Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Obama's Kids Show Under Fire for Wedding Episode
Barack Obama is facing criticism online for an episode of Ada Twist, Scientist, a children's show that his company produces, that featured a wedding between two male characters.Ada Twist, Scientist is about "an eight-year-old Black scientist [who] explores people through scientific discovery, collaboration and friendship with the help of her two best friends, Rosie and Iggy," according to Rotten Tomatoes.
The show is streamed on Netflix and is co-produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's company, Higher Ground Production."Episode of 'Ada Twist, Scientist' on Netflix showcases young students coming together to set up and celebrate their teacher's gay wedding.
This is aimed at preschoolers. Barack and Michelle Obama are the executive producers," Libs of TikTok wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday sharing a clip of the episode. "Received this from a parent who let her kids watch it as it's a popular show and she says she was shocked and horrified to see this and wouldn't let her children watch it anymore.
This is supposed to be a show about science!"A number of other X users criticized Obama following the post from Libs of TikTok that featured a clip of the wedding between the characters Sensei Dave and Jiu Jitsu Joe.
