tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post6037029052306685338..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Certain Vernacular Words & Phrases In Internet Comments About Michelle Obama's 2016 DNC SpeechAzizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-72464813536561915852016-07-28T08:35:53.321-04:002016-07-28T08:35:53.321-04:00One of the often quoted lines in First Lady Michel...One of the often quoted lines in First Lady Michelle Obama's 2016 DNC speech is "When they go low, we go high". <br /><br />I hadn't heard or read that saying before Michelle Obama said it. But it might very well become a vernacular saying.<br /><br />Here's one response to the question "What does 'when they go low, we go high" mean"?<br />From <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-did-Michelle-Obama-mean-when-she-said-our-motto-is-when-they-go-low-we-go-high" rel="nofollow">https://www.quora.com/What-did-Michelle-Obama-mean-when-she-said-our-motto-is-when-they-go-low-we-go-high</a><br />[Quoting Michelle Obama] " "That is what Barack and I think about every day,” Obama said, “as we try to guide and protect our girls through the challenges of this unusual life in the spotlight.<br /><br />“How we urge them to ignore those who question their father’s citizenship or faith. How we insist that the hateful language that they hear from public figures on TV does not represent the true spirit of this country. How we explain that when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level.<br /><br />“No, our motto is, when they go low, we go high.”<br /><br />It’s a human tendency that, when insulted, we are tempted to insult someone right back... (Unfortunately, this too often means already-marginalized groups are expected to tolerate repeatedly hurtful language, without adequate recourse to silence slurs.)...<br /><br />Mrs. Obama was talking about her family ethic to not respond in kind to insults and slurs. She further extrapolated that to Democratic leadership and set an important tone for this convention. The RNC this year was dominated by vitriol, fear, and demonization.... The Obama family won’t respond in that nature, and neither will the Democratic party as a whole. The Clinton-Kaine ticket aims to take the high road, and have a convention focused on bringing society together and advocating constructive public policy."<br /><br /><br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com