Although this was a harrowing time for the White House residents, outside the White House the tide was beginning to turn. While the various media had been devoting most of its time taking pot shots at the First Lady, now stories were beginning to be aired about a grass roots protest supporting First Lady Bootsi. It seemed that females of all species were beginning to speak out about the injustices being heaped upon the First Lady. While some of these protesters seemed to have their own agendas, for the most part the protest appeared to be a genuine effort to end what they perceived to be a form of discrimination.