Bet this is what she meant by, "...a full human being".
Posted on 03/23/2016 11:47:06 AM PDT by simpson96
The Obamas are in Argentina after their historic trip to Cuba.
First lady Michelle Obama spoke about her own experiences with sexism during a speech on the power of education and her "Let Girls Learn" initiative in Argentina on Wednesday.
Obama spoke about how she had teachers who “would call on the boys instead of the girls, even though the girls had better grades,” and would ask her brother about his career ambitions while asking her what kind of man she wanted to marry.
"As I got older, I found that men would whistle at me as I walked down the street, as if my body were their property, as if I were an object to be commented on instead of a full human being with thoughts and feelings of my own," Obama said. "I began to realize that the hopes I had for myself were in conflict with the messages I was receiving from people around me."
Obama said the comments made her question herself, telling the crowd she had doubts for years, until one day she grew tired of worrying about what others think. "I decided not to listen to the voices of those who doubted or dismissed me. Instead, I decided to listen to my own voice," she said.
Obama previously spoke about her experiences with sexism on International Women’s Day, saying that "like most women, I know what it feels like to be overlooked."
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Why should she do any self-examination, or learn anything of value to improve herself, based on people's criticism? She's always been perfect! And you're a racist if you disagree.
/mega-sarc
quote “As I got older, I found that men would whistle at me as I walked down the street”
um... that’s because they thought you were the large dog they had lost.
Mooch - GO AWAY!!
“I found that men would whistle at me as I walked down the street,”
She lived just down the street from the Chicago School for the Blind
She only sleeps with women?
LOL
quote “As I got older, I found that men would whistle at me as I walked down the street”
um... that’s because they thought you were the large dog they had lost.
Or because they were homo or stoned or drunk.
Bet this is what she meant by, "...a full human being".
I have never taken being whistled at as an insult.
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Post of the day.
Only because they thought they were calling a stray dog.
She has achieved nothing other than being the wife of a Senator/President.
She has achieved far less than Hilary...and Hillary has no accomplishments (other than failures).
She “shook” it off by hiring 22 assistants......and going on vacation 63 times.
That’s gonna leave a mark!!
“”As I got older, I found that men would whistle at me as I walked down the street, as if my body were their property,...”
Just like O’bastard, lie lie lie.
She’s been pampered and privileged all her life but she still wears the “victim” cloak.
Yep, Princeton grad. She’s part of the elite in this country. Yet she wants to claim she’s a victim. She’s a victim for being a minority, a victim for being a woman, and on and on it goes.
Marmaduke.
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