A Study in Modern Leadership
December 11, 2013
I KNOW this has already been widely commented upon, but this photo of Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and the Obamas at the Nelson Mandela memorial yesterday says it all, doesn’t it? Here we have the aggressively revealing dress and lack of gravitas of the Western white woman in power along with the inflated egotism of her natural ally, the black man in power. They can’t get enough of each other. Then to top it off, we have the stony demeanor of the wife, whose unhappiness symbolizes the unpleasant reality that the black woman is often the loser in the race to elevate and bring together the white woman and black man. Michelle’s expression reminds me of the antipathy black women feel as more and more white women take their men. — And all this at a memorial service, confirming what has been said here about the death of death.
The Daily Mail also has the now famous photo of Obama, David Cameron and Thorning-Schmidt taking a selfie. These are the Teenagers Who Rule Us.
— Comments —
Jewel writes:
Well, there it is. Helle hath no fury like The Scorning Woman!
Buck writes:
This is good. After your photos, they return with the surly Michelle now in the middle. Notice that national security has her eye on the situation. Is our President pulling a “Clinton” by kissing Michelle’s hand? Will our six-year-old sex offenders now get a break?
Laura writes:
Priceless.
These photos are like the trailer of a bad movie about the decline and fall of the West. Remember, this is at a memorial service for a world leader. Now Obama apparently realizes he has been acting improperly and so performs an act of obeisance to his wife. Meanwhile the Danish prime minister treats the world to a view of her thighs and continues to smile with a very knowing and self-assured expression.
Diana writes:
This is the first time I felt sympathy for Mrs. Obama, and even a bit of admiration. Give credit where it’s due: the look on her face as she took in the disgraceful spectacle of Obama laughing at a solemn occasion was priceless.
I don’t think that white women “take” black men, any more than (in the case of a marital breakup) anyone “steal’s anyone’s spouse. The men are rushing towards the exits. In the case of a marital breakup, the “stealee” is an active participant in the theft.
Laura writes:
I wasn’t referring to white women stealing married men, but to the much higher rate of interracial coupling, both married and unmarried, between black men and white women. And you might not view it as a form of stealing, but at least some black women do, as had been discussed here before. And why shouldn’t they? They have a hard time getting their men to marry them, and very few white men do, so when a black man marries a white woman, they reasonably see it as form of betrayal.
Diana writes:
In recent months I read articles in which Nelson Mandela was referred to as “Madiba.” I was confused but until yesterday, when I heard Obama use it, I wasn’t motivated to look it up. Hearing a tidbit of Obama’s speech on the radio yesterday before I managed to turn it off, gave me that jolt of motivation.
I discovered this. (Explanation is in second paragraph.)
I am sickened by the fact that Obama referred to him this way, as if he considers himself primarily a son of Africa….Oh wait, he does. Then I am sickened for that reason. No further comment.
Regarding Zuma, I note with grim amusement that he was booed, because he is a corrupt dictator. I’m glad that Africans themselves realize this but it doesn’t bode well for the future. Zuma may in fact be the best of the lot, and he’s a savage. This is truly a slow-motion train wreck.
Karl D. writes:
While everyone seems to be piling on Obama (and rightly so) they seem to be giving the Danish prime minister a free pass. Yet she was just straight up flirting with Obama in my book. Shamelessly! Another reason why women should not be in positions of power like this is because it will always lead to some form of impropriety with male leaders. Women will often use their natural feminine wiles in situations with men, sometimes completely unaware that they are doing it. Sometimes, as in the case of this Dane, quite openly! Looking at these photos, I actually do feel for Michelle. Not only does she have a narcissist for a husband, but a man boy as well. As to white women and black men? I can completely empathize with black women feeling more than a bit angry at there men being taken. It effects white males as well!
As a single white male in the dating pool, I can’t tell you how many times I have seen a very attractive white woman walking hand in hand (or trailing behind) with a black man. More and more I have begun dating a woman only to find out that her last boyfriend (or several) were black. We’re not talking about accomplished, intelligent black males who have it together. I am talking about monosyllabic, borderline thugs and morons! You just know they have kids all over town with “Baby Mommas” and more or less wear their white women like status symbols. The relationship almost always ends bad for the woman. Just like brushes with Homosexuality, interracial dating has become something of a rite of passage and a moral duty to the modern liberal woman. I slap myself on the head every time I see this. It is such a turn off for me whenever I find this out about a woman I am dating. It says so much about her character to me. I call women like this “Biography Girls.” Meaning they are constantly writing their biography in their heads for when they are old and grey. They think they will be sitting in a rocking chair one day with their beloved husband, surrounded by grandchildren and thinking to themselves, “What a cutting edge, brave and hip woman I was. I lived my life to the fullest!’ What they often ignore is that they will probably be alone with these thoughts or surrounded by lots and lots of cats, as no decent man would have her.
Hnery McCulloch writes:
Another spot-on post about the decline of … so many things.
When I saw this tawdry spectacle I found myself in the most unaccustomed position of agreeing with Mistress Michelle Obama – or at least agreeing with what I guess she was thinking from seeing her mien as her husband and the other kiddies-in-office snapped their selfies. At a memorial service, no less. I’m no fan of Nelson Mandela, but a memorial service is still supposed to be a solemn occasion.
The anger of black women about what they perceive as white women stealing their men – never mind whether or not it’s actually true – is real and has been with us for a while.
One example I remember vividly is the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson for the murders of his estranged – white – second wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. Before the second Mrs. Simpson, there had been a first – black – Mrs. Simpson, who did no wrong that I know of. I remember saying to friends at the time the Simpson jury was empanelled with black women among its members that O.J. Simpson would be acquitted. And so it proved, probative evidence of his guilt notwithstanding.
Diana writes:
The whole business of the wildly gesticulating deaf interpreter amuses me, but this takes a special cake. The interpreter at the Mandel funeral was simply making signs up.
Also see the link on the side:
Tutu’s home was burglarized during the ceremony. Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy.