Posted on Thursday, 22nd January 2009 by Maritzia
My message to Michelle Obama:
Dear Ms. Obama,
Thank you!
As a woman, I know how much it means to move to the top ranks in a job. I know how much you are sacrificing for your husband to be able to lead this country. Professionally, you’ve given up pretty much everything. I know that the odds of your ever returning to your previous career are almost nil. Personally you’ve given up your privacy, your right to your own voice, having to sumblimate who you are to the exigencies of campaigning and running a government. So much of your own identity is sacrificed to that of your husband in a time when women are still striving to be seen as their own person even in marriage.
So, just in case no one else says it, I want to say thank you. Thank you for the sacrifices you have made so we can have Barack Obama as our President, so we can regain the freedoms we’ve lost, and so the United States of America can prosper through these difficult economic times.
I’ve watched the clips of you and your husband dancing together at various Inaugural Balls, and it brings tears to my eyes to see the love and respect that you two obviously hold for each other, so I know he appreciates the gift that you are. But I want you to know how much we, the American public, appreciate you as well.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. May the next 4 years (and hopefully another 4 after that), be as peaceful and easy for you as possible.
Posted in Activism, Feminism, Political | Comments (3)
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
As part of the American public I really resent the fact you have decided all of us appreciate Michelle Obama. Not all of us appreciate her and there is no law saying that we need to appreciate her. Hearing someone say “scratch his eyes out, for the first time I’m proud of my country, America is mean, Hillary wasn’t watching the house, They(meaning whites) raised the bar on me, etc.on and on etc. shows a basic immaturity and inability to deal with the racism that exists in all communities in the United States. It shows that some serious maturity is needed and some introspective work on some serious inner issues would certainly help. You are certainly free to express your slobbering love for Michelle Obama but don’t expect all Americans to feel the way you feel.
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:37 am
Awww…look…my first troll…isn’t it sweet?
NOT!
Let me explain something to you. Calling out racism for what it is and what it does isn’t immature, it’s courageous. Speaking the truth about our culture isn’t immature. It’s courageous. You acknowledge that racism is inherent in our society, so why shouldn’t she speak out against it? Is she supposed to just be a good little black girl live with it so you can continue to live your life of privilege without guilt? If her words hit a little too close to home for you, maybe you need to look at why.
January 24th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Wow, this one really needs to move along. Who the fuck is Linda and why is she stinking up your comment space!?