Black designers mad at Michelle....she just can't win!
Written on 8:40 AM by gracefully discovering:
On my way to work this morning, I'm listening to the Tom Joyner Morning Show and I heard the most ridiculous thing that I've heard this week...and mind you...I sit and listen to people all day everyday! Apparently, the Black Artist Association is mad at Michelle Obama for not wearing a Black designers clothes during the Inaugural festivities. They have even taken it as far as trying to appeal to her office. Seriously, since when did Michelle and Barack have to be the end all be all when it comes to Black folks and our stuff. She is not obligated to support every single Black business in this Country. Maybe she didn't like the designs....who knows. But we can't act like they have to be and do everything Black. That's a bit ridiculous if you ask me.
Here is what they had to say:
The Black Artists Association is taking her to task for not wearing anything by an African American designer. Cofounder Amnau Eele said Wednesday she will make a formal appeal to the First Lady’s office on behalf of the BAA. “It’s fine and good if you want to be all ‘Kumbaya’ and ‘We Are the World’ by representing all different countries. But if you are going to have Isabel Toledo do the inauguration dress, and Jason Wu do the evening gown, why not have Kevan Hall, B Michael, Stephen Burrows or any of the other black designers do something too?” Eele said.
Then Women’s Wear Daily threw in the kicker:
Asked if perhaps the First Lady isn’t looking at the world colorlessly, Eele said, “It’s one thing to look at the world without color but she had seven slots to wear designer clothes. Why wasn’t she wearing the clothes of a black designer? That was our moment.”
Then Women’s Wear Daily threw in the kicker:
Asked if perhaps the First Lady isn’t looking at the world colorlessly, Eele said, “It’s one thing to look at the world without color but she had seven slots to wear designer clothes. Why wasn’t she wearing the clothes of a black designer? That was our moment.”
What got me out of all of this was..."that was our moment" Who's moment? Wasn't it our moment when a Black man got elected to be the President. Wasn't it our moment when the First Black family moved into the White House. I mean seriously, what more do we want.
This lady can choose to wear whatever she wants to wear- and by whomever she wants to design it. Get a grip people.
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Seriously!
When I first heard of this, I was so angry. How could they be so childish and spiteful over clothes that SHE wants to wear? "Our moment" was Obama getting sworn in; leave the little things like designer recognition go to other people. Spread the love around, for Christ's sake. African Americans are NOT the only people who have had an abusive past with Racism and discrimination.
In all honesty, I've heard so many critics of Michelle(Mrs. Obama) in the past couple weeks and I'm so over it. I'm tired of hearing people complain and degrade the choices of such a beautiful, intellegent, hard-working woman. Especially when she has only been in the public eye for all of 2 years and she's been torn apart so much by black & white alike. Who cares what or who she wore or didn't wear, last time I checked there are more important things on the agenda. We're in a recession, we're still at war, our food and water quality are sub-par at best, children are dying from cancer, HIV is the leading cause of death among Black women, families are committing suicide because they can't cope, aid agencies and schools are closing everyday, the number of inmates in prison increasing, the nation is falling apart at the seams and these people have nothing better to do than complain about a dress at one of the most critical points in our progression! when the president said, lets start over, pick ourselves up & dust ourselves off and get to work...i'm sure he was talking specifically to these disgruntled "artists"... I would use the n word but i'm too angry and the pettiness actually goes so much deeper than that stupid word can cut...SAD!