Hair is like any other body part. Like earlobes or noses. Who cares!!

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It's her head and her hair.

Biggest problem in this country comes from people who lack both personal boundaries and filters.

Leave her alone. She and her family need/deserve a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg BREAK.

That's what this article is about:

Many black women are told (sometimes, directly to their faces by their own family) that their natural hair is ugly, unprofessional, wild etc., and it MUST be straightened or covered up.



I always loved Michelle regardless of what she did to her hair, but yes this truly is a wonderful picture that means a lot.

I'm not black but I was bullied about my frizzy hair. I was happy to see Michelle's going natural. I'd love to see her start a trend.

Welcome to DU, Manly_Scream.

Right wing heads would have spun off their shoulders.

hell, she could wear a mohawk, and I'd still love it...she's so beautiful...but nature hair is so awesome!!!!

Dear God, how far we've fallen in such a short time.

So there is no reason for them to get their shit all in a twist.

I think you mean well, but your logic is off.

Hair texture is both a major difference, and a major emotional and at times political issue, between whites and blacks in America.

That means the texture too. Most people should understand that.

And if they did, did most people coo over how "exotic" it is?

Or were they told it's nasty, nappy, and unkempt?

OR did they go through an expensive, painful once-every-other-month chemical process to make it look big and curly, because they were shamed by peers and family that their natural hair is too thin?

See, that's the difference here. That's why it's a big deal to some of us.

When you're told your natural "black" hair is lesser-than, all your life by EVERYONE (including people on your "side" supposedly) to the point where you begin to believe it, then you see the FIRST LADY is proud of hers.

I don't fault her for not wearing it that way when the Obamas were in the Whitehouse.

The avalanche of Assgoblins who call themselves the "alt-right" would pile on even more bullshit complaints about them, in the form of dog whistling (i.e. "Her arms are showing AND her hair is unkempt! Not FLOTUS material at all!!&quot

Still, it is an awesome picture for us, and YES it has meaning, especially now with the white nationalists becoming more brazen, and threatening to those of us who know we're hated.

and I love this look. She looks happy and healthy.

Wait...
Is she a Neegro?
Well I'll just be danged.
Who knew?


if that's necessary.
I hope not.

woman - inside and out! She is STILL the First Lady to me.

I do not recognize the POS currently in the WH as being anywhere near legitimately-elected and I never will.

As always.

... she's not first lady any more, just a private citizen.

I think that while Michelle was first lady she was always looking great and probably wore some very nice natural-looking wigs to avoid criticism from shallow people in the media. I never held it against her and I thought it was totally understandable. Actresses and celebrities wear wigs all the time and nobody says a word.

So she can take it easy now. Good for her, and she still looks great.

Any hairstyle does, but she looks like she is enjoying life in that pic.

No matter how she wears her hair.