This public ogling was a mile away from the rather earnest references to Paralympians as being "just like you and me" or as "superhuman" by mainstream media.

BBC: News

But most of them are just like you and me.

NPR: Mo. Taxidermist Preserves Man's Best Friend

The people who come to us for help are just like you and me, but they've found that their choice to drink alcohol has been riskier than they expected.

BBC: Alcohol limits advice 'confusing'

You know, I thought she was gonna be this cold, calculating, stuck-up woman, and I was just surprised to see that she really is just like me and you.

NPR: Obama, Clinton Target Maryland's Black Vote

And if you're willing to stand with me and if you still believe in me just like I believe in you, we will win, Colorado.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

And just like me in my pierced and platinum days, you relish and thrive on the power of repulsion.

NPR: My Very Own Gagavolution

You've got to stand with me just like you did three years ago and make some phone calls and knock on some doors, talk to your parents, talk to your friends.

WHITEHOUSE: The Time for Health Reform Is Now

It was exciting in one way, but it was scary in another way because it was like, you know, I couldn't just be me and I had to behave.

NPR: Queen Latifah on New HBO Movie 'Life Support'

And I just want you to know that Iowa always feels like home to me, because I spend so much time here. (Applause.) So, all right, thank you, everybody.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President to Students

He told me it was like the Civil Rights Bill, where you just put people in a room and you wouldn't let them out, something I'll always remember.

NPR: Kennedy's Illness Casts Pall over Congress

And it's just because of the way I've been raised as far as church and people would look at me like, you know, what are you talking about?

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