Doomed If You Speak Up, Doomed If You Dont

Well, it seems, that in many arenas, simply speaking your mind wins you a raggedy crown for Miss Angry Black Woman USA. And yet another nod to the nonsense came as the First Lady made top news today. Suggested Reading Why Nelly Needs to Finally Admit the Real Reason He Voted For Trump Black TikToker…

Well, it seems, that in many arenas, simply speaking your mind wins you a raggedy crown for Miss Angry Black Woman USA. And yet another nod to the nonsense came as the First Lady made top news today.

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Michelle Obama became a hot topic, not for the eloquent words of encouragement and graceful dignity sheโ€™s known for, but for refusing to compete with a heckler at a fundraiser event and threatening to leave if the heckler wouldnโ€™t be quiet .

The incident sparked major debate on the Web about whether Obama responded to the heckler in the appropriate manner, with fears and mentions of that age-old phrase โ€œangry black womanโ€ showing up somewhere in there. (And this isnโ€™t the first time this phrase has been uttered in connection to the First Lady.)

Though Obama received support for her response from event attendees and advocates on the Web, many professional women of color still face the backlash of a label that needs to be put to bed. In 2014, that tired prevalent notion that any time a black woman speaks upโ€”and itโ€™s not to coddle, coo or sweet talkโ€”sheโ€™s โ€œangryโ€ or โ€œaggressiveโ€ is getting old.

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