I really do not usually care about celebrities and the petty issues about them that gets blown up in the media, but this recent flak a beauty queen, a woman, receives is so representative of the double standards of this society, that I had to pull my thoughts about it together. Even the supposed thinking public over at the social media sites, where discussion is paramount, has ganged up on a woman because she frickin chose someone else she thinks is better for her. Even if the replacement is going to prove to be a poor choice, I firmly believe that's entirely for her to decide.
This brings back to mind something I read some months ago about the "sympathetic friendzoned guy" figure. When he gets rejected and/or left by the woman, she is wrong and her decision needs to be justified. Because, how dare you reject someone who likes you just because you don't like him back, right? But when a woman gets rejected, the general consensus towards her will be she's simply not good enough, she just has to deal with it.
What if it's the guy who caught the attention of a famous international female personality, some gorgeous and coveted Hollywood leading lady? Will he be receiving this obnoxious treatment over the cyberspace? Is he going to be considered a slut? What if he chose this new woman over her former partner? Will the society find the fault in him? Of course not. Instead, he'd be the hero. Yeah, bro, leave her behind, she's not that pretty anyway. Go for the gold, man!
Misogyny makes my skin crawl. Too much hypocrisy for a society priding itself for having a high regard for women.
And in the first place, I ask again, does anybody outside the relationship have the right to judge her for her decision? Get your ass out there and mind your own frickin business, people. Yes, I am angry. :\
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