The first lady and the White House were recently under fire for inviting rapper Common to attend their annual poetry reading. Fox News had a whole bunch to say, trying to peg him as a “gangsta rapper” which is absurd! This didn’t jolt Michelle or our President, and Common was still welcomed into the House and performed as planned. The first lady recently spoke about the controversial evening. Find out what her take was after the jump.
“We had a poetry session and we invited young kids in just last week from all over the country. And they talked to some of the most outstanding poets, and they read their poetry in the state room. And then we had a poetry night and Common was there. He’s very cute. But everybody from poet laureates to hip-hop folks, being able to mix up the world in that very interesting way, the White House allows you to do that.â€
