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Former First Lady Michelle Obama Is Tired of Men 'Failing Their Way to Success'
Marie Claire ^ | May 9, 2018 2:31 pm | Jenny Proudfoot

Posted on 05/09/2018 10:41:23 AM PDT by ethom

During the recent United State of Women Summit in LA, Michelle got very real with actress Tracee Ellis Ross, explaining why we need a shake up in the work place – and it could be the most inspiring thing you’ll see today.

‘I wish that girls could fail as bad as men do and be OK,’ she explained. ’Because let me tell you, watching men fail up – it is frustrating. It’s frustrating to see a lot of men blow it and win. And we hold ourselves to these crazy, crazy standards.’

Going on to call for change, Michelle explained: ‘What I’ve been telling men is, you can’t have it both ways: You can’t whisper these magical thoughts in your daughter’s ear about who she can be or what she can do….’

She continued: ‘If you’re tolerating [inequality at work], that is the workplace that’s going to be waiting for your little girl, but you sold her a bill of goods. You told her she could be anything, but then you’re not working to make sure that can be actualised. And so men have to understand things don’t just work out for your little precious pea.’

(Excerpt) Read more at marieclaire.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: flotusmichelle; genderwars; michelle; michellespeech; mike; mikeobama
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1 posted on 05/09/2018 10:41:23 AM PDT by ethom
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LOL... the irony.


2 posted on 05/09/2018 10:41:47 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ethom

One recent president comes to mind...


3 posted on 05/09/2018 10:41:53 AM PDT by thesharkboy (Charter member of the Basket of Deplorables)
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To: ethom

Kettle meet pot....


4 posted on 05/09/2018 10:42:48 AM PDT by circlecity
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Little precious pea???

What the heck???


5 posted on 05/09/2018 10:44:19 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: ethom
...and both geniuses looked baffled....EPIC UMBRELLA FAIL

6 posted on 05/09/2018 10:44:19 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: ethom

What a bitter, ugly hag. Her daughters have little chance at a well-adjusted life.


7 posted on 05/09/2018 10:45:10 AM PDT by txrefugee
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Forever First Lady.

AUTHENTIC!!

Oh thank you God for Melania Trump!!


8 posted on 05/09/2018 10:46:00 AM PDT by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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To: ethom
HAHAHA HA HAHAHAHA HAHA HAHAHAHAHA HAHA HA HA HAHA HA HA HAHAHAHAHA!!!
9 posted on 05/09/2018 10:48:10 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: ethom

Mike shouldn’t speak in public without an interpreter

Can’t make heads or tales of this blather except.

MISOGYNISTIC!!!


10 posted on 05/09/2018 10:48:23 AM PDT by Gasshog ( Fight climate change - Try beating the air and scream at the sky)
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To: ethom

We are really tired of you, Mike. Go away.


11 posted on 05/09/2018 10:48:44 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: ethom

How’s your garden, Michelle?


12 posted on 05/09/2018 10:48:47 AM PDT by windsorknot
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Men should get six figure no show jobs like Michelle.


13 posted on 05/09/2018 10:48:48 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: ethom

Dissing her husband or keepin’ it real?


14 posted on 05/09/2018 10:48:50 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Funny; it worked quite well for him - uh, I mean ‘her’...


15 posted on 05/09/2018 10:49:24 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Capitalists sign their checks on the front. Socialists sign theirs on the back.)
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To: ethom

When women fail as badly as men do, too many of them have a mental breakdown, retreat to a neutral corner and quit trying.

Sorry if that offends anyone, but I’ve found it to be true.


16 posted on 05/09/2018 10:49:31 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Just maybe she should start with reining in her husband.....


17 posted on 05/09/2018 10:49:35 AM PDT by yoe
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She wants females to fail? Men fail but are rewarded for failure? What the heck world does she like in?

And what is a little precious pea????


18 posted on 05/09/2018 10:49:49 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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shes reverting back to Princeton undergrad Michelle!

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19 posted on 05/09/2018 10:50:04 AM PDT by ethom
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How about that. I’m sick of women who look, act, and talk like Michelle Obama that have never worked an honest days work their entire lives demanding respect.


20 posted on 05/09/2018 10:50:27 AM PDT by BillyBonebrake
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