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Conservatives launch attack on Michelle Obama for ‘looking old’ after her powerful anti-Trump speech
Former first lady Michelle Obama is not any longer within the White House with her husband and former President Barack Obama, but some conservatives reserve venom for her stays.
The former lawyer became a public figure by proxy 16 years ago as Barack campaigned to turn out to be the nation’s forty fourth president, witnessing seemingly limitless racist attacks online.
Today, the web attacks haven’t modified as Michelle continues to be energetic in politics, lending her support to the Democratic Party within the name of preserving democracy. In August, she spoke on the party’s national convention, encouraging voters to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Michelle’s outspokenness in criticizing Republican candidate and former President Donald J. Trump for his divisive political ethos renewed misogyny and other people criticized her for her appearance. As the media documented during Barack’s two terms as president, the “Becoming” writer was singled out for her muscular arms, in comparison with a gorilla and described as too masculine.
While in New York I made a decision to go to @McNallyJackson Books to be signed in several copies #TheLightWeCarry. If you discover a replica, let me know! 🔎
I’m also all the time looking for good book recommendations – which book do I reach for the following time I’m on the bookstore? pic.twitter.com/49yhGk2X9L
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) September 28, 2024
The latter comment resurfaced on Twitter when she posted a video promoting her latest book, “The Light We Carry,” on September 28. The minute-long clip shows the Princeton and Harvard law school graduate visiting the McNally Jackson bookstore in New York to sign copies of her works that were on display.
In closing, Michelle had an easy message, encouraging people to “read, vote and be kind.” Lots of users responded to the post. Some offered her current reading material, and others suggested books she could add to her library. Among the combatants were hecklers who gathered to criticize her.
Bro, I saw one post about Michelle Obama looking so rattling old and it was stuffed with conservatives roasting her, not one BW within the comments defending her
— MaskoffManny (@MaskoffManny) September 30, 2024
“You washed the old hag” he wrote one user. Someone else maliciously he wrote“You definitely must stop taking close-ups when recording selfie videos. Please.” Many other people targeted Michelle’s gender, calling her “Mike” and claiming she had a “receding hairline.”
When one other Twitter user highlighted a negative comment that suggested, “Michelle looks very different from her recent DNC appearance,” her followers showed up able to defend Barack’s wife.
AND answer read: “Well, he’s 60 years old and he’ll look different up close. Weird whether it’s male or female and I do not care, but she still looked like Michelle Obama…”
Another defender hits out again at perceived ageist hatred he said“Michelle Obama is 60 and terrible!” Another positive answer read: “Beautiful, I love your style too.”
Since leaving D.C. in 2017, Michelle has been praised by fans, especially Black women, for her head-to-toe style, which has since included quite a lot of braided and natural hairstyles.
In a 2022 interview, she admitted that she kept her hair straight while within the White House because America was still not getting used to having its first black family within the White House.