By Heather Allen
Michelle Obama said she was “heartbroken” in response to the Supreme Courts’ decision to strike down Affirmative Action.
The justices voted 6-3 to eliminate affirmative action making it unlawful for colleges to consider race in their decision process on which applicants to accept. The high court ruled that Affirmative Action is a violation of the 14th Amendment.
In response to the ruling, Michelle Obama put out a statement saying, “I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today’s Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.” She said she wondered if people thought she had been accepted into college due to affirmative action instead of merit. It would seem that Michelle’s own experience with insecurity would cause her to rethink Affirmative Action. She shared that Affirmative Action hung over her like a shadow, causing her to wonder if people believed she earned her spot at her college or not,
“Back in college, I was one of the few Black students on my campus, and I was proud of getting into such a respected school. I knew I’d worked hard for it…
Stupid idiot! Michael can just go back to his Continent of origin!