Did you know that joking about former first lady Michelle Obama’s gender could be giving black people heart problems?
Dr. Frita Fisher joined Joy Reid to state that “public humiliation,” such as the claim “Michelle Obama is a man” made at the Freedom 250 UFC fight, is part of the reason black people face higher levels of “cardiovascular negative outcomes.” Other causes include “systemic racism” and “discrimination.”
Watch:
Dr. Frita says that Michelle Obama jokes are causing increased heart disease for blacks pic.twitter.com/WfH7ZOstEA
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 19, 2026
“I felt my heart having palpitations, I felt my chest tighten, I felt personally humiliated as a black woman, as first lady Michelle Obama is, and it took me – immediately, Joy – to the data we have. We literally have data that systemic racism, chronic discrimination and also public humiliation, we have data that these things increase cardiovascular negative outcomes.” Fisher said. “And as I sat there experiencing those emotions, I know I’m not alone, I realize, this is what happens. This is why so many black people, and black women specifically, have poorer cardiovascular outcomes when compared to other ethnic groups. This is why so many of us have increased strokes. It actually is real.”
X users weighed in:
These Dude might be onto something here but I wonder if there are other under-lying causes… pic.twitter.com/Pzw4btBOcU
— Nuke D’Wolf (@TaberAdams) June 20, 2026
And to think people actually listen to these nuts
— Onslotton (@onslotton) June 20, 2026
Okay, enough about Big Mike, can we bring back the “Yo momma so fat jokes!” era when we all laughed together?
— Bourbon502 (@Bourbon4me2) June 20, 2026
I never thought I’d say this, but we may have witnessed the most absurd claim ever uttered in a Reid interview: the suggestion that black jokes, social slights or comedic discourtesy toward Michelle Obama are somehow direct drivers of cardiovascular disease.
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Lionel
You lost me at “systemic racism”, which I understand as me being an “unaware”racist, even though my family has had a diverse groups of friends for generations, and I was taught to never judge a person by looks (assholes can come in any form). Thus, YOU are the RACIST, Asshole!
— LibbyM (@LibbyLibyrachi) June 20, 2026
I’ve always said that NBC could have saved a lot of money by replacing Joy Reid with a parrot that knows only one word, racism.
— Richard Mobbs (@BoomGiggity2319) June 19, 2026
That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard, well for today. Also the day isn’t over.
— Tennessee Dad (@tennesseedad22) June 19, 2026
