I may just get the “Ugliest Person on The Internet” award for this one today…but here it goes anyway because I’m a New York Italian chick with a loud mouth and when I have an opinion, I share it. The subject matter today? Sasha and Malia Obama’s $20,000 State Dinner dresses. Fashion. I know…who cares, right? It’s Super Tuesday and we’ve got primaries on the brain but allow me to divert for but a few seconds.

Media outlets (depending on political preference) have been alternating over the past few days between bashing the Obama girls and their (collectively) $40,000 duds and trashing the media outlets who called scrutiny to the hefty price tags on the dresses.

Disclaimer for those who may think I am attacking these girls: I’m not. They are a product of their parents, as most kids are. Their mom has been called a “fashion icon” and it stands that the Obama girls have that title to live up to when appearing for the first time at a State dinner with their mom and dad. They have lived a life of privilege beyond most kids’ wildest expectations-shuttled by chauffeured drivers, eating gourmet lunches at their private school (and I am sure they did not have cardboard-style pizza and canned carrots at the State Dinner), lavish vacations, a private jet and now, $20,000 gowns.

Did the Obamas spend $40,000 of taxpayer dollars on these dresses? Some sources say they were borrowed-a practice that has been going on for years with First Families and celebrities alike. Either way, the Obama girls became walking billboards for fashion designer Naeem Khan. They also became walking billboards for American kids and families. The gowns are pictured here:

Again, I am not attempting to tear down these girls. Every woman, no matter how old she is, wants to dress up, feel beautiful and don the occasional piece of luxury. I am however going to call to attention the statement these dresses make to the American people.