Mine settled there too, and I was born there. My father got an education and got out, but we went back every summer to take care of my grandmother, who refused to leave. It was beautiful, rural, and as I got older, terrifying. I just talked to my dissertation chair for the first time this week. She was born and raised…

Remember when anyone is talking about how to help the poorest among us, they’re actually asking how to help West Virginia. It’s a 3rd world country inside the US.

I hate to be *that* person, but this lady should not be so quick to judge others by their looks.

When the Obamas get settle post-White House my best friend Meesh (short for Michelle, only her best friends call her that) and I will spend Saturday afternoons harvesting whatever bounty is in her garden and then cooking up delicious, healthy vegetarian meals for Barry and whichever of the daughters and their friends…

Gasp! You just described my husband! But I would argue that I’m even lower because I am a WASPy gay atheist who “threw my life away” by throwing in my lot with his. It’s one thing to be black and gay and an atheist; it’s quite another to willingly marry one. (I am joking. My friends and family have been nothing but…

My ancestors came over from Ireland and could choose anywhere to settle. NYC was right there but my clan set up in West fucking Virginia. I’m sure I could gather a lot of genealogical information there, but I loathe the thought of even stepping foot in that state.

I adore her. She’s the best First Lady we’ve had since I’ve been alive. Intelligent, dignified, compassionate and she just happens to be beautiful in a very approachable way. I truly feel the Obamas were our generation’s Kennedy family (without the scandals). So like an Above Board Kennedy family. Does that make sense?

Serious side question: does anyone really think Melania is beautiful nowadays? The plastic surgery has changed her face into something grim.

“But what about a hot black woman vs. a church-going illegal immigrant?”

The illegal immigrant wins in this case. First off, most of the rabid Right would never acknowledge that a black woman can be hot, and if they did, it’d come with the caveat of “I bet she has a string of baby daddies.” Illegal vs. black can be a…

I spend a lot of time in WV, and this is the state in a nutshell. It doesn’t matter if you’re competent or qualified, as long as you’re local. It’s the most insular place I’ve ever lived, and also the most backwards. People seem to delight in voting against their own interest. I hate it here.

Well done. Coming in second is “well-educated woman with an opinion that I don’t want to have sex with.”

It’s going to get worse before it gets better. People, the worst among us, are emboldened by Trump’s victory and they will continue to test the waters of how racist, sexist, Islamophobic, etc. they can be.

The ones I hate the most are everyone who thinks that way. Petty, but true. I wish for nothing but consistent disappointment by tRump for all the assholes who voted for him.

Learning this does nothing to make me doubt stereotypes about West Virginia.

C’mon dude, it’s easy, Super educated Black male Hawaiian muslim, born in Kenya. 

Also, on top pf everything else she is apparently totally unqualified for her job:

Can someonw please put together a hierarchy of racism/sexism/xenophobia/sexual objectivity combinations so I understand who the hate the most in New America? Like, obviously a black Muslim is at the very bottom of the Trump supporter’s list, and a hot white immigrant is the most acceptable and goes to the top. But…

Why not both?

The hell you say. Michelle is clearly a shopping friend.

I have a girl crush on Michelle Obama and I want her to be my friend.