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KitSileya

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20. I'm going to guess that the fact that her career is 3 years old,

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #14)

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 03:32 PM

Feb 2015

and as a improv comedienne instead of a stand-up comedienne has something to do with it. And as I referenced earlier, there would be no on-the-job training, she would be expected to succeed on the level of Jon Stewart with 20 years experience with the Daily Show from the very first day. He has gradually raised the standard as he has gotten better - he didn't start out as good as he is now. But I'm sure Jessica Williams knows that she won't be allowed to even settle for John Oliver's level, because she is not a man. There's truth to the saying that a woman has to be twice as good as a man to be thought half as good as him.

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“Lean the f*** away from me”: Jessica Williams [View all] BainsBane Feb 2015 OP

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