Obama’s statements also seemed to offend children of divorced dads:
My divorced dad loved me selflessly and unconditionally. He instilled worth in my soul, and infused gratitude in my heart. To this day (I’m 40), his love was the most beautiful and whole love I’ve known. Words create our world, @MichelleObama. Do better.
— jen (@flightriskjen) April 16, 2019
Is There a Double Standard?
Many critics have slammed Obama’s statements about divorced dads as sexist. However, talk about whether or not a double standard exists is also a subsequent result of what Obama had to say. If a man made offhand, snide comments about divorced mothers, he would face prompt backlash; furthermore, he would not likely receive hearty cheers from a crowd, as Obama did in London.
At the end of the day, there are various reasons as to why a father may be divorced. Consequently, most people agree that referencing divorced dads in a derogatory manner benefits no one.
During the 2016 presidential election, Michelle Obama coined the phrase, “when they go low, we go high.” Is belittling divorced dads really an example of “going high?”
