![]() Yes, we were fortunate to have in Michelle Obama a woman who campaigned for countless good causes including the education of young women. The role of the US First Lady is what the US First Lady deems it to be. “First Lady” is a title bestowed upon the wives of our Presidents and Prime Ministers and Governors, not an actual position that has qualifications or expectations or quotas. Over and over again I’ve heard people cast aspersions onto Melania. We’ve become so accustomed to the overshare, that perhaps it’s her silence and self-preservation that makes us uncomfortable. She’s self-contained, almost private even, in an age when society has an appetite and demand for the personal business, backstory, dreams, habits, diet, exercise, and skincare regime of every A-Z Lister. And on her marriage to Trump, she has said that they are both very independent but that “to be with a man like Donald you have to be quick, smart and intelligent.” She came from a poor background in a Soviet Bloc state to America to raise her son, build a successful career and be a self-made woman. She reportedly speaks seven different languages. ![]() ![]() Regardless of her politics, Melania Trump is a woman who cannot possibly be dumb. I know I sound like the fun police here, but can I just ask why we hate her so much?īecause she’s beautiful? Because she’s different? Because she posed nude in a magazine, decades ago? Because she married someone she met and fell in love with? In a week when the hashtag #rapemelania was trending on twitter, and Gigi Hadid’s impersonation blew up the American Music Awards, the mocking has been relentless.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |