

Tavi Gevinson, the precocious teen style maven who's more accomplished than you, started her own fashion blog, Style Rookie, at the age of 11. By the age of 15, she had become a fixture at New York fashion shows, the subject of numerous style profiles and editor-in-chief of her own magazine for teenage girls, Rookie. Now, Gevinson and Rookie mag have launched a Twitter campaign to score an interview with the president of the United States for their popular "Ask a Grown Man" feature.
"Ask a Grown Man" solicits dating advice via web video from respected celebrity men-du-jour. Here's Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") dispensing tips on everything from fashion to farting ("I was under the impression that girls never farted").
Besides Hamm, BJ Novak, Judd Apatow and Paul Rudd have also participated. So why not President Obama?
Using the hashtag #obama4grownman, Rookie employees and readers are calling on the nation's most famous "grown man" to get in on the fun.
.@barackobama ROOKIE WANTS YOU (to answer questions about mean girls and kissing) #obama4grownman twitter.com/RookieMag/stat…
— Rookie (@RookieMag) September 18, 2012
. @barackobama You did Reddit, now do Rookie and rule the tubes of the Internet #obama4grownman
— meagan (@lattershed) September 18, 2012
Young women need to hear from a feminist man who knows & is raising lovely young women! #obama4grownman @rookiemag
— Lara Murphy (@urbanroutine) September 17, 2012
Who run the world, @barackobama? Talk to the most powerful constituency in the US at @rookiemag. #obama4grownman
— Cindy Gallop (@cindygallop) September 17, 2012
in the future, every straw is licorice, every cookie has milk & every president does @rookiemag ask a grown man #obama4grownman @barackobama
— waffles+falafels (@wafflesgirls) September 17, 2012
Mr. @barackobama, do us a favor and answer some questions for our pals at @rookiemag! #obama4grownman
— Timothy McSweeney (@mcsweeneys) September 17, 2012
@barackobama #obama4grownman YES YOU CAN! @rookiemag
— alinakthrina (@alinakthrina) September 19, 2012
Gevinson's own appeal to the president has been retweeted 221 times.
hey @barackobama i know you're busy w/ the "election" or whatever but you should still do an Ask a Grown Man for @rookiemag! #obama4grownman
— Tavi Gevinson (@tavitulle) September 17, 2012
Though she thinks Obama "would be really good at it," Rookie's editorial director Anaheed Alani told the Guardian she is keeping her expectations low:
While the president himself has yet to respond, Ronnie Cho, the White House's Liaison to Young Americans tweeted, "Moreover, I'm big fan @tavitulle fan.@all_ages @rookiemag"
Though one big movie star reportedly shied away from answering the brutally honest inquiries of teenage girls, Rookie fans figure that Obama, the father of two teen daughters, has had plenty of practice:
Hi @barackobama! Sasha & Malia are lucky enough to hear yr advice on the reg. Share the love with ALL girls via @rookiemag! #obama4grownman
— Amy Rose Spiegel (@AmyRosary) September 20, 2012
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