LZ Granderson - Why Michelle Obama got heckled

[QC]

I'm a big fan of Michelle Obama's, but if she's going to be hitting the circuit to raise money for Democrats, she has to be prepared for heckling. Especially heckling from gay rights activists like the one who interrupted her speech Tuesday night.

"Lesbian looking for federal equality before I die." That's how Ellen Sturtz, the woman identified as the heckler, identified herself.

Apparently the first lady's husband said something about signing an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Sturtz had the nerve to ask the president to keep his word.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/opinion/granderson-michelle-obama-heckler/index.html

[BlueToTheBone]

1. Sturtz had the nerve to ask the president to keep his word.

But she didn't ask the President, she heckled his wife, who does NOT make or enact policy.

[dbackjon]

6. Naive to think Michelle has no influence

[enough]

2. So why didn't she ask the President?

Heckling Michelle Obama because of Barack Obama's shortcomings is sexist.

[MNBrewer]

3. No it's not

[Marrah_G]

4. Not when she is campaigning for him

[dbackjon]

7. What is sexist is the belief that poor Michelle

Has no power, no influence and is too delicate to handle heckling.


Why are you sexist?

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Makes sense to me.

I still don't like heckling or what have you because I find it counterproductive, but I am really irritated that people don't seem to understand we aren't campaigning for a goddamned parking space, we are advocating for our EQUALITY!

[dbackjon]

8. And that it wasn't a speech about kids - it was a FUNDRAISER