinks he’s a god the way that Xerxes thought of himself as one.