Tag Archives: michelle obama

Kevin Smith & Southwest: the tip of the fat-shaming iceberg

By Renee Martin | Published: February 16, 2010
Mississippi legislature has considered a bill to ban obese people from eating at restaurants.
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Michelle Obama and the Pope: on veiling as debasement

By Renee Martin | Published: July 13, 2009
Though the Pope is a religious figure and Obama is a politician, they could meet as equals.
Posted in Current Affairs, Religion, christianity, feminism, women | Also tagged , , | 8 Comments

The Obamas: a change is gonna come for whom?

By Feature Writer | Published: February 28, 2009
The fact that many have fixated on the dark skin that Michelle Obama possesses serves as proof that African Americans are well aware that even in this day, pigment still is very much an issue within the black community.
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Michelle Obama and the politics of shifting

By Feature Writer | Published: December 3, 2008
Never has the world watched the actions and the decisions of a black woman the way that it has watched Michelle Obama.
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Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama: hypocrisy in mainstream feminism

By Feature Writer | Published: August 31, 2008
Seeing this support for Palin should give every feminist a feeling of warmth and solidarity, unless of course you are a woman of colour, or, more specifically, an African American woman.
Posted in election 08, feminism, north america, politics, women | Also tagged , , | 17 Comments