May 3, 2007 at 12:00 am #15172
Jane20947
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I’m white and am happily intimidated by and interested in anybody who is smarter and/or more educated than I. What threatens me is under-educated folks of any stripe. I don’t feel quite comfortable saying that, perhaps it sounds elitist. I don’t know your personal experience, but it seems to me that many folks take pleasure in bringing down anybody whom they perceive as having something over on themselves; whether it’s education, wealth, a happy marriage, etc.