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Mean Women or Should I Say Mean Girls
I've been noticing lately a disturbing trend of grown women making fun of others on social websites. In this age of everything Facebook and internet it seems to me women are now spending more hours socializing on social sites then they do with their girlfriends, what happened to the days of weekly brunches and talking with your good girlfriend on the phone for hours about guys, dreams, and life???? That being said there is a new wave of sites that seem to focus on negativity and all things that the most would say is improper. Sites such as HotGhettoