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sheshe2

(97,182 posts)
Fri May 15, 2015, 08:37 PM May 2015

She had the Audacity [View all]





But you can bet that, if conservatives freaked out over her remarks at the opening of the Whitney Museum, they would go apoplectic over all this. Of course, you would win that bet. The assumption behind all these critiques is that Michelle Obama is simply playing the victim because, when it comes to racism in this country, we're SOOO over that.

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As long as white people don't admit that this kind of thing is happening in America, it won't change. And people like Michelle Obama will be right to prepare young people for the racism they will face in this country.

Read More http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2015/05/michelle-obama-was-right.html


To talk about race.

Thank you First Ladies, Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama.
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She had the Audacity [View all] sheshe2 May 2015 OP
You bet. Kick Hekate May 2015 #1
k&r TDale313 May 2015 #2
DAMN straight! Raine1967 May 2015 #3
Crappy in that both parents died. OnlinePoker May 2015 #25
yep irisblue May 2015 #4
K&R And I love that picture. jwirr May 2015 #5
Right there - 2 of my favorite First Ladies Marie Marie May 2015 #6
Recommend! nt babylonsister May 2015 #7
They're both gonna be on our money someday. Or they should be. calimary May 2015 #8
Racism is Violence and Violence is an Addiction. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #18
Did you look at Jeopardy this evening! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #9
I love your post and so needed it tonight. sheshe2 May 2015 #10
I know sweetie, but President Obama truely thought akbacchus_BC May 2015 #11
Oh, Wonderful Graphic of these two brilliant First Ladies.. we are so lucky to be living in Cha May 2015 #12
great graphic, sheshe. brer cat May 2015 #13
K&R! stonecutter357 May 2015 #14
K & R nt okaawhatever May 2015 #15
Thank you, sheshe2. DamnYankeeInHouston May 2015 #16
Two of my top heroines! Hepburn May 2015 #17
Women who make me smile Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #19
Go Michelle malaise May 2015 #20
great point of history!!!! BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #21
k&r... spanone May 2015 #22
K & R SunSeeker May 2015 #23
I posted this a few days ago ... it sure makes the racists at FOX uncomfortable napkinz May 2015 #24
I am sorry that I missed your thread, napkinz. sheshe2 May 2015 #26
K&R!!! Number23 May 2015 #27
" If that sometimes makes others uncomfortable, it damn well should" sheshe2 May 2015 #29
i always love your ops and pictures She! hrmjustin May 2015 #28
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