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"I've never heard a white man talk about impostor syndrome. I haven't met one." [View all] malaise 23 hrs ago OP

Perhaps, the White Men don't understand the imposter syndrum. chouchou 23 hrs ago #1

I love Michelle, but yeah... NO. I suffer from that almost every day. Happy Hoosier 23 hrs ago #2

Yes there are non-elite white men malaise 23 hrs ago #6

It was clear H2O Man 22 hrs ago #22

Agree malaise 22 hrs ago #30

Please explain it then, is she only talking the upper crust hoity toity stuff? questionseverything 22 hrs ago #33

"at every powerful table there is" H2O Man 20 hrs ago #59

Respectfully, she sits at the highest table. mr715 20 hrs ago #66

I'm fine with H2O Man 20 hrs ago #68

I assume no one sits near those tables. mr715 20 hrs ago #69

Right. H2O Man 20 hrs ago #75

I'm not understanding something. mr715 19 hrs ago #79

Okay. H2O Man 15 hrs ago #86

Thank you for taking the time to write this reply to help me understand mr715 15 hrs ago #87

Thank you H2O Man 14 hrs ago #88

This is a perfect example of white privilege: Celerity 19 hrs ago #82

That's great H2O Man 19 hrs ago #84

Well said. I share your opinion. NT Happy Hoosier 5 hrs ago #94

She sat at dinner tables not the meeting table... questionseverything 20 hrs ago #73

Oh H2O Man 20 hrs ago #76

The Obama White House was pretty transparent about what the president and first family were doing questionseverything 19 hrs ago #78

Well yes, she could have. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #81

This message was self-deleted by its author questionseverything 20 hrs ago #74

Name one time H2O Man 20 hrs ago #77

That's fair, but... Happy Hoosier 5 hrs ago #93

That would be H2O Man 9 min ago #96

I think that you are not alone. I understand what Michelle means, but wnylib 22 hrs ago #26

ironically in my work -- the imposters never seem to feel like imposters. just arrogant POS JT45242 22 hrs ago #31

Agree that impostors nevrr seem to feel like impostors. wnylib 22 hrs ago #36

Absolutely... furthermore... Happy Hoosier 22 hrs ago #32

But did THEY acknowledge that they were impostors is the question... live love laugh 12 hrs ago #90

Totally agree. Michelle may not know many working class white men. johnnyplankton 21 hrs ago #45

You just described me genxlib 20 hrs ago #56

I'm a white man getting a Ph.D. in neurobiology mr715 23 hrs ago #3

Similar here but working in higher level technology OC375 22 hrs ago #25

Just be glad your not a white dumbass, like me! Doodley 20 hrs ago #71

I'm a white dumbass. mr715 20 hrs ago #72

I appreciate her candor MustLoveBeagles 23 hrs ago #4

Funny that it's resulted in some reasoned TheProle 21 hrs ago #53

She needs to meet more people Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #5

I'm black but a disagree. tman 23 hrs ago #7

Trmp at a Mensa meeting would feel that he was among a whole bunch of imposters. nt eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #8

Yup. Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #9

Right! H2O Man 22 hrs ago #24

Well, she certainly hasn't met everyone. BlueTsunami2018 23 hrs ago #10

Hanks has it because deep down, he knows Peter Scolari was the better actor on "bosom buddies" unblock 23 hrs ago #13

I've seen astronauts discuss it Sympthsical 23 hrs ago #15

"When they go low..." mr715 22 hrs ago #19

during my work years i occasionally felt like i was faking it. rampartd 23 hrs ago #11

So that's what it's called... NewHendoLib 23 hrs ago #12

She doesn't appear to have any close white male friends Bok_Tukalo 23 hrs ago #14

Hi, Mrs. Obama. I'm Aristus. Nice to meet you. I am a great admirer of you and your husband. Aristus 23 hrs ago #16

. mr715 22 hrs ago #18

All those unqualified white morons in the current administration Americanme 22 hrs ago #17

I wish there was a pill? Prairie_Seagull 22 hrs ago #20

Ah, sweet Xanax... mr715 20 hrs ago #60

100 percent. nt Prairie_Seagull 1 hr ago #95

He may not talk about it, but our so-called President has deep insecurity about not being good enough, good looking Sogo 22 hrs ago #21

And he has never forgiven the New York elites for not malaise 22 hrs ago #28

Exactly. He will never admit to it, but some tiny part of him... 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #38

Then she should meet me nuxvomica 22 hrs ago #23

Recommended. H2O Man 22 hrs ago #27

I read it Sympthsical 22 hrs ago #35

Thank you. I respect Ms Obama, but this is some tone-deaf shit TheProle 21 hrs ago #42

Oh hell, I'm there Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #44

Kudos on the courage for a career change TheProle 21 hrs ago #47

Congrats. mr715 21 hrs ago #51

No thank you. H2O Man 21 hrs ago #54

retirement freed me from imposter syndrome mike_c 22 hrs ago #29

No offense to her, but I'm guessing she's not really in the same circles as white men who experience imposter syndrome. WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #34

In creative circles, that's pretty much everyone. C_U_L8R 22 hrs ago #37

It's the difference between being welcome at the table dlk 22 hrs ago #39

I'll admit to the imposter syndrome BeneteauBum 22 hrs ago #40

OK, I looked it up Skittles 21 hrs ago #46

Thanks Skittles BeneteauBum 20 hrs ago #62

yup Skittles 19 hrs ago #83

I wanted to be an estuary ecologist when I was in college. mr715 20 hrs ago #57

It was a rewarding career BeneteauBum 20 hrs ago #65

Both my youngest son and I, white men have experienced it. NNadir 22 hrs ago #41

IIRC, when asked if she was ever intimidated by these meetings, she said, "No, they're not all that smart." OMGWTF 21 hrs ago #43

Maybe Michelle Obama had a different meaning FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #48

I hate to say this: PCIntern 21 hrs ago #49

She hasn't talked to me. Hassler 21 hrs ago #50

Sorry Mrs Obama ironman99 21 hrs ago #52

I think it's very naive to assume it never happens to white men Skittles 21 hrs ago #55

Well, I've never heard a black woman talk about impostor syndrome. Intractable 20 hrs ago #58

That's hyperbolic, and may be true in her experience, but not universally true. Ursus Rex 20 hrs ago #61

Huge gaffe... gulliver 20 hrs ago #63

It's clear MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #64

Sorry, but she needs to get out more. She hasn't heard about imposter syndrome from white men RockRaven 20 hrs ago #67

It's a fact that some white men are more insecure or less fortunate than some black men. Doodley 20 hrs ago #70

I adore her but she's wrong in this. I think most white men suffer from this Iris 19 hrs ago #80

I don't get the furor misanthrope 18 hrs ago #85

*headdesk* Does she even know what it is? sakabatou 13 hrs ago #89

I don't by any means sit at the kind of elite tables she's talking about. Jedi Guy 11 hrs ago #91

Michelle apparently never talked to a white man like my boyfriend. Boyfriend said Raine 8 hrs ago #92