Good on you, Michelle Obama
January 28, 2015
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Michelle Obama made waves this week with her decision to not wear headscarf during her visit to Saudi Arabia. Although reactions to her decision were mixed, the reaction on social media gave birth to a hashtag accusing the first lady of immodesty---a heady violation in one of the few remaining countries requiring women to cover their heads in public.
Via Politico:
On Twitter, Saudis used a hashtag that translates to “#Michelle_Obama_Immodest” or “#Michelle_Obama_NotVeiled” to chastise the first lady for being disrespectful to Saudi traditions. ... Some on Twitter noted that Obama had covered her hair during a visit to a mosque in Indonesia and wondered why she hadn’t done the same, Egypt’s Ahram Online noted, while one woman urged fellow Saudis not to “make Obama angry at us.” The first lady’s office had no comment on her attire.Twitter is still chirping about it:
#Michelle_Obama_unveiled
#ميشيل_أوباما_سفور
She should be able to wear whatever. She's First Lady of a free country pic.twitter.com/z8PcSyTZZM
— Scott (@NorthCounty3303) January 28, 2015