Posted on Aug 29, 2020
Michelle Obama says ‘white America’ acts like black women don’t exist
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Ex-FLOTUS Michele Obama: “When I’m just a black woman, I notice that white people don’t even see me. … What the white community doesn’t understand about being a person of color in this nation is that there are daily slights, in our workplaces where people talk over you, or people don’t even see you.”
My thoughts: White people don’t “see” me and I’ve been a White woman (aka European American) going about my life for 60+ years. I’ve been largely unnoticed in public like most of all the other White women in the USA. So, what’s the big deal?
My thoughts: White people don’t “see” me and I’ve been a White woman (aka European American) going about my life for 60+ years. I’ve been largely unnoticed in public like most of all the other White women in the USA. So, what’s the big deal?
Michelle Obama says ‘white America’ acts like black women don’t exist
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She should try to be me for a day and find I'm only popular among tele-marketers. I can walk around public and retail spaces for hours, totally ignored except by the guys on the phone worried about my insurance and whether I have a Life Alert bracelet.
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1SG Steven Imerman Right? This is undoubtedly racially-fueled rhetoric on her part; she could’ve been greater than that.
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As a "white" male who has lived in at least a dozen countries and visited over 80 so far I am trying to figure out the point of the message. Is it just to stir more racial tension? Is it a cry for adoration? All I know is no matter where in the world I am it seems like people don't notice me. They can talk over/around me as if I were not there.
So, in my pitifully small opinion I just say "Welcome to being human Michelle. Welcome to being human."
So, in my pitifully small opinion I just say "Welcome to being human Michelle. Welcome to being human."
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