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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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To: thesharkboy
One recent president comes to mind...

She said men.
61 posted on 05/09/2018 12:46:09 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Old Yeller

I stand corrected.


62 posted on 05/09/2018 12:47:20 PM PDT by thesharkboy (Charter member of the Basket of Deplorables)
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To: Gene Eric

she should know....she married one.....


63 posted on 05/09/2018 12:51:20 PM PDT by RoadieFan
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To: RoadieFan

Exactly.


64 posted on 05/09/2018 12:55:05 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ethom

Like her husband who is and was a big failure.


65 posted on 05/09/2018 2:50:14 PM PDT by funfan
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To: txrefugee

She was born bitter & ugly.

Her college theses topic:

“WHY I HATE AMERICA”.

Nothing has changed.


66 posted on 05/09/2018 3:37:19 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ethom

>>>It’s frustrating to see a lot of men blow it and win<<<

Lots of Women blow it and win. You know, houses, cars, engagement rings...


67 posted on 05/09/2018 3:41:12 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative ( THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: ethom
I'm tired of women whose only skill is knowing how to latch on to future presidents.

68 posted on 05/09/2018 3:42:51 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill: google,TWITTER,FACEBOOK,WaPo,Hollywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: ethom

That is one scrambled brain.


69 posted on 05/09/2018 4:59:47 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: ethom

True, that’s what her husband did.


70 posted on 05/09/2018 5:01:17 PM PDT by muggs
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To: Gene Eric
I think It's known as the "Peter Principle"; Something I'm sure she can relate to, because I hear she has one.
71 posted on 05/09/2018 9:13:39 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: Uversabound

If I was picking a Paula Abdul song for Michelle, it would be less Forever Your Girl and more Cold-Hearted Snake.


72 posted on 05/09/2018 9:15:51 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: ethom

I know, right?

Once, this woman was married to a Chicago politician, so a local hospital created a position and offered it to this wife. It wasn’t like she was qualified or anything since the job didn’t actually exist until the hospital decided it would be smart to employ the wife of a local up and coming politician.

So the $100,000+ job turned out to be simply denying medical coverage to poor people who didn’t have suitable insurance. She would make sure the required emergent care was provided, but soon they’d be hustled out the door.

Doncha hate it when unqualified nobodies get 6 figure jobs created for them?


73 posted on 05/09/2018 9:21:07 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: ethom

Wow, abandoning her man like this...


74 posted on 05/09/2018 10:41:09 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: ethom

Darn! Does this mean she isn’t proud of her country anymore?


75 posted on 05/10/2018 4:28:28 AM PDT by tom h
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To: SERKIT
One of the most hilarious pictures ever. They clearly need to call Mr. Puzzle for help.
76 posted on 05/10/2018 9:18:15 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: ethom

You mean, like your Husband?


77 posted on 05/10/2018 9:42:52 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: ethom

Almost as articulate as Oswald Bates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HebReKH82kE


78 posted on 05/11/2018 4:06:10 AM PDT by RipSawyer
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