Michelle Obama Dismisses ‘Angry Black Woman’ Image

Is she proud to be an American yet???

Just another race baiting by the right to ignite their true base because the candidates are not bringing any excitement to the table. “angry black”, “uppity” … it’s all the same subversive language ment for pandering.

She is just misunderstood………..I couldn’t even say that with a straight face.

Michelle Obama was very much, a militant type, during the campaign. There is no reason to think she would change that much, in just 3-4 yrs., in her attitudes.

No need to worry about the haters, Mrs. Obama. Those of us who are rational and can recognize cultural differences, see you for the loyal wife, great mother, and gracious First Lady that you are. As a fellow African-American, I know exactly what you meant when you said you were really proud of your country, for the first time. I felt the same way when I saw this country elect an African-American President. Alas, that pride didn’t last too long as I watched your opposition swear to dedicate the next four years of their working life to make you a one-term president. Never mind the good of the country. I’ve seen the hateful, spiteful comments referring to you as Dennis Rodman. The attacks are vicious and racist. Racism will never die in this country, because the racists drill it into their children and grandchildren’s heads to hate anything that is not white, straight and Christian. I’m happy that I got the chance to live long enough to have a short-lived window of pride in the U.S.A.

Have we ever had a white man or white woman who has been angry? People sterotype African Americans as playing the race card, but never see themselves doing the same thing. Just saying.

The name-calling that this woman has had to endure is astounding. There have been 12 U.S. presidents in my lifetime and I have never seen the level of disrespect aimed at this woman in the past 11 first ladies combined. Why don’t we call Laura Bush “Killer” or “Dime Bag Laura?”

I watched the interview. She seemed genuine and pleasant. Like she said herself, “I’m sure that we could go day-to-day and find things people wish they didn’t say to each other or said. People stumble. People make mistakes.”

There is no such thing as the “angry black woman” and we are sick and tired of you racists holding us to some un-human standard, by which we must walk around with a stupid grin on our faces, or we are deemed angry. Someone even pointed out that when Mrs. Obama was asked how it makes her feel to be mischaracterized and she said it made her angry. I say that is a freaking HUMAN response to being mischaracterized in the context of some ass that doesn’t even know you. Never mind, you racists will never want to understand anyone who is not white, straight and Christian. I’ll say it for you, Mrs. Obama: “Racists can kiss my black a@@!”

The author of the book is making a good buck by pushing a stereotype of Mrs. Obama that racist people want to believe. And despite all the evidence to the contrary, those that are racist will believe it because it supports their internal dialogue.
Just look at some of these comments and tell me that they are normal to talk that way about someone they don’t know personally.

Charles: You’re welcome to do the same. Have a nice day!

Charles, no one? How do YOU know who has been saying what about the First Lady? You talk to everyone in the US? Given your last comment, sounds to me like you’re just an angry white man.

At least she doesn’t have a frozen face like Laura Bush

POSTED BY: CHE_LIVES | JANUARY 11, 2012, 1:12 PM-Now if someone said that about Michelle that would be a racist comment.

I’m willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. Just try and keep those taxpayer funded perks under control.

Snoop Dodd, take it easy , man. That humongous rear real estate you talked about has been paid by my tax money for many, many years.

did this author (or some other) actually call her an angry black woman? i ask because a) i don’t read tabloid pulp and b) the only place in the article the term appears is in a quote from ms. obama in which she insinuates that others have painted her as such.

Oh dear! Poor woman, she is just SO misunderstood! I mean really!! I feel incredibly bad for the poor dear and all the slack she continually gets! *sigh*
Ok, I seriously could not type any of that with a straight or serious face, LOL!! She reads all the books and articles written about her and her husband, puhhhlease, we all know better! She wants to know every little thing, good or bad, being said about them. They KNOW how Americans feel about them now. I don’t understand why she felt it was needed to bring up the fact she’s not an angry “black” woman?? Why not just say not an “angry woman”?! Why feel the need to bring race or skin color into it?! She’s a phony and not telling the truth. The ONLY thing she loves and feels privledged to is all the perks, spending millions of $$ of shopping, taking one vacay after another, and believing she’s powerful. Worst “First Lady” ever, and I cannot even bring myself to call her that or think of her as one. She certainly doesn’t act like one or dress like one. What happened to her hating our country and the military too btw?? I noticed all this love and attention she has for the military and military families so suddenly? What a complete phony and good actress too. That family cannot get out of the White House fast enough, and what a total embarrassment those people are for our country. But her, really cannot stand her, or looking at her. UGH.

