Black Designers Attack Michelle O.

I'm telling you, there are times when I press my temples together and look up to the sky and ask the LORD what is wrong with my own people. YES! My own people. You don't see anyone else doing this kinda ish, other than "us". Crabs in a barrel is what we are. Self-defeating is so often our attitude... But why???? Apparently Black designers are pissed that Michelle Obama chose Asian and Cuban designers: Jason Wu & Isabel Toledo to design her inauguration fits. These designers claim it was "their moment" and she should have let at least one of them shine:

“It’s fine and good if you want to be all ‘Kumbaya’ and ‘We Are the World’ by representing all different countries. But if you are going to have Isabel Toledo do the inauguration dress, and Jason Wu do the evening gown, why not have Kevan Hall, B Michael [Knight], Stephen Burrows or any of the other black designers do something too?

“It’s one thing to look at the world without color but she had seven slots to wear designer clothes. Why wasn’t she wearing the clothes of a black designer? That was our moment.

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Blah, blah, blah, whine, whine, whine. Get over it. Her choice of outfits didn't make that day any less "ours", and why gripe over something so trivial after the leaps and bounds we've come simply by her presence in the White House? These people just finished a 2 YEAR CAMPAIGN!!! Didn't they do ENOUGH for our community? Now this? And FYI, she chose minority designers-- Jason Wu is creepin-on-the-come-up, why can't we be color-blind and applaud that? I personally adored Michelle's choices for the event no matter what some nay-sayers may think. She was stunning. She couldn't have done it better. I mean, even the BIG TIME DESIGNERS sounded off and gave Michelle kudos for looking so fab and fashion-forward.Certain people just need to sit their tired-asses down. Brush it off Chelly-Chelle, brush ALL DAT OFF!