Michelle has never been put to the test on this as an actual elected officialhttps://twitter.com/nate_cohn/status/871842995657723904 …
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Also obligatory note that at the beginning of Barack's campaign, ppl hated Michelle, called her his biggest liability, etc
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Tons and tons of shit flung her way as a caricatured "kill whitey" reverse racist, esp over the "1st time I've been proud" comment
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She spent the presidency punching below her weight as a Harvard lawyer probably bc of these fears abt optics
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If Michelle today seems universally beloved it's bc of aggressive managing of her image, which I can only imagine she found frustrating
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In every interview she did there was this barely concealed subtext of how much she wanted those 8 years to be over
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Which I can't believe the ppl calling for her to run for office didn't pick up on
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Anyway if Michelle Obama is your example for "Americans ARE ready for a Loud Angry Woman" she is a very flawed example
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Michelle if anything probably needed an Anger Translator more than Barack, who could at least let hostility slip out as sarcasm
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Michelle is actually naturally much better at withering snark than Barack but for 8 years could only use it on "safe" targets
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All that "WHOA she just threw shade at her own kids!" stuff or "Did she really say that abt the press?" -- that's pent up snark
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