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94. Well said. I share your opinion. NT

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

Perhaps, the White Men don't understand the imposter syndrum. chouchou Yesterday #1

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

Yes there are non-elite white men malaise Yesterday #6

It was clear H2O Man Yesterday #22

Agree malaise Yesterday #30

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

"at every powerful table there is" H2O Man Yesterday #59

Respectfully, she sits at the highest table. mr715 Yesterday #66

I'm fine with H2O Man Yesterday #68

I assume no one sits near those tables. mr715 Yesterday #69

Right. H2O Man Yesterday #75

I'm not understanding something. mr715 Yesterday #79

Okay. H2O Man 22 hrs ago #86

Thank you for taking the time to write this reply to help me understand mr715 22 hrs ago #87

Thank you H2O Man 20 hrs ago #88

This is a perfect example of white privilege: Celerity Yesterday #82

That's great H2O Man Yesterday #84

Well said. I share your opinion. NT Happy Hoosier 12 hrs ago #94

She sat at dinner tables not the meeting table... questionseverything Yesterday #73

Oh H2O Man Yesterday #76

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

Well yes, she could have. H2O Man Yesterday #81

This message was self-deleted by its author questionseverything Yesterday #74

Name one time H2O Man Yesterday #77

That's fair, but... Happy Hoosier 12 hrs ago #93

That would be H2O Man 7 hrs ago #96

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

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

Agree that impostors nevrr seem to feel like impostors. wnylib Yesterday #36

Absolutely... furthermore... Happy Hoosier Yesterday #32

But did THEY acknowledge that they were impostors is the question... live love laugh 19 hrs ago #90

Totally agree. Michelle may not know many working class white men. johnnyplankton Yesterday #45

You just described me genxlib Yesterday #56

I'm a white man getting a Ph.D. in neurobiology mr715 Yesterday #3

Similar here but working in higher level technology OC375 Yesterday #25

Just be glad your not a white dumbass, like me! Doodley Yesterday #71

I'm a white dumbass. mr715 Yesterday #72

I appreciate her candor MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #4

Funny that it's resulted in some reasoned TheProle Yesterday #53

She needs to meet more people Renew Deal Yesterday #5

I'm black but a disagree. tman Yesterday #7

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

Yup. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #9

Right! H2O Man Yesterday #24

Well, she certainly hasn't met everyone. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #10

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

I've seen astronauts discuss it Sympthsical Yesterday #15

"When they go low..." mr715 Yesterday #19

during my work years i occasionally felt like i was faking it. rampartd Yesterday #11

So that's what it's called... NewHendoLib Yesterday #12

She doesn't appear to have any close white male friends Bok_Tukalo Yesterday #14

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

. mr715 Yesterday #18

All those unqualified white morons in the current administration Americanme Yesterday #17

I wish there was a pill? Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #20

Ah, sweet Xanax... mr715 Yesterday #60

100 percent. nt Prairie_Seagull 8 hrs ago #95

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

And he has never forgiven the New York elites for not malaise Yesterday #28

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

Then she should meet me nuxvomica Yesterday #23

Recommended. H2O Man Yesterday #27

I read it Sympthsical Yesterday #35

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

Oh hell, I'm there Sympthsical Yesterday #44

Kudos on the courage for a career change TheProle Yesterday #47

Congrats. mr715 Yesterday #51

No thank you. H2O Man Yesterday #54

retirement freed me from imposter syndrome mike_c Yesterday #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 Yesterday #34

In creative circles, that's pretty much everyone. C_U_L8R Yesterday #37

It's the difference between being welcome at the table dlk Yesterday #39

I'll admit to the imposter syndrome BeneteauBum Yesterday #40

OK, I looked it up Skittles Yesterday #46

Thanks Skittles BeneteauBum Yesterday #62

yup Skittles Yesterday #83

I wanted to be an estuary ecologist when I was in college. mr715 Yesterday #57

It was a rewarding career BeneteauBum Yesterday #65

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

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

Maybe Michelle Obama had a different meaning FakeNoose Yesterday #48

I hate to say this: PCIntern Yesterday #49

She hasn't talked to me. Hassler Yesterday #50

Sorry Mrs Obama ironman99 Yesterday #52

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

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

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

Huge gaffe... gulliver Yesterday #63

It's clear MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #64

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

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

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

I don't get the furor misanthrope Yesterday #85

*headdesk* Does she even know what it is? sakabatou 20 hrs ago #89

I don't by any means sit at the kind of elite tables she's talking about. Jedi Guy 18 hrs ago #91

Michelle apparently never talked to a white man like my boyfriend. Boyfriend said Raine 15 hrs ago #92