Michelle Obama: White America Acts Like Black Women 'Don't Exist'

From the New York Post:

Former first lady Michelle Obama said on her podcast Thursday that “white America” acts like black women — including herself — don’t exist.

“When I’ve been completely incognito, during the eight years in the White House, walking the dogs on the canal, people will come up and pet my dogs, but will not look me in the eye. They don’t know it’s me,” the former first lady said in “The Michelle Obama Podcast.”

“What white folks don’t understand, it’s like that is so telling of how white America views people who are not like them. You know, we don’t exist. And when we do exist, we exist as a threat. And that, that’s exhausting,” Obama continued.

...“When I’m just a black woman, I notice that white people don’t even see me. … I’m standing there with two little black girls, another black female adult, they’re in soccer uniforms. And a white woman cuts right in front of us to order. Like ― she didn’t even see us,” she said.

This is sickening.

Sometimes, it's hard to believe someone so divisive and so racist was the first lady.

Her comments are awful. Her generalizations about "White America" are truly insulting.

Michelle really thinks the "white woman" cut in front of her and her daughters because of their skin color?

Haven't we all experienced someone cutting in line in front of us? I have.

Strangers don't always look me in the eye, which is fine with me.

Michelle decides thoughtlessness and selfishness are rooted in skin color. She thinks such displays must be due to underlying racial causes. Some may be, but most likely are not.

Michelle should judge a person on the content of one's character, not the color of one's skin.

I bet that awful "white woman" who cut in line at the ice cream place probably treats everyone poorly, as if they don't exist, regardless of race.

Michelle certainly shouldn't be making judgments about "White America" based on a jerk who doesn't wait her turn in line. It's not fair at all.

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I like Richard Grenell's take on Michelle Obama's remarks.

. @realDonaldTrump saw Alice Johnson. @BarackObama didn’t see Alice Johnson. https://t.co/71odJI5j85

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) September 1, 2020