Cattiness is getting a problem. According to the urban dictionary, (queue posh Queen voice) “if one is being catty, they are being subtly or indirectly insulting. Different from bitchy in that bitchiness is just mean, while cattiness is often clever and witty.”
Although its not a major problem, it’s something that grates on me. And can I add that it is a very female thing. To be honest it doesn’t do us gals any favours. It’s not like we’re at disadvantage already or anything!
It might not be a surprise when I say that Mean Girls is my favourite film, and the moral of that film kind of inspired me to write this. Tina Fey’s hilarious portrayal of how high school cliques have negative impacts on people has hopefully inspired a few people to be a bit nicer and more accepting of others.
“They encourage us to slag off other females as if it’s what we’re born to do.”
But although practically every girl between the ages of 13 to 30 have watched it, (and the occasional guy) there are still people who have seen it that choose to ignore this message.
Particularly through more passive cattiness. We all know that look a female will shoot another, when perhaps they feel slightly threatened by their looks. Or when another female looks at you up and down as if to say “what are you doing here?” Trust me, it happens a lot. Why do we do it? Unfortunately I think it’s to do with the way we are bombarded with criticisms of females from the media. *Sigh* Yes, this age old problem that everyone moans about.
I think it’s largely due to magazines; they encourage us to slag off other females as if it’s what we we’re born to do. And perhaps it is- it’s natural to feel intimidated by someone who you think’s prettier than you. Just maybe compliment them rather than give them the look. All you need is love guys.
