Michelle Obama—hugs and haters

[sheshe2]

This is a long article.

I can only touch on a small part of what is in it, so you must read. All I can say, is much of it makes me profoundly sad.

Yet with grace and dignity, Michelle Obama holds her head high, as do her daughters and husband. She rises above the hostility and filth that are tossed her way.

The one thing that will counteract the tsunami of hate is the power and grace of Michelle Obama herself. Her love, her commitment to young people, and her hugs.

The bigots know it, which is why the vituperation has intensified. She is winning the hearts and minds of young girls. She is a role model. And that scares the shit out of racists. It's catching! She's not only a role model for young black girls ... she's affecting the white ones too ... oh my!!!

SUN SEP 22, 2013 AT 06:30 AM PDT
Michelle Obama—hugs and haters




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The problem is that they are people, who own computers, who though faceless and sometimes anonymous, live real lives in my country. And though I may be able to withstand the filth and accept that my world is still full of too many hateful folks, I began to wonder what effect of all of this has on the Obama daughters. They have computers. They probably read news stories about their mom. Their friends and schoolmates do too. I then started thinking about my young cousins, and my friend's daughters, and all the young women and girls in this country, especially the ones who are black and brown and/or "othered" who see our FLOTUS as a role model. What do they make of all this?

So much of our recent discourse has been focused on Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, stop and frisk, and all the young black and brown men who have been vilified as "thugs," and who according to the supporters of George Zimmerman and his ilk, deserve to die or be locked away for life ... we forget perhaps to question what this does to our young women and girls?

We already know—from all the available body of social science research—that young women of color, particularly young black women, are bowed down under the burden of not meeting normative standards of beauty. Many young women of color now suffer eating disorders as a result. The racist frenzy that took place over the selection of an Indian American as Miss America certainly illustrated clearly that no matter if you are not black, and you get to be a beauty pageant queen, you are still not okay. Not American (read white). Even if you are America's first lady, it will never be enough. Forget the college degrees, the competence, the intellect, the class, the style, the fame ... you will be tarred with the same "you are not good enough" brush.

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Children from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, D.C. help First Lady Michelle Obama plant the White House Vegetable Garden

FLOTUS bears it all with amazing grace and continues to travel inside and outside of the U.S. visiting small towns and big cities. Embracing our children at every stop. The "bare arms" that were mocked and disparaged are there to hug a child.




http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/22/1239835/-Michelle-Obama-hugs-and-haters

~And in the end, the love you take
Is equal to the love you make
The Beatles

[Jefferson23]

1. First Lady has 66% approval rating, no? I am sure the idiot males in the Republican party

fill the vacuum left on the percentage points..but for the most part, I think she
crossed over to most Americans.

This OP is from last September, unless I am missing something?

[sheshe2]

2. Yes it is from September 2013~

The racism did not stop in 2013, nor did it start there.

It is an ongoing problem, one that I find abhorrent. Racism is unacceptable whether it is applied to the first family or anyone at all.

[Jefferson23]

3. Ok, but most Americans love her, imo. Racism is ugly, always is, yet she has transcended

many stereotypes Americans had held onto..but no longer do because of her.

[sheshe2]

4. Oh, I completely agree with you there.

Most do love her, thank the goddess~

I love that she holds herself above the maddening crowd. Grace and Dignity, indeed.

Jefferson!

[Jefferson23]

5. Absoutely, much to celebrate on that front for this MLK Day.

He would be so proud, I believe.

[freshwest]

6. Bill Maher on the outrage conservatives seem to feel every time Michelle Obama appears on TV:

If seeing this nice lady on TV saying she likes the movies or nutrition or exercise fills you with rage, get help.

[sheshe2]

7. Bill Maher has that right, freshwest.

[lunasun]

11. +1 !!

[UtahLib]

8. Love her - Michelle is one of the most admirable women of my lifetime. n/t

[Skittles]

10. agreed

I'm a big fan

[valerief]

9. She seems like a likable and competent person who does what she's supposed to do.

I mean, it's not like she's Kim Kardashian or anything.

[one_voice]

12. Good article!

thank you for posting.

She is the epitome of style and grace. I love her.

[sheshe2]

13. Thanks one_voice.

There is nothing more beautiful to me than to see the light that shines in the eyes of little girls when they get to meet and greet our FLOTUS.




I love her too, Best First Lady ever!

[Cha]

14. Wonderful, she.. and quite timely..

I was on some site last night related to what I was researching but then further down there were other links and one of said something like "abc proves Michelle is a fake".. or something to that effect. I didn't link and just shook my head but it was weird.. "abc"!

Figured out there's MONEY in hate.. but, Love's Gonna Win. This is from the repeal of DOMA but we know it's the same haters..



HUGS from Michelle are the Best!







The Best Hug of all .. according to these two..



the haters don't know what they're missing..

Mahalo for your thread, she~

[sheshe2]

15. I actually saw that too, about abc...

and no don't go there.

It was nasty, at least the link I went to. Haters gotta hate.

I love your additions! Beautiful. Love Wins, indeed it does.



Cha~

[Cha]

16. Beautiful Graphic, she!

Backatcha!

To Michelle and Barack Sorry, Mr President and First Lady Michelle Obama~