These Teens Went to Prom Dressed as Michelle and Barack

Published May 11, 2017

This is Seth Moffitt and Cassie Berta, two high school seniors from Bettendorf, Iowa
A post shared by Cassie Berta ☕️ (@cassieeberta) on Apr 6, 2017 at 7:59pm PDT
In April, Seth asked Cassie to prom in a highly unique and political way
A post shared by Seth Moffitt (@seth.moffitt) on Apr 28, 2017 at 12:51pm PDT
After the Obama promposal, the two used the former White House couple's attire to their 36th annual Kennedy Center honors as inspiration for their looks
Congratulations to Former President Obama on the magnificent speech at the Kennedy Center honors him. Great great great pic.twitter.com/Qgx1lk1Tlx
— Bhup Singh (@raskal564) May 8, 2017
Cassie found an online store that recreates iconic celebrity dresses
A post shared by Seth Moffitt (@seth.moffitt) on May 6, 2017 at 5:08pm PDT
Cassie and Seth served Barack and Michelle love in their incredible prom photos
A post shared by Cassie Berta ☕️ (@cassieeberta) on May 6, 2017 at 7:00pm PDT
Based on their posts to Instagram and Twitter, they couldn't have been happier with the results
We did THAT 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/m3seN9X4A2
— Cassie Berta 🚺 (@smollcassie) May 8, 2017
Many people applauded the couple's ability to appreciate Black love and culture without crossing an offensive line
"There is a fine line between white people appreciating and appropriating POC culture, specifically Black culture," Cassie told BuzzFeed News.

Written by Rachel Herron

(Photo: Cassie Berta via Instagram)

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