• more about #clairhuxtable
    NewsBunny: Does anyone else feel like they're constantly struggling to overcome the racism they were taught growing up? I'm white. I grew up in an Irish middle-c... more »
    Anovelista: And the reason? "There have been few broad cultural precedents for what she represents." Translation: we haven't seen enough characters like Michelle ... more »
    ellaesther: Also, not for nothing, but I never liked Claire Huxtable, but I think I would like Michelle Obama quite a lot. So. more »
    maude_flanders: "what [people] do not see on a regular basis, they assume to be rare or even nonexistent" <--I wouldn't dismiss that statement at all. We've compla... more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Well, that comparison was only a matter of time. I'm surprised it took this long. After all, Mrs. Huxtable, FLOTUS, Oprah, and Queen Latifah are the o... more »
    buzzgirl: True story: through an organization I volunteer with, I was at the local jail working with the women inmates. Another woman volunteer, a 60-something... more »
    la.donna.pietra: Any mention of The Cosby Show around my dad when it was on the air inevitably set off a rant about how ridiculous and fictional it was. According to ... more »
    Trulymadlyme: I can't believe people haven't mentioned "Living Single." Didn't Givhan watch TV during the 1990's? more »
    Lymed: The post itself has the conundrum within it. Only 2.6% of the Iowa population is black and many of the people with similar stories to the Obama family... more »
    SmallbutMighty: It probably comes from having lived in DC/the DC area for most of my life, but I tend to forget that most white people haven't been exposed to the ran... more »
    ellaesther: Well, yes, by and large. But, there's a point here that I think you're not giving enough credence to. Television is, for better or worse, the village ... more »
    save jinger: I wouldn't call The Cosby Show dated. It's still relevant and will always be one of my all-time favorite shows. I don't think it's necessary to keep... more »
    anibundel: I saw this article today and it weirded me out. Glad to know I wasn't alone in feeling like the whole concept was "off." more »
    Dodgergirl: Wait, does this mean that Obama isn't Spock? Or was that comparison flawed anyway, cause Spock is not black? I DO think increased visibility of minor... more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): This concept is not so hard folks. Much like Soylent Green, BLACK WOMEN ARE PEEEEEOOOPLE! WOMEN ARE ARE PEEEEEOOOPLE! BLACK MEN ARE PEEEEEOOOPLE! HISP... more »
    AthertonMerriweather: The fact that we haven't seen anyone on television like Claire Huxtable until Michelle Obama came along is more concerning to me. more »
    Trulymadlyme: I'm a single, black man who's a lawyer. And I swear, sometimes people treat me like a unicorn. Like my mere existence somehow defies the law of nature... more »
  • #therealworld

    Michelle Obama Is Not Claire Huxtable: The Dangers Of Comparing Reality To TV

    Robin Givhan's comparison of Michelle Obama to Claire Huxtable is far from new, but it is newly bizarre, implying that six months into the Obama administration, Americans still need a dated TV show to understand Michelle. More »
  • #leftovers

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