Michelle Obama is once again drawing criticism for injecting race into everyday life, this time by urging Americans to be mindful about buying from white-owned clothing brands and to deliberately favor designers of color."
In a recently resurfaced interview clip circulating on social media, the former First Lady explained that she intentionally steers her fashion choices toward minority-owned labels, according to Gateway Pundit. Obama remarked, If I hear of someone whose fashion that I like, and I know that theyre a person of color, I try to make it a point, but the clothes have to be available.
She went on to encourage viewers to scrutinize their wardrobes through a racial lens, adding, You know, I think we can all do some work to think about that balance in our wardrobes, you know.
Pressing the point further, Obama framed clothing purchases as a form of political and racial signaling rather than simple consumer preference. What does our closet look like and whos in it? Who are we supporting in it? You know, and I think if you have the money to buy Chanel, then you have the money to buy everybody, she said, before concluding, And so let us be mindful, I think would be my advice.
These remarks add to a growing list of racially charged statements from Obama, who has repeatedly suggested that Americas supposed bias is responsible for how she and her family have been treated. Last year, she argued that Americans failed to extend grace to the Obama family because of their skin color, despite her husbands two terms in the White House and the medias largely favorable coverage. You cant afford to get anything wrong because you didnt get theat least until the country came to know us, she told NBC in an October interview. We didnt get the grace that I think some other families have gotten.
Obama has also dismissed the idea that the United States is ready to elect a woman president, even as Democrats and the corporate press routinely tout her as a potential candidate. As we saw in this past election, sadly, we aint ready, she declared during an appearance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Thats why Im like, dont even look at me about running, because you all are lying. Youre not ready for a woman. You are not.
She then broadened her critique to American society at large, portraying the country as immature and dominated by men unwilling to accept female leadership. You know, weve got a lot of growing up to do, she continued. And theres still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman, and we saw it.
For many conservatives, these comments underscore a familiar pattern: a wealthy, influential public figure lecturing ordinary Americans on race and gender while ignoring the freedoms and opportunities that have already allowed her family to rise to the pinnacle of political power.
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