When Obama cried
Jaeran Kim
JANUARY 11, 2017
Image: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/Getty. One of the things that struck me most about President Obama’s farewell speech the other night was his emotion while thanking and praising his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha. As someone who is interested in masculinity and the ways in which society punish men who openly share any emotion other than anger, the fact that President Obama cried – and not just glossy eyes, but needed-a-hankie cried – is a huge symbol.
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