Posted on 05/28/2024 1:32:12 PM PDT by simpson96
From the elegant entryway, to the spectacular views, to the private beach, we’re exploring the special touches in the forever first family's gorgeous estate.
When your previous homes are the White House and Camp David, there’s a lot of pressure on your next address. For their post-presidential vacation getaway, Barack and Michelle Obama chose a private, yet beautiful estate that would offer them all the luxury and security they’ve become accustomed to.
According to Ebony, beginning with the Shearer Inn in 1912, the Oak Bluffs area has a long history of catering to Black vacationers. Over the years, it became one of the few vacation spots where Black visitors felt they could just exist without needing to prove themselves. We all know we can’t ever truly get away from the racism, but the island has provided a somewhat safe space for Black folks looking to relax and enjoy themselves with some simple summer fun.
According to Home & Gardens, the former first couple purchased the waterfront estate for $11.75 million in 2020. Per Bijan C. Bayne in Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, the island has been a longtime vacation spot for Black people, as the atmosphere isn’t racially aggressive and offers a reprieve from the constant slights and stereotypes we routinely face. Considering the spotlight the family lived under while in the White House, it makes sense that the Obamas would want to find a comfortable, safe space for their post-presidential lives.
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We paid for that in more ways than one
After we had to listen to their racist dribble for 8 years they still felt uncomfortable
This must be photo shopped. No plywood in the widows...and as George Sanford said about white folk houses, “Smells like lettuce”...
We even get a glimpse of the paddle board that sunk the chef!
How about that? This is the sort of sloganeering most Americans now seem to swallow whole.
And one fine day they’ll leave it all behind.
I thought the same thing. My guess is these are old photos from a realtor's website, posted on-line for a previous sale-listing.
The forever first family’s...
So they admit The Kenyan is in charge?
I wonder wonder Greta the little retarded Jew hating girl thinks about osama’s mansion by the sea
Does John Kerry stop by to give them wind surfing lessons?
It’s ok to be a billionaire as long as you did not earn it.
You mean, “their chef was killed there.”
Did they keep the paddle board their beloved chef fell off?
Didn’t they end up with one in Hawaii as well?
They have to remind people of the kayak death of their “chef.”
The kitchen looks like it hasn’t been used in a while. I wonder why? Also, they included pictures of the kayaks.
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Is that scum/algae on the water in the pool?
Completely sterile, no personal items, cold, uncreative, empty and vapid.
It’s going to be under water soon because of Climate Cha-Ching!
Cultural appropriation?
No soul at all.
Who gave him the money for the mansion? He has 4 mansions. Who rewarded him for beginning the destruction of the USA?
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