Women are better at destroying other women than men are.

I think you would find Chet's 'Male Empowerment Spa/Retreat' full of like-minded pu$$ies with whom you could bond over topics such as this ^.

Women are emotional destroyers. We can find the weakness in a female and destroy her emotionally and mentally, often more than a man can.

I mean, I don't know why you would hinge your judgement on an entire gender on one tv show. That said, I don't really think this show was meant to be feminist. It has two female leads but that doesn't make it a "feminist" show in the slightest especially because Quinn especially seems to try and adopt as many masculine traits as possible and actively rejects femininity at every turn. A lot of how people tend to write supposed "strong" women.

However, I don't think that just because show delves into the dark side of women means its anti-feminist. I think its important for media to show women's dark sides and all the horrible, awful things we are capable of. Calling it a woman's "true" nature however is very hyperbolic. Being an emotionally manipulative vampire is no more the true nature of women than being a sadistic sexual predator is the true nature of men. Both are extreme, extreme examples of the depths that the genders can stoop to in their respective capacities for harm. With men it tends to be physical dominance and intimidation and with women it tends to be emotional harm and manipulation, though there can certainly be overlaps.

Though I wouldn't be so quick to say that exploiting someone sexually doesn't lead to emotional harm. It is certainly dehumanising and at least when it comes to emotional power play it still acknowledges a person as more than a walking slab of meat. Honestly though I appreciate this show for being full of reprehensible people, especially women, because we're allowed very few opportunities to be the depraved anti-hero. Why should male characters be allowed all the fun of moral complexity?

Also I doubt that what the producers are doing has anything to do with the attractiveness of the women. It's all about serving up dramatic, cutting-edge tv to the masses. It's exposing the depravities that have to be present in the average American viewer to be willing to sit and tune into watching women be herded like cattle and forced to fight over the attentions of one man. In a way it's actually a very male-powered fantasy produced and packaged by women which I think makes a neat social commentary about how both genders can be affected by institutional misogyny.

I thought that was an insightful post and told folks on another board to come look at it because I think you articulated what is going on with some insight. Others may agree or not. We all have choice. Just wanted to tell you that I posted it elsewhere (RHONY) and say thx.

Be well and be kind

I would be extremely insulted if there was someone who looked like me and just say my name was Julie I'd be super hurt if I worked around another girl that looked a lot like me and they gave her the name "Hot Julie" and said it everyday. it would kill me inside for sure. especially if she actually was way hotter than me.

Yep, you're totally right that women are better at destroying other women than men are.

I mean, it's a generalization. However, a woman would likely have better insight into how to make another woman feel a certain way. The same could be said for men dealing with men. That being said, if you simply and fully know someone's weaknesses, you know how to hurt them regardless of their gender, etc.

It starts with how we're socialized as children.

Boys slug it out and move on.

Girls will smile to your face and then whisper behind your back and make everyone hate you.