THIS IS SO GOOD IM DYING. And a quick read, too. Recently, at - TopicsExpress

Marsha Shandur

THIS IS SO GOOD IM DYING. And a quick read, too. Recently, at the end of a long series of complex discussions, the guy who was leading (who is maybe 10 years older than me) came up to me and said “you are very smart!” He said it with a look of sort of amazement on his face and I believe he meant it as a compliment but I had a hard time imagining him saying the same thing to a 50-year-old man. Like the vast majority of the people I work with, I am smart but I frequently get this comment and it always pisses me off. I feel perhaps I am not exuding the kind of authority that might transform smart to wise. I would rather people be interested in the content of what I’m talking about than patting me on the head like a talking horse. Is “smart” a backhanded compliment, or am I being too sensitive? Her answer is WONDERFUL. tryingtobegood/2014/08/03/advice-when-is-it-patriarchy-and-when-am-i-being-overly-sensitive/

Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 14:44:58 +0000

THIS IS SO GOOD IM DYING. And a quick read, too. Recently, at - TopicsExpress

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