In April, 41-year-old British journalist Samantha Brick
wrote in an essay published in the Daily Mail (U.K.) that 'There are downsides
to looking this pretty: Why women hate me for being beautiful’
At the time of writing this post, that essay had about 5725
online comments most of which were from women blasting Brink for even
considering herself beautiful, one comment goes “I am sorry, but this woman is
not even remotely attractive, at least by the standards of New York City….”,
others were more supportive "Samantha was brave to make this observation
in public ... I hope that she doesn't take the nasty comments to heart."
We won’t argue the validity of Brink’s claims to being
beautiful; the majority is probably right on that one, she isn't that pretty
that’s up there in the air, “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” or as in
this case, in the eyes of the holder, rather let us focus on why women hate
each other.
Women are extremely competitive, and quite honestly quick to
judge each other. While there may be a need to argue that women do not hate each
other, there is indeed jealousy which gives merit to the observation.
Let’s be honest, no girl genuinely likes that one girl that
goes all out to get perfectly dolled up for movie at the cinema with the girls, when the
agreement is a dress-down she shows up, and the rest are probably thinking in
their minds how she wants to steal all the shine, and most times she’d get
grief for it, and if they can’t say it to her face then be sure they’ll gossip
about it behind her back to no end.
Women are also not terribly fond of women who are charming,
smile a lot, and are exceptionally friendly only when the opposite sex is
around, you’d certainly be vvvbranded.
Women do not like women are best friends with their partners; most times
there is drama, naming calling and not forgetting the insecurities.
Women do not like women who act and say they are pretty all the
time, two things: on the one hand, if you are exceptionally pretty by all
standards, you are considered shallow for making too much of your looks (people are dying every day due to hunger, and you can’t get beyond how pretty
you are?), on the other hand, if you are just “OK” and you keep going on about
your supposed beauty you will be labeled.
Women do not like women who consider themselves better than
others for whatever reason; education, wealth, intellect, marital status etc,
and sometimes women dislike each for no other reason than envy; for the simple
reason that they see in the other the remarkably accomplished woman which they
would like to be.
One article on the same subject puts it this way “In a society
that has created this Utopian existence where women can 'have it all', brains,
looks, a career, a man and children there is unavoidably going to be
competition and a degree of jealousy towards women who are seemingly swimming a
little better against the tide of obstacles that stop women from achieving this
existence. We see other women not only as a threat to the harmony of our own
lives, but as mentioned earlier, as a reminder of skills and talents that we do
not possess ourselves.”
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