A Cruel ‘Joke’ About Mrs. Carson is Making the Rounds… And Not Everyone is Laughing
A meme has made the rounds on social media this week comparing First Lady Michelle Obama to Candy Carson, wife of Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.
The meme is a riff on the DirecTV commercials in which the company lambastes cable as inferior to satellite tv.
Similar comparisons between Obama and Carson have popped up all over social media
Demetria Lucas D’Oyley of The Root, a website dedicated to African American news, penned a piece about the meme, in which she disapproves of the attacks on Candy Carson’s appearance, then goes on to criticize Candy Carson’s appearance.
D’Oyley writes:
“I’m no fan of presidential candidate Ben Carson…but he asked to be dissected in the media, traditional and social, when he announced his bid for the presidency. Candy Carson did not.”
D’Oyley notes that the cruelty toward Ms. Carson is similar to whenMichelle Obama was castigated for her alleged lack of patriotism when in early 2008, she said she was proud of her country for the first time in her life.
D’Oyley writes that she was proud of Obama for appearing on “Good Morning America” to defend Michelle after the incident.
Following her defense of Candy Carson and Michelle Obama, D’Oyley proceeded to dissect Carson’s appearance:
“…sympathizers of Candy Carson have excused her appearance as a result of her religious beliefs…religion and modesty are not synonymous with ill-fitting and unflattering and out-of-date…let’s stop pretending that appearance never matters, when there are times that it absolutely does.”
D’Oyley speculates that there are “underpinnings” of racism and sexism in these attacks, but adds that Ms. Carson could use a “glam squad.”
The comments section was diverse, with some defending Ms. Carson, and some swiping her for her wardrobe. Some even attacked D’Oyley.
Commenter Peg Meredith praised Mrs. Carson:
“I consider Candy Carson a beautiful person, inside and out. What’s in your heart and what’s in your closet are two totally different things.”
Angel Frederick attacked D’Oyley:
“You are no better than those you speak about. You wrote this article to put her down as well under the pretense that you are appalled by others.”
Brian Roussel took a jab at Ms. Carson:
“I’m sorry, but Dr. Carson’s wife is dressed as though the fanciest place she is going to is the local Target.”
Candy Carson’s appearance hasn’t hurt her husband’s campaign, nor has it made a dent in the popularity of the book she and her husband co-authored.
A More Perfect Union is currently ranked #2 on the New York Times non-fiction Best Sellers list.
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