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Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts)
15. Learning to actually listen to people,
Fri Feb 20, 2015, 12:14 PM
Feb 2015

and not try to tell them what they really think, is so important.

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And... sheshe2 Feb 2015 #1
Unfortunately another example of white feminists not realizing the reality for black feminists KitSileya Feb 2015 #2
thumbs up. nt seabeyond Feb 2015 #5
Brava! JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #19
I don't know who is taking that job but I wish them well rpannier Feb 2015 #3
great response. brain blank? cause now i have to look up who williams is. seabeyond Feb 2015 #4
Jessica is a treasure. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #6
i went in to check out who she is. i am sure she is right. she is just starting up. seabeyond Feb 2015 #7
Jessica Williams is my favorite correspondant A Little Weird Feb 2015 #8
"lean the fuck away from me" is great! Jessica has a wonderful future, mountain grammy Feb 2015 #9
It would be interesting to hear why she doesn't think she's ready. jeff47 Feb 2015 #10
she feels she is under-qualified and not right for the role. seabeyond Feb 2015 #13
Yes, I'm wondering what specifically makes her feel that she is under-qualified. jeff47 Feb 2015 #14
I'm going to guess that the fact that her career is 3 years old, KitSileya Feb 2015 #20
To her credit, Ester Bloom seems to have realized how she messed up, and apologized credibly. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2015 #11
kudos to her. thank you for posting. right on. a lesson for all of us, both directions. nt seabeyond Feb 2015 #12
Learning to actually listen to people, Sheldon Cooper Feb 2015 #15
i had that conversation with myself just this morning while talking to father. seabeyond Feb 2015 #16
thsnks for posting the update/reply. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #17
Good that she apologized. KitSileya Feb 2015 #21
What is this "lean in" thing? I haven't heard it before. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #18
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