Michelle Obama: They Can’t Imagine a Woman Choosing Herself Without Blaming the Marriage

(By Stacy M. Brown BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent) Michelle Obama is clearing the air and calling out the sexist double standards fueling rumors about her marriage.In part two of her appearance on the Work in Progress podcast with Sophia Bush, the former First Lady addressed recent speculation sparked by her absence from several major events, including the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump’s inauguration — both attended solo by Barack Obama.Online chatter quickly turned to rumors of a split, but Michelle didn’t hold back.“This year, people couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself,” she said. “They had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing. This couldn’t be a grown woman just making a set of decisions for herself, right?”