I have also seen some remarkably oafish comments about Michelle Obama recently, from women, when she is out speaking. Again, not critical of her beliefs but critical of her way of being out in public.
exactly, we need to stop these kinds of attacks no matter who the target is, no matter which candidate we support, because girls are watching. thank you for starting this important discussion!
A strong man is a threat to other men; but a strong woman threatens both men and women. I've always thought the "behind every successful man..." aphorism was sexist; but there's no denying that no one succeeds in politics without a strong and capable spouse. Kudos to Michelle for being up to the challenge.
Seconded. A strong woman is perhaps the most frightening entity there is, to a lot of people. Strong women get told to go home and watch the kids and stop stealing jobs from the men (and also that they are depriving their children of a mother), and at the same time they have to fight like the dickens to prove that the second X chromosome doesn't negate the possibility of intelligence. To be able to be strong and still stand behind her spouse is a point in both Hillary's and Michelle's favor.
