Comments on: An Embrace Fit For a Queen: Michelle’s Hug Causes Controversy

By: hersay31

hersay31 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:19:28 +0000

What did the F**KN queen say?????? “she gotta dunk”??? What da bloodclot!!

By: Lahdeia

Lahdeia — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:28:41 +0000

The queen hugged her first. Jeez, people come, on.

By: Monte_Brown

Monte_Brown — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:31:15 +0000

She’s not our queen. When last I checked we are a Democratic-Republic, not a monarchy. The queen of England is just another person to us. We threw that tea in Boston Harbor and kicked their butts out in 1776. I don’t know why the British are so hooty snooty about their monarchy anyway. If they would nix the queen they would save a lot of money. Michelle Obama should tastefully tell the queen to kiss her NBA.

By: TONYMATRIX

TONYMATRIX — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:01:25 +0000

HERE they go again making something out of nothing,if the queen embraces her also and didn,t have a problem with it,, WTH the damn stuck up brits getting bent out of shape about? They need to get a damn life and I,m sure Mz Obama understood the protocal, they brief her and the president, before arrival, they really don,t give them credit or think we have intelligence. they really need to fall back ,damn the britts.

By: Antsu-in-Japan

Antsu-in-Japan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:33:04 +0000

To jlscorpio:

In response to your comment: “…and Antsu-in-Japan you should be ashamed of treating your farther the way you did…my father is no longer here and i wish i could see him hug anyone right now…think about it!”

I am VERY sorry that your father is no longer here. The fact that mine is still on this earth certainly DOES NOT give him the right to hug whomever he wants whenever HE wants. My father was in Japan…not America… and he has to respect the rules (protocol) of this country when he is here. That was the point. And furthermore, it was my DUTY as his daughter to inform him that he was making people he hugged uncomfortable…so HECK NO… I am not ashamed of telling him what I told him.

Not to be nasty or anything, but maybe you should learn a little something about Japanese culture (if you haven’t already) before you attempt to judge me.

By: coalman77

coalman77 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:41:09 +0000

Our first lady Rocks! I think she should have given the old gal, a pat on her rump!

By: immaari

immaari — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:09:26 +0000

Had this happened 4 years ago,and it were First Lady Bush embracing her, the whole affair would have taken a different spin. The image would have been immortalized…sold late-night on infommercials…china sets, blankets, limited-edition coin sets….the caption would..read,”Two Queens embracing”
So what is it about Mrs. Obama that’s different?

What is it about her hand that makes touching her with it defile this lady?

Shouldn’t the Queen be equally honored to be in First Lady Obama’s presence?

Isn’t Mrs. Obama a Queen as well? I’m confused about this…..What are they REALLY saying?

By: franklin26

franklin26 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:12:33 +0000

this means the world is coming together as one,black or white,political & royality,powerful and mighty,rich or poor,we all are human,lets us all preach for love like this wonderful people.first lady and Queen of england.

By: jbstone

jbstone — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:41:05 +0000

I can agree with several of the opinions already posted on this blog. Why are mountains being made out of mole hills? Sometimes it seems that America is finally being accepted in the world community as a nation. Eventhough we are still an upstart nation still in puberty when you compare our existence to rest of the world’s nations. The queen welcomed our First Lady with a mutual respect and regard. This can be seen as gesture of warmth and friendliness and not as a breach of protocol.

By: BREAK-FROM-THE-NORM

BREAK-FROM-THE-NORM — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:23:35 +0000

this is news come on people this is news this MICHELLE OBAMA SHOWING THE QUEEN SOME LOVE COME FOLKS THIS IS NEWS YALL PEOPLE MAKE MOUNTAINS OUT OF MOLEHILLS

By: ms_real2008

ms_real2008 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:32:13 +0000

Who gives a s**t? Obviously the queen didn’t have a problem with it so why does everybody else?
Proper ettiquette went out the window a long time ago.

By: britborn

britborn — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:17:44 +0000

I am brit born and feel it’s about time someone showed true feeling since princess Di. poo poo ettiquette, go Michelle

By: SWANKness

SWANKness — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:55:03 +0000

the Queen of England put her arm around the First Lady of the USA [on her own accord], this is not political or royality, this is human nature, two powerful women coming together for what was once impossible..better than what we got with the Bush’s

By: zakinkeana

zakinkeana — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:29:27 +0000

am surprise about the hug thing,this is a new dawn,and the queen realised that,ple let Micchelle be.

By: StillCentual

StillCentual — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:09:58 +0000

Maybe it’s time to hug instead of shooting at people. I do believe that the Queen has her arm around Mrs. Obama as well… She didn’t draw back and call for the guards… she hugged her back.

By: Baralan

Baralan — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:25:19 +0000

OMG she molested the queen of England..cool.

By: divadwarrenee

divadwarrenee — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:31:45 +0000

People need to find something to do with their shallow minds and wasted time. I’m sure if the Queen had a problem she would have spoken up. I say score one for unity. Go first Lady.

By: LovelyladyinSTL1

LovelyladyinSTL1 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:17:50 +0000

I think Michelle Obama is such a lovely warm person that the Queen was unable to resist a hug!There isn’t a controversy here, there is only jealous people because who can resist the genuine caring nature of the Obama’s!!

By: WKDLFE_REC

WKDLFE_REC — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:17:19 +0000

face it ; the queen is human despite her status. find some business people… it aint that serious… the queen was face with a woman of virtue as herself and she dcided to crown the moment.

By: mrmalibu21

mrmalibu21 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:49:43 +0000

I personlly think it is sad how petty some people are. The Unted States facing far more important issues and we was as us citizen need to figure out how we can come together and help solve this situation instead looking to the president to solve it all. I understand the whole ettiquette thing and you can’t touch the queen rule. I feel that if the queen made the 1st move then that was pretty much the queens way letting mrs obama know she could hug her. I think the people who are making such a big deal over this need to grow up and focus on more important things like the issues we are facing in this country instead of what Mrs Obama wearing or who she is hugging.

By: doubleap

doubleap — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:27:26 +0000

According to the news,the Queen was fine with it. If you look at the video, she embraced Michelle first. She is very impressed with First Lady Obama!

By: DRE518

DRE518 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:17:42 +0000

Mrs. Obama should have gave her the pound and really started something. That is the 1st black person to ever touch her who was more powerful than her. Medea get over it and let it go b4 we go to war with England over stupidity.

By: banku

banku — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:58:29 +0000

Well, somehow these ettiquettes are bound to broken and soon they might start dying out. The world is changing, and everything with it is. So, deal with.

By: modog4ya

modog4ya — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:35:48 +0000

I agree with another comment to look at the position of the hands. If the queen can’t be touched she’s the one that has the inappropriate touching problem.

By: McQ007

McQ007 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:25:59 +0000

Answer me this:
Before this infamous “HUG”, there was the handshake, a firm one at that, which her Majesty tbe Queen also initiated. According to your “RULE” the Queen IS NOT TO BE TOUCHED; so are insinuating that the First Lady should have pulled her hand back in order to avoid touching the Queen?
Think about it! For me the bottom line is the queen is a human being just like anyone else. One more thing, look at the position of their hands!

By: jlscorpio

jlscorpio — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:17:51 +0000

I agree with persuasive_lyric let it go…that’s what’s wrong with the world today..if a little more hugging would go on maybe it would be a lot less killing….and Antsu-in-Japan you should be ashamed of treating your farther the way you did…my father is no longer here and i wish i could see him hug anyone right now…think about it!

By: YouKnowMe1967

YouKnowMe1967 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:16:27 +0000

I watched it on the news last night. The Queen reached out and put her arm around The First Lady first. She then put her arm around the Queen like she would her own mother. What’s the problem?

By: persuasive_lyric

persuasive_lyric — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:12:31 +0000

Ok, ok, I have seen this article on a few other sites, and I thought the same as a few others. Yes according to the English she did step out of line, but on the other hand. Please people come on, let’s be real; the queen has her not so fresh moments like every other woman. She is not the Virgin, (Christ’s mother). I feel if the queen had nothing to say about it, and I’m not sure if she did, but let it go.

By: Antsu-in-Japan

Antsu-in-Japan — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:45:00 +0000

Well, as much as I LOVE our First Lady…I think she did step out of bounds with the touching that was done. It doesn’t matter that we Black folks show that kind of affection in the States, nor does it matter that the Queen touched the First Lady first. The rule is that the Queen is not to be touched, and as our First Lady, First Lady Obama should have extended that respect to the Queen. Most likely before the trip she was coached to not touch the Queen …and probably wasn’t really thinking much about it when she did it. Still, she slipped up.

That reminds me of when my father came to Japan and was hugging everybody. It made Japanese people VERY uncomfortable, so I asked him to stop. When I did, his response was: “Well, that’s how I greet folks back home.” I firmly reminded him that he wasn’t BACK HOME and that if he touched another person, I was going to put his butt on a plane and never invite him back.

My father was angry with me for not letting him be “himself” but as I explained this was not the place for that. It’s not up to us to determine whether the Queen ‘probably’ needs a hug or not…nor should we expect her to just ‘deal with it’ because that’s the way we do it in the good ‘ole USA. Such thought, in my opinion, is disrespectful, ethnocentric and arrogant. Come on folks… now you know we have more class than that!!

The main point to be learned: rules, whether legal or social, exist in foreign countries for reasons that may not be obvious to us as Americans. When President Obama and First Lady Obama travel abroad, they are GUESTS in those countries…and are not above following foreign rules, either.

By: charlesgolden1

charlesgolden1 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:38:25 +0000

I FEEL THAT THE QUEEN IS A PERSON JUST AND SHOULD BE HONORED AS ONE AND A HUG SHOWS AFFECTION AND RESPECT AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOULD TAKE A NOTE FOR THIS AND NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT EVERYTIME PEOPLE SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THEY WANT TO START SOMETHING UNNESSESSARY OK CHECK THIS IF THE QUEEN CAME TO THE UNITED STATES AND WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE SHOULD SHE SHAKE THE PRESIDENTS HAND OR SHOULD SHE BOW TO HIM I REALLY DONT SEE THE BIG DEAL MAMDE PRESIDENT SHOWED RESPECT NOW IF THATS WRONG THEN PEOPLE HAVE THE WRONG CONCEPT ON HUMAN EMOTION CHARLES GOLDEN FROM SUMTER SOUTH CAROLINA

By: charlesgolden1

charlesgolden1 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:37:51 +0000

I FEEL THAT THE QUEEN IS A PERSON JUST AND SHOULD BE HONORED AS ONE AND A HUG SHOWS AFFECTION AND RESPECT AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOULD TAKE A NOTE FOR THIS AND NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT EVERYTIME PEOPLE SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THEY WANT TO START SOMETHING UNNESSESSARY OK CHECK THIS IF THE QUEEN CAME TO THE UNITED STATES AND WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE SHOULD SHE SHAKE THE PRESIDENTS HAND OR SHOULD SHE BOW TO HIM I REALLY DONT SEE THE BIG DEAL MAMDE PRESIDENT SHOWED RESPECT NOW IF THATS WRONG THEN PEOLE HAVE THE WRONG CONCEPT ONHUMAN EMOTION CHARLES GOLDEN FROM SUMTER SOUTH CAROLINA

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Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:24:08 +0000

I think the gesture was very improper. Because, besides the hug, the First Lady should have nibbled her on the ear.

By: KAZEEM2002

KAZEEM2002 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:23:00 +0000

love you.?

By: FoxtheSly

FoxtheSly — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:12:33 +0000

I understand they have rules in place, but I swear people act like those in high positions aren’t human. This is a non-issue.

By: whitechocz

whitechocz — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:48:30 +0000

if you think that is crazy you should have seen the crap they wrote when our prime minister (australia) grabbed her arm and stadied her when she tripped!! the queen would never be so rude as to show discomfort or distress when something like this happens, and maybe your right, she probably enjoyed the hug lol but it is totaly against proticol for someone to touch the queen

By: whitechocz

whitechocz — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:48:14 +0000

if you think that is crazy you should have seen the crap they wrote when our prime minister (australia) grabbed her arm and stadied her when she tripped!! the queen woulod never be so rude as to show discomfort or distress when something like this happens, and maybe your right, she probably enjoyed the hug lol but it is totaly against proticol for someone to touch the queen

By: SwtChocLady3

SwtChocLady3 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:04:03 +0000

No. The ‘ruel’ is no one touches the Queen of England. THAT is what people do not know. Here is what I think is cllo; Pres. Bush cound not have done it. BELIVE THAT!!!

By: honeybeekita

honeybeekita — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:49:49 +0000

Why is this such an issue, she hugged the woman not stabbed the woman. I agree with what someone else said why do they not call her first lady Michelle Obama? That is who she is and that is how she is supose to be addressed. Come on ppl find someone worth talking about.

By: pinkie75

pinkie75 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:37:35 +0000

SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL, SO SHE HUGGED THE WOMAN, SHE MIGHT HAVE NEEDED A HUG, ANYWAYS THAT
IS WHAT WE AS BLACK PEOPLE DO
WE HUG AND SHOW AFFECTION, THOSE THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT COULD LEARN ALOT FROM THE FIRST LADY. AND WHY DOES THE MEDIA STILL REFER TO HER AS MICHELLE OBAMA WE KNOW WHO SHE IS, IF SHE WERE WHITE THEY WOULD CALL HER THE FIRST LADY, THEY REALLY NEED TO SHOW THE WOMAN THE RESPECT THATS DUE TO HER, AND STOP HATIN!

By: Bunny2

Bunny2 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:24:09 +0000

wow, pplz talk about any dumb shyt now adays huh?