Comments regarding Michelle Obama AIBU to feel like this is a bad dream...?

[Destinysdaughter]

"A West Virginia county worker was fired after penning a racist Facebook post calling first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels”.

“It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady in the White House. I’m tired of seeing a Ape in heels,” posted Clay County Development Corporation’s then director Pamela Ramsey Taylor to Facebook following Donald Trump’s presidential win last week.

Underneath Taylor’s post, Clay’s mayor, Beverly Whaling, voiced her approval: “Just made my day Pam.”

The racist post, now deleted from Facebook, caused an uproar, with thousands of horrified voters calling on the local mayor to be fired.

Ramsey, a well-known figure in town, was fired from her role as head of the government-funded non-profit organization." ( The Guardian ).

So, my AIBU is am I unreasonable to feel both in shock and despairing that it's ok for a respected woman to say this publically and for another influential woman to agree with this? And this isn't a private conversation in a cafe, it's the fact that they feel so confident in their views to express them in a public forum! I feel embarrassed and ashamed for them. But also really fucking angry. How dare they talk about an intelligent articulate professional woman this way, just because she's black...?

Can't we just adopt Michelle Obama and bring her over here? The Queen and Prince William and Kate certainly seemed to like her, too.

Can't we just adopt Michelle Obama and bring her over here? The Queen and Prince William and Kate certainly seemed to like her, too

Great idea, can someone start a petition so that it can be debated in Parliament

Okay maybe not such a good idea, we should allow her to stay in America, we can't just kidnap her because we think she is an awesome first lady.
She hopefully can guide Melania towards being good at the role.

No. I want her. And her plus two. {stamps foot}.

She can visit MT.

funnyandwitty you need a new username as clearly you are neither. She doesn't need help. How patronizing . You have no idea what she has been through to come up with that. People like you would rather ignore it. This kind of poison from those two foul women needs to be jumped on, they need to be called out for the toxic bitches they are.

No, you can't have Michelle! We need her to run in 2020!!

Melania is, I'm sure, a very nice person but those comments, besides being racist, show how a lot of people's view of beauty is being 'Kardashian-ized' into thinking 'beauty' means too much makeup, fillers, and a non-natural hard-looking expression rather than a natural smile.

And you clearly need comprehension lessons as it says funnyandwitty USERNAME not poster. I've never professed to be either.

"people like you would rather ignore it" and you've deducted that how exactly?

I agree their racism needs to be called out this on the other hand...
"I wanted to meet their hate with my friend, the hammer and pan their fucking racist cunty heads in"

I couldn't care less what someone has been through. Anyone who fantasizes about violent acts such as that really does need help

What's so ridiculous about this disgusting behaviour is that I assume both the FB poster and the mayor of this place most people have never heard of have no understanding of how Michelle Obama is perceived outside their tiny racist bubble. She has been the most internationally acclaimed First Lady for decades, and exudes class and dignity. She's a power in her own right, who put a successful career on hold to serve as First Lady.

In contrast Melania Trump is a trophy wife with no personal achievements of note. It remains to be seen whether she will be able to muster the skills and stature required for her new role.

Melania Trump comes off worse in any comparison of the two women. Michelle Obama is a very hard act to follow. I hope she will maintain her public service, maybe run for office.

Can't we just adopt Michelle Obama and bring her over here? The Queen and Prince William and Kate certainly seemed to like her, too
I wouldn't want the daily mail readers jumping on her too. All these immigrants filling up our country and taking up our jobs blah! Blah! Blah!
The BNP will reform if they haven't already joined ukip.

I have such a girl crush on Michelle Obama. It adds nothing to this discussing but just needed to say.

There's been a classy, beautiful and dignified First Lady in the White House for the last eight years. I'm suspending judgement on Melania because I don't know a lot about her but I can't see her having the same empowering, inspiring impact as Michelle Obama.

Women attacking other women like that always make me uncomfortable, without bringing race into the equation. It says a lot more about the person making the comments than the target of their remarks.

But its hardly a fucking surprise OP! I am actually more pleased by the reaction it got, and the fact they have been so shamed for this.

But I am genuinely surprised you are surprised. Donald Trump WON!! this is West Virginia, and lets face it they only stopped lynching in my lifetime. surely we all know these people are the very reason Trump won no

the positive thing to come out of this is that Ramsey was fired and Whaling was forced to resign. Plenty of people in uproar challenging it which is what is required going forward.

The message being this is not ok and will have consequences.