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Catfights
I was watching The Bachelor: Tell All the other day and I was shocked.
It wasn’t that the girls were being extra racy, or over-the-top daring, or super aggressive this time. It was that during this particular episode that was supposed to have been their reunion—months after they’ve last seen each other and after having lived with and made nice to each other for several weeks—they were at each other’s throats! Believe me, they were being very creative with their insults. And it wasn’t enough that they were disparaging one or another girl in front of a live audience. Every so often, scenes of the girls from the confessional room stabbing each other in the back would be shown. They were vicious.
What bothers me is that guys are never that nasty to each other. Sure, they fight. But they don’t play their squabbles out like it’s some soap opera or dish out backhanded attacks and counter-attacks as frequently. They don’t spend endless hours peddling gossip about each other. Worse, they don’t make codenames for their frenemies just so they can continue to talk about her at length.
Could it be true? Do boys tend to stick up for each other, while girls tear each other apart? Do we always see each other as the competition? Can’t we all just get along?
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July 11th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
sometimes, there are girls who think they are far better than the other girls around them..so they tend to be insensitive to what the others feel and tell bad things about them..in the end, they’l realize that they’re being jerks, but its too late na.,cause the damage was there alreadi..
July 15th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
girLs just can’t hoLd ion to their feeLings
July 15th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
maybe im the girl who thinks im better than everybody but honestly im not i just like to be on top of things. sometimes this can lead to catfights but, after having a fight i immediately approsch them and ask for an apology.
July 18th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
some girls they feel they are super cutilicious but they didn’t know that it can affect into other sides like the boys sides, usually boys are so commentatious!
July 19th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
its not that ur super good than everybody,i think, it’s all in the guts lang to prove you hav sumthing to say din,it doesn’t min naman n ur super nagmamagaling wen u get involved into catfights e..
July 21st, 2007 at 10:59 am
it bothers me too sometimes. when girls fight each other. and bite each other’s necks off. boys don’t really stick with each other all the time. it just so happens that boys tend to fight less. and even if they do fight, they don’t show any evidence of it. girls fight a lot, i must say. but its just that girls tend to express their feelings more than guys. besides, most guys doesn’t really care that much anymore once they’re done fighting. catfights usually happens to those who doesn’t know how to deal with frenemies properly.
July 27th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
girls just mind too much about boys or having a boyfriend and these stuffs. boys, yah they do. But they dont think about that all the time. And most of the time it isnt their top priority. So, they tend to give way whenevr there are complications. Friendshp or brotherhood means a lot to them. That’s why boys are better companions or boys can be a real good friend. At least thats what i think. Girls suck… they talk a lot, they backstabb and gossip so much.. all nonsense
August 6th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
..for me girls here in the philippines think the very different way..boys isnt no SUPAH reason to fight over!!!! well thats for me, besides for example you have known your friend like forever and your just gonna fight like cats and dogs for a guy..i’ll fight IF and only if my friend isnt being fair!!! its totally not about the guy anymore it’s personal!! so actually it depends on the situation..^^
October 2nd, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Its a western culture kind of thing. Americans tend to go over the top with their opinions, exercising “freedom of speech” while they can, and worst, on national TV. I don’t see it much in the Philippines but here, women are not afraid to wrestler one and another to get what they want. Reality shows are an excuse for people to act irresponsibly, racey, prude, and rude in front of an audience.
I don’t act catty but this whole insecurity with girls and how, many tend to talk behind your back out of jealousy makes me want to hang out with the boys more. That doesn’t mean i wanna be one of them but they’re much more collective and cool about things. It’s human nature and its hard to re-define now.
October 14th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
yeah, freedom of speech… and it seems as if boys don’t care about doing that sort of stuff. haahaa. and girls care. girls tend to be more sensitive than boys (trust me) and boys… well you know how boys are. But it seems as if boys aren’t cruel enough to do things like backstabbing.
Americans really do act like that, acting all bratty and impulsive, and sometimes even wild, on T.V. And even though i’m used to that stuff, it disturbs me, like how it disturbs you.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Girls are tend to be sensitive and emotional. they’re emotional and they’re hurt easily. kahit naman ako, napapasigaw nalang ako kahit hindi ko sinasadya dahil na rin sa sobrang emotional ko. masyado kasing ginagawang big deal ng mga girls yung isang bagay, kaya lumalala na rin yung issue. boys doesn’t like having that kind of attitude. mostly. masyadong trouble making at maangas ang dating nila pag ganun. bakit pa magaabutan sa bugbugan kung pwede namang pag usapan ng mahinahon? lol^.^
October 21st, 2007 at 11:27 am
some girls are just jealous so they make things that would make their frenemies’ image look back..it happened to me:
one of my best friends made a profile in friendster composed of disgusting informations..ung mga malalaswa…nalaman ko na lang yun after 1 year..sinabi sakin nung new bestfriend ko…
di nga ako makapaniwla kasi i trusted her.she became my bestfriend pa nga nuon eh..
October 22nd, 2007 at 6:58 pm
most of the times, girls are too impulsive to think clearly even if there are still a lot of options na magagawa pah.
October 28th, 2007 at 1:50 am
oh well. girls use words. boys use their brawn.
November 25th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Im glad about how you thought about that episode and how affected you were by it to make a blog about it.
But seriously, I doubt that girls are that bad in real life, maybe there are some but remember that the one you saw is just “reality TV” which in reality, isn’t always really true. Most of the TV directors want them to be horrendously mean to each other to get enough good ratings or make people like you watch it even longer, and probably, would want to tell other people about it and make them watch it as well.
Media is that much of a powerful thing, its either they corrupt you like what you said about real girls acting the same horrible way like the girls you see in the tube, or they just fooled you to make some sweet sweet moolah.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:00 am
guys: they confront issues head on. they’re mad at someone? sure. one fistfight. whether or not there are bloody noses, basta nalabas ang sama ng loob, tapos ang kaso.
girls: are devious. enough said. I’m a girl myself. but I can’t help but affirm this. you can’t say that you’re not. I have a bit of a devious side. the side na…mapang-okray minsan.
December 20th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Believe me, Katie, some guys are also good at playing frienemies to their boy buds. They’re just so good at it, you won’t tell the difference. I should know, my boy bud dishes out things like back-stabbing to me.
January 28th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
aus lng un!!! anyway its an experience naman d b?