During a recent episode of the podcast “Call Her Daddy,” Michelle Obama had a candid conversation, sharing how she felt when everyone talked about her appearance rather than her professional achievements. Obama discussed how, instead of focusing on her work, all the attention was given to her “appearance.”
Michelle Obama reveals how articles placed focus on her ‘appearance’ on Call Her Daddy podcast
Speaking on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Michelle Obama discussed how articles used to put a lot of emphasis on her “appearance.” During the episode, host Alex Cooper quoted Obama. She said, “It is the habit of the culture of the world to put women in their place by attacking their physical being.”
The “Becoming” author replied that on top of all the articles, the headlines would be about what “she was wearing” and not her “education” or her “professional career.” She further emphasized how all the articles would be about her “appearance.” She further added that it was like nobody knew what she did before becoming the First Lady. Obama, 62, continued, “I went to Princeton and Harvard, and I practiced law. I was an assistant to the Mayor in Chicago. I ran a nonprofit.”
After sharing these details, she noted that despite this, all the talks were about what shoes she was wearing. The author said, “Quickly, my shoes become the most important thing about me. We have to think a lot more, to strike that balance and to be thoughtful about what messages we’re sending, giving, receiving.”
Talking about women empowerment, she said, “When you get the power, when you’re the boss, when you’re running your own thing, let’s just not become female versions of the thing that was broken. Are you building the world that you told your little girl existed?”
Further, Cooper asked her about a statement she had made earlier. Obama had said some men are not ready for a woman as a presidential candidate. To this, Obama explained that there are still some men who won’t vote for a woman. She further encouraged the “young women” to “keep climbing.” She said that even if they “come up short,” the world needs them, and they should “keep going.”
Originally reported by Chhavi Puri on RealityTea.
