Tika Sumpter was asked about what she thinks about Chimamanda Adichie’s comment about Michelle Obama.

Tika Sumpter who played Michelle Obama was interviewed about the movie on BET, she was asked about what she thinks about Chimamanda Adichie’s comment about Michelle Obama.

In an interview with Channel 4 news in August, Chimamanda Adichie had said: “I’ve often said that if Michelle Obama had natural hair when Barack Obama was running for president, he would not have won,” Adichie explains. “Because her natural hair would have signified certain things to people. It would signify that she’s some sort of militant, neo- Black Panther, frightening …
Tika Sumpter responded saying:
“You can have natural hair and still blow it out and it’ll be straight,” she started saying. “I’ve had hair where it looked permed but it wasn’t. It was in my natural state but I just blew it out. I don’t know. I mean… What does that mean?”
“I don’t know if I can even answer that question. “I think the character of these two would’ve shined through regardless, natural hair or not. I don’t really know. I mean, I understand what she’s saying, but I don’t really know about that. That’s a pretty intense statement because you’re basing an outside characteristic on the character of the human being.”


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