The miseries of the put-upon Michelle Obama do not stop at racist white people oppressing her hair or an America that has “a lot of growing up to do” not letting her be president because it is misogynistic. Serving as First Lady was “confining” — because despite Obama’s celebrated status as the first DEI president, blacks are victims of racism:

Michelle Obama says being the first black First Lady was “confining”: “Just like black folks feel in all the first positions… We are carrying the torch and lighting the way, which means we’ve got to do it really well.” pic.twitter.com/VeqSdu35d4

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 19, 2025

You might think it would be worth the sacrifice so as to for the first time in her adult life be proud of her country. But no, having to undergo being treated like a queen for 8 years was too hard.

On a tip from Wiggins.