Kadee, when anyone claims to ‘know better’ when they don’t have inside access to someone’s mind or have actually witnessed it, a lively imagination is all that is going on! Or else actual mind-reading is happening, in which case you are wasting your talent!
And I guessed that you missed all the time she has spent publicly with the military over the years to come to the conclusion that she ‘suddenly’ is interested in them.

Loyalopposition So back off the “race card”… if that’s all you got===That’s all MsTMac has ever had..She is the victim…..

theloyalopposition, why do you find the Obama’s family vacationing is his home state so over the top? Doesn’t every President do this?

She just DISMISSES the concept that she has an angry black woman image. Hey Mrs. O, how’s that workin out for ya? (I remember how PROUD you were of your country you were for the FIRST time in your life when your hubby got elected el Presidente. You sound a little racist in addition to being so angry all the time too).

his homestate is chicago. he only spent about 5+ years in hawaii

It sound like an Ostrich syndrome! If I don’t read “other people’s impressions of people.” they must not be true!

When Michelle Obama went to college – on her first freshman day, her white roommates mother walked in, saw that her daughter was sharing a dorm room with a black girl and said “oh no you’re not! You will NOT be sharing a room with the black girl!” and then ran off and had a fit trying to swap rooms so her daughter would get a white roommate. I think given the obstacles Michelle has had in her life, she’s done stunning. She got all A’s in college, probably better than that white girl. Tell me, how many of you graduated law school????? had someone freak out their child was simply going to be near you because your skin color meant you were something less???? You idiots who hate her have no idea what live she had lead and what advertisities she has come through.

Example of an angry CRAZY woman who continues to get “press passes” on the LIES she speaks:

Washington Examiner reports:
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., speaking in New Hampshire this morning, reminded her audience of the tragic Tucson shooting last year — and also insinuated that the Tea Party, which she said regards political opponents as “the enemy,” has enhanced divisiveness in Congress and had something to do with the shooting, at least indirectly.

“We need to make sure that we tone things down, particularly in light of the Tucson tragedy from a year ago, where my very good friend, Gabby Giffords — who is doing really well, by the way, — [was shot],” Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chair said during a “Politics and Eggs” forum this morning. “The discourse in America, the discourse in Congress in particular . . . has really changed, I’ll tell you. I hesitate to place blame, but I have noticed it take a very precipitous turn towards edginess and lack of civility with the growth of the Tea Party movement.”

This woman is truly desperate.

marsha marsha 2:05 pm —— You said Michelle “got all A’s in college”……. Uh, any chance you got to see Barry’s grades too?? — You could get big bucks for a transcript (hidden away, I wonder why?)!!!!

“I’m a Republican and I don’t even understand why “first lady has friction with some Presidential staff” is even a story. It happens in EVERY administration. Its not even news. This and her reaction to the story are both non-stories in my opinion.”

Like… RIGHT ON!!! This is a non-story of which everyone is over-reacting–even the White House. Of the excerpts I have read of the book Mrs Obama is portayed in a very very favorable light. I almost get the impression that Jodi Kantor (author) is so mesmerized by the First Lady and her character that she considers her one of the most important people she has ever met. For me, all this is just noise to sell a book (which I plan to buy) and ahem… err.. (cough) (cough), major free publicity for President Obama. From my understanding there is no smoking gun here BUT Mrs. Obama is sure going to get a lot of air time!

I must say though that this book is indeed well timed given the nasty, incessant, comments and graphics distributed by men who are supposedly deemed as grown adults and who should know better. I see Mrs Obama’s popularity going higher.

Mrs. Obama is a strong mean lady. I could never forget seeing her demeaned Mrs. Clinton during the early days of 2008 campaign, holding a loudspeaker on one hand, gesturing with the other, telling the large crowds, “If you can’t take care of your husband, how can you take care of the Presidency.” I didn’t remember what dress she wore then, I just remembered the mean venom. But when people called her out on not being proud of America, she said that America is a mean country.

These type of comments (angry black woman) and any others that mention her race are out of order and completely racist.
Posted by: Mad_Hatter1925 | January 11, 2012, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm

Michelle Obama is the only one who has used the “angry black woman” phrase. Do you think she is out of order and completely racist?

“— So back off the “race card”… if that’s all you got… you will be simply dismissed!! — By Loyal Opposition.” _____________ Loyal, “dismissed”! The arrogance and superiority of you! Ha! There is no freaking “race card” — that’s something that racists who don’t want to admit racism use to denounce the fact that racism is ALIVE. And to the hack who spoke about my rear end (not important enough to remember the name) — open your racist eyes and see that no two rear ends are the same. In fact, I’ve seen white women with rear landscapes that would make the beaches of Florida ashamed. And to the other hack (equally unimportant to me) who spoke about paying taxes for my rear end — you’re a joke. I have worked every day of my life — HARD. Me and my ex put two children (who are quite successful) through college. Who do you think you are to assume that because of the fact that I am Black, YOU paid taxes on MY behalf? You sound like an idjit. And to all others who see my posts as some kind of expression of “victimhood” — THINK AGAIN. I don’t know what the word “victim” means. Now, let’s talk about THRIVING in spite of a racist system. Something YOU know nothing about, being how easy it is to exist in America if you’re the right race, have the right religious beliefs, and are heterosexual. It’s a freaking day at the beach for you. I have the same issues of family, earning a living and wanting a better life as YOU do, but YOU don’t have the obstacles in your path that I’ve had to overcome. And I’m PROUD of overcoming them.

Well we must be getting close to an election because the Obama’s are playing the race card again!! What took you so long??? YAWN…..

Mst-Mac, I hope you take heart that less young people are racist. As a fifty year old white woman I have seen a lot of positive change in attitude from when I was a child. We still have a long way to go before racism is gone but things are moving in the right direction.
We all need to remember that racism is promoted by those who don’t want our country united so they can better get what they want. _________________ Librarian53, there is hope. But I don’t see much changchanging any time soon — but then, I could be surprised, even in my lifetime. We did elect Barack Obama. It’s just that the hatred and racism and division is sickening in this country. How can a nation divided remain the most powerful nation in the world?

Truth hurts.

Marsha Marsha @ January 11, 2012, 2:05 pm — I can’t say more than two simple words in response to your post: Thank you.

She was the one that said “she was never proud to be an American”, so I guess she is still an “angry black woman”, just like she has always been! Next she will be super angry because she and her hubby will be moving out of the White House in a year! No more $100 million dollar vacations to India for the Obama’s!

Michelle Obama is the only one who has used the “angry black woman” phrase.
Posted by: wheresmymoney | January 11, 2012, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm

I think her reference to this was not from the book, she said she did not read it.. I think it is from the hell she caught over the “for once I am proud to be an American” statement.

“there is hope. But I don’t see much changchanging any time soon — but then, I could be surprised, even in my lifetime. ”
Posted by: MsT-Mac | January 11, 2012, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm

A black man did not stand a chance of being elected to the Presidency 50 years ago.. too be honest, not even 20 years ago. As someone who lived through the late 50′s and 60′s and saw the things that I saw, I would NEVER thought it would happened in my lifetime, but it did, and NOT ALL those votes for Obama were from blacks… I know, I was one of those white southerners that voted for him, and I know plenty others that did also.

Oh please people. Obama was voted in as President due to racism. The black people came out in droves to vote for him because of his color and nothing else. They did not care if he could do anything or not, he was cleaned up, talked good and was black. If you look at the demographics for who voted for Obama he got the biggest majority of the welfare recipients. It is because he is black and promised them that he would help to ‘share the wealth’ of all the rich people.

I agree Loyal – mstmac constantly plays the race card on all these posts. How hard its been and had to overcome this and jump over that – blah blah blah waaaa. No one else has had to deal with any of that. blah blah blah waaaaa.

DAN: “Just another race baiting by the right . . . ‘angry black’ . . . it’s all the same subversive language ment for pandering.”

Yeah, there Michelle goes race baiting again.

You did see where it was Michelle who invoked the ‘angry black’ phrase, right?

Michelle is so full of crap…

Good comment,TALMAG! Thank you!! Couldn’t have said it better myself!!

all I can say is these people cannot leave the white house fast enough for me – what a waste of resources.

btw, who cares if she’s angry or not?

Michele is not an angry black women. She is a butt ugly black women.

Michelle Obama: “I guess it’s more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here and a strong woman. But that’s been an image that people have tried to paint of me since the day Barack announced. That I’m some angry black woman.”

Defensive much? You wouldn’t need to come out like this, if there wasn’t something to it. We all see it, that’s why these stories have any credit to begin with.

From an outsider’s perspective, many times her body language comes off as annoyed or dare I say angry. Her comments related to politics and being proud of her country only after Barack was elected doesn’t help.

I think she tries very hard to be nice, but fails at hiding her true emotions. She’s just not cut out for a public relations job — especially not one as big as the First Lady.

I like her alot. She does alot of positive things and she’s right about good many things, such a child obesity. I like that she has style too. Finally our White House looks like a world leader lives there. It looked like Captain Kangaroo’s house when Bush was there.

Yeah and where are those jobs.. Were are they? Miss Frist Lady?

To Whoopstheydiditagain…Bush took trips to the ranch because that was his home…Obama made trips to Hawaii because that was his home…where he grew up and where is grandmother is burried. You seem to have forgotten the trip to France the Bush family …and I mean family ,,,two daughters who had to have extra security because they were out all night bar hopping which we paid for which is really a stupid thing to complain about but since you brought it up….and by the way…the Obama’s pay for Mom in law and any expences incurred by the children. No other president has done this including the Kennedy’s. Michelle has paid for the China she is allowed to choose for the White House even though no other president’s wife has done this. She felt it h er obligation to pay. The Obama’s have not done over their quarters saying everything is fine …we will buy and pay for anything else we need and they have. And…do you remember the helicopter fight. He never wanted a new helicopter…he said the old one was good enough…it was the complainers who felt he was spending too much money…..his first trip…God…is there no end to the stupidity of people???

whoopstheydiditagain | January 11, 2012, 4:25 pm — OK, stereotyping… but funny! LOL

POSTED BY: VI | JANUARY 11, 2012, 4:06 PM+++All first ladies catch heck from the opposing party. Hillary caught a lot of grief when her husband was caught using a live humidor for his cigar. Then there were her kankles..

Talmag,are the Obamas paying for the Secret Service when they round up mom-in-law from her wanderings out of the White House?Or maybe you don’t know about that.

She was the one that said “she was never proud to be an American”, Posted by: BIG JIMMY | January 11, 2012, 3:19 pm………………….you’ve actually misquoted. You may want to do some fact checking.

“Michelle Obama Dismisses ‘Angry Black Woman’ Image” – Mary Bruce

Fair enough, how about the Angry First Lady Image?

There have been racist comments posted on this site against the First Family since President Obama was elected. Unfortunately it doesn’t take intelligence or maturity to post on these sites.

“Who called the First Lady an “Angry Black Woman”? I didn’t call her an “Angry Black Woman”. Mitt Romney didn’t call her an “Angry Black Woman”. The President didn’t (publicly) call her an “Angry Black Woman”.

I don’t know for sure but since he seems to have called her everything else… Rush Limbaugh

I usually just read comments and do not comment in return, but this time I feel I have to at least say the following: to TEAPARTYNATION, your comments are as unfounded as they are asinine to the 10th power. I would reason with you but, I get your type. So, I’d like to give you a piece of advice as you go about the delusion filled existence you live. Please cover your head when you write comments: your profound ignorance is showing, and the sight is sad.

I am embarrassed at many of the comments on this page. Our first lady is a beautiful, intelligent and strong woman – someone I am proud to see representing our country. The hatred, ignorance and racism of some of these posters is shocking, to say the least. I realize not everyone approves of our president or his policies, but to make such personal attacks on the first lady is really over the top. I would say the same thing even if she was a republican. I think some of you need to look in the mirror and ask why you harbor such aggression and hatred in your heart.

Michelle Obama lies as much as her husband. Dianne Sawyer’s portrayal and comments are just as disgusting. ABC News should try honest and balanced reporting. If they did they would have to dismiss George S. Please do.

Shirley honey, you misquoted once again and attributed the posting to the wrong person. The original posting was written by BIG JIMMY | January 11, 2012, 3:19, and Taintedbylies | January 11, 2012, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm informed him/her that it was a misquote. Now, clean your glasses darlin’ and come back so that we can set you on the right path.

You posted: “…but then we have never had another First Lady who professed that she was FINALLY proud to be an American. Does that sound like an angry woman?”

Mrs Obama’s actual words, quote, you will find it in the transcripts sweetheart, were the following: ““For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” As commenter Taintedbylies | January 11, 2012, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm; The operative word being “really”. As in more proud than just proud. But twisting it all out of proportion depicts the typical haters. Any excuse to hate, berate, and be generally miserable. The lack of integrity depicted in the posts on this page makes me truly ashamed of the people of this Country. How incredibly embarrassing you are. English speaking people from all over the world visit this site and this is how you portray us as a nation. Such ugliness

So are we good now?

“…Also, why does she try so very hard to have hair like a white person? Is she not proud of her heritage?”

????

