Are You a Beauty B---- ?
By Elizabeth Angell, Allure magazine
Beauty bitchery pops up in the most unexpected places. I recently had a long conversation with a friend about the demise of one of her closest relationships. Her one-time BFF was no longer the loyal, supportive, funny woman she remembered and their relationship was functionally over. I'd been nodding along sympathetically until she said, "She's just a bad friend, and anyway she's always been fat and I never said anything." I was a little shocked-the comment seemed so ad hominem, so off-topic...so bitchy! But when we're angry or hurt, is there nothing more cutting than a harsh physical critique?
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All this came to mind when I read about Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub's choice words for castmate Teresa Giudice: "She reminds me of Cornelius from Planet of the Apes. Could you imagine if her face is that hairy what her body hair must be like?" After all the rumors about mob ties and the bankruptcy ordeal, the meanest thing Staub could think to say about Giudice was about her hairline. (Though I have to say, if you're going to go nasty, I appreciate the pop-culture references and her creativity at finding an unusual body part to call out.)
What about you-when you're angry, do you resort to beauty bitchery?
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