Obama then concluded her speech by discussing girls, women, and the plethora of recent allegations of sexual assault:
“When we live in a world … where young girls are literally in danger of some kind of mess, whether it’s what a man says to us, or how he looks at us, or an opportunity that is taken from us, or somebody who’s got our foot on our necks … it is such a sad, common existence for women and girls in this country. I was one of the lucky ones. I’m what it looks like when a girl is loved and nurtured and invested [in.]”
“I can’t tell you how sick it makes me, the more I see the uncovering of the truth that all us women know has been out there, that there is an ugliness there.”
Previous Remarks from Michelle Obama
Obama’s stance against nastiness contradicts some of her previous statements, as does her call to treat others kindly. Not too long ago, Obama slammed women who chose not to vote for Hillary Clinton, alleging that they “voted against their best interests.” She also called all men “self righteous and entitled” before fallaciously stating that the GOP is only made of white people and men.