Haha!!!! LOL!!!! Let them woman rock an afro or dreds! That would be goodnight Irene and let the war begin!!!! LOL!!!! Seriously though, Mrs Obama is a product of the corporate world and environment, and for many (of any race or ethnicity) we talk, dress, and look funny

Michelle Obama’s senior thesis at Princeton includes a survey of other black students, asking them if they feel as alienated, offended, ungrateful and, well, as ANGRY as she does. Along the way, she cites former Black Panther and racial separatist Stokely Carmichael as one of the writers whose thinking “guided” her.

Mrs Obama’s actual words, quote, you will find it in the transcripts sweetheart, were the following: ““For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” As commenter Taintedbylies | January 11, 2012, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm; The operative word being “really”. As in more proud than just proud. But twisting it all out of proportion depicts the typical haters. Any excuse to hate, berate, and be generally miserable. The lack of integrity depicted in the posts on this page makes me truly ashamed of the people of this Country. How incredibly embarrassing you are. English speaking people from all over the world visit this site and this is how you portray us as a nation. Such ugliness

So are we good now?

Posted by: MyTakeOnThis61 | January 11, 2012, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm

I’m good. And thanks for posting this.

Who cares! She is not an elected official. MO is just the wife of one. What she says means nothing.

If you are an angry woman underneath, you will always be angry even if you change your race, change your religion or change your job. You wiill be angry whether you work or on vacation, whether you work as a waitress or a First Lady. Remember what Yoda said, “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering”.

She is as ugly as she is angry .. America hater is what she truly is. Can’t wait for her to get out of our White House. She and her non American hubby need to go! Next time ask for the birth certificate before they are allowed to campaign. A true American would never deny or be ashamed of showing the public they were truly born here. These two are as crooked as they come!

Posted by: lexingtonlady | January 11, 2012, 9:46 pm 9:46 pm

They’re only a very small and dwindling part of the people of the United States.

“That’s a great photo of Michelle Obama! Thanks for posting it.” – Sue

Yeah, it looks like she has good teeth.

What a chip she is carrying around on her shoulders! Time for her to go home to Chicago.

However, in this day and age, saying a black man does not deserve to be president of this country is deplorable.
Posted by: rohnertpark1 | January 11, 2012, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm

How sad that you place words in other people’s mouths. I have heard no one say this. Liberals think because people don’t like his policies, they are haters. I don’t know the man personally, but I don NOT like his policies. There is a huge difference.

At least the OBummers didn’t paint the White House black and rename it to the Black House.

Michelle Obama is an amazing, wonderful woman. Black women are the most intelligent, strongest, and creative women on earth. That’s why people envy black women. It’s lonely at the top.

Look it, she spent 20 years in Jeremiah Wright’s church. She has said she was never proud of this country,, she has called this country mean and hateful, her husband calls anyone that does not agree with them or look like them vile names. She sure sounds extremely angry! What her complexion is matters to her and her husband. so frequently that they are either raced obsesed or racist or both. She is indeed an angry woman, her complexion is irrelevant to all, but her and Barack and a few liberal racists.

So the black woman is angry. It’s okay to be angry, just not abusive to yourself or others. Our First Lady Michelle Obama is (viewing her from a distance) one of the most approachable personalities I have seen in my short time of giving attention to anything going on at the White House simply because none of it made sense to me.

I think we are missing the mark big time. We should stop relating so many things to the days of old when the black woman, as we are called, were insanely, angry because of their living conditions on the plantations; angry and frightened because they didn’t know who would be traded next, or killed. Put those two emotions together and then look at the face of the black woman. It would be so helpful if we won’t sterotype, but expect something different from others even when their complexion is as dark as night. We are capable of saying good things and expecting the best from each other. And even when you say it, and expect it; and they don’t come true for you, just remember, you have failed them, too. Give them another chance. Love them into the change, if in fact that’s the case.

There are folks who do not welcome change. Mrs. Obama has been seen in many arenas, graciously, professionally carrying out the business of our government, complimenting her husband, our beloved President Barrack Obama with a smile. Try to smile twenty-four hours a day without taking a break and see what you get. After a while it becomes not real; and people will know that, too.

Inside the Whitehomuse where I am not, there are great expectations for her to appear friendly; and people know that we are by what our countenance speaks. Even so, there is a time for everything. Hey, “tikes” there is something call “serious time”; and unless the countenance matches the spoken word, there will be less effectiveness; and our First Lady discerns that.

Give her her just due. She is public and poised; and she looks great: Educated and wise: a virtuous woman to her husband and a good mother to her children. She is a great example. Trust her facial gestures. I have not seen her bite anyone’s head off.

We love you, First Lady Michelle Obama; and we enjoy you just being you. Nobody’s perfect. We are still trying.

Good job.