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H2O Man

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59. "at every powerful table there is"

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #33)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 05:09 PM

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There are people reacting to this, as if she was talking about them. That would require them to have been included in one or more of those "powerful tables" that she was specifically speaking of. I can only speculate, but I am 100% certain that none of them were.

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"I've never heard a white man talk about impostor syndrome. I haven't met one." [View all] malaise 13 hrs ago OP

Perhaps, the White Men don't understand the imposter syndrum. chouchou 13 hrs ago #1

I love Michelle, but yeah... NO. I suffer from that almost every day. Happy Hoosier 13 hrs ago #2

Yes there are non-elite white men malaise 13 hrs ago #6

It was clear H2O Man 12 hrs ago #22

Agree malaise 12 hrs ago #30

Please explain it then, is she only talking the upper crust hoity toity stuff? questionseverything 12 hrs ago #33

"at every powerful table there is" H2O Man 10 hrs ago #59

Respectfully, she sits at the highest table. mr715 10 hrs ago #66

I'm fine with H2O Man 10 hrs ago #68

I assume no one sits near those tables. mr715 9 hrs ago #69

Right. H2O Man 9 hrs ago #75

I'm not understanding something. mr715 9 hrs ago #79

Okay. H2O Man 5 hrs ago #86

Thank you for taking the time to write this reply to help me understand mr715 5 hrs ago #87

Thank you H2O Man 3 hrs ago #88

This is a perfect example of white privilege: Celerity 9 hrs ago #82

That's great H2O Man 8 hrs ago #84

She sat at dinner tables not the meeting table... questionseverything 9 hrs ago #73

Oh H2O Man 9 hrs ago #76

The Obama White House was pretty transparent about what the president and first family were doing questionseverything 9 hrs ago #78

Well yes, she could have. H2O Man 9 hrs ago #81

This message was self-deleted by its author questionseverything 9 hrs ago #74

Name one time H2O Man 9 hrs ago #77

I think that you are not alone. I understand what Michrlle means, but wnylib 12 hrs ago #26

ironically in my work -- the imposters never seem to feel like imposters. just arrogant POS JT45242 12 hrs ago #31

Agree that impostors nevrr seem to feel like impostors. wnylib 11 hrs ago #36

Absolutely... furthermore... Happy Hoosier 12 hrs ago #32

But did THEY acknowledge that they were impostors is the question... live love laugh 2 hrs ago #90

Totally agree. Michelle may not know many working class white men. johnnyplankton 11 hrs ago #45

You just described me genxlib 10 hrs ago #56

I'm a white man getting a Ph.D. in neurobiology mr715 13 hrs ago #3

Similar here but working in higher level technology OC375 12 hrs ago #25

Just be glad your not a white dumbass, like me! Doodley 9 hrs ago #71

I'm a white dumbass. mr715 9 hrs ago #72

I appreciate her candor MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #4

Funny that it's resulted in some reasoned TheProle 10 hrs ago #53

She needs to meet more people Renew Deal 13 hrs ago #5

I'm black but a disagree. tman 13 hrs ago #7

Trmp at a Mensa meeting would feel that he was among a whole bunch of imposters. nt eppur_se_muova 13 hrs ago #8

Yup. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #9

Right! H2O Man 12 hrs ago #24

Well, she certainly hasn't met everyone. BlueTsunami2018 13 hrs ago #10

Hanks has it because deep down, he knows Peter Scolari was the better actor on "bosom buddies" unblock 12 hrs ago #13

I've seen astronauts discuss it Sympthsical 12 hrs ago #15

"When they go low..." mr715 12 hrs ago #19

during my work years i occasionally felt like i was faking it. rampartd 13 hrs ago #11

So that's what it's called... NewHendoLib 13 hrs ago #12

She doesn't appear to have any close white male friends Bok_Tukalo 12 hrs ago #14

Hi, Mrs. Obama. I'm Aristus. Nice to meet you. I am a great admirer of you and your husband. Aristus 12 hrs ago #16

. mr715 12 hrs ago #18

All those unqualified white morons in the current administration Americanme 12 hrs ago #17

I wish there was a pill? Prairie_Seagull 12 hrs ago #20

Ah, sweet Xanax... mr715 10 hrs ago #60

He may not talk about it, but our so-called President has deep insecurity about not being good enough, good looking Sogo 12 hrs ago #21

And he has never forgiven the New York elites for not malaise 12 hrs ago #28

Exactly. He will never admit to it, but some tiny part of him... 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #38

Then she should meet me nuxvomica 12 hrs ago #23

Recommended. H2O Man 12 hrs ago #27

I read it Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #35

Thank you. I respect Ms Obama, but this is some tone-deaf shit TheProle 11 hrs ago #42

Oh hell, I'm there Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #44

Kudos on the courage for a career change TheProle 11 hrs ago #47

Congrats. mr715 10 hrs ago #51

No thank you. H2O Man 10 hrs ago #54

retirement freed me from imposter syndrome mike_c 12 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 11 hrs ago #34

In creative circles, that's pretty much everyone. C_U_L8R 11 hrs ago #37

It's the difference between being welcome at the table dlk 11 hrs ago #39

I'll admit to the imposter syndrome BeneteauBum 11 hrs ago #40

OK, I looked it up Skittles 11 hrs ago #46

Thanks Skittles BeneteauBum 10 hrs ago #62

yup Skittles 9 hrs ago #83

I wanted to be an estuary ecologist when I was in college. mr715 10 hrs ago #57

It was a rewarding career BeneteauBum 10 hrs ago #65

Both my youngest son and I, white men have experienced it. NNadir 11 hrs ago #41

IIRC, when asked if she was ever intimidated by these meetings, she said, "No, they're not all that smart." OMGWTF 11 hrs ago #43

Maybe Michelle Obama had a different meaning FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #48

I hate to say this: PCIntern 10 hrs ago #49

She hasn't talked to me. Hassler 10 hrs ago #50

Sorry Mrs Obama ironman99 10 hrs ago #52

I think it's very naive to assume it never happens to white men Skittles 10 hrs ago #55

Well, I've never heard a black woman talk about impostor syndrome. Intractable 10 hrs ago #58

That's hyperbolic, and may be true in her experience, but not universally true. Ursus Rex 10 hrs ago #61

Huge gaffe... gulliver 10 hrs ago #63

It's clear MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #64

Sorry, but she needs to get out more. She hasn't heard about imposter syndrome from white men RockRaven 10 hrs ago #67

It's a fact that some white men are more insecure or less fortunate than some black men. Doodley 9 hrs ago #70

I adore her but she's wrong in this. I think most white men suffer from this Iris 9 hrs ago #80

I don't get the furor misanthrope 7 hrs ago #85

*headdesk* Does she even know what it is? sakabatou 3 hrs ago #89

I don't by any means sit at the kind of elite tables she's talking about. Jedi Guy 1 hr ago #91