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In reply to the discussion: Heartbreaking our first black First Lady encountered such hostility - uplifting how she overcame it [View all]They'll dismiss it and say 'Well once in the first grade someone yelled 'cracker cut' so my experience is far worse than anything she went through.'
I also think if you hopped into the African American group here - you'd see there an awful lot of us giving sideways looks at SOME liberals/progressives who are really libertarians and former Republicans who didn't get their pony (that the Republicans promised) but never quite let go of that 'Welfare Queen Meme'.
Just sayin . . . It's been the general tone of America for as long as I can remember. Some wealthy white guy always had it worse than the marginalized and minorities. I'm just sick to death of this bullshit.
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Heartbreaking our first black First Lady encountered such hostility - uplifting how she overcame it [View all]
bigtree
May 2015
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What Michelle and the President have had to put up with only demonstrates that
still_one
May 2015
#1
This FLOTUS is one of a kind... we may not see another like her.. so much CLASS!
secondwind
May 2015
#11
I cannot begin to understand how she puts up with the whole thing. But one thing I have often
jwirr
May 2015
#29
no, we're talking about very real and ingrained notions about worth and value of blacks in America
bigtree
May 2015
#35
both michelle and barack have not been treated well by certain cohorts of our populace
redruddyred
May 2015
#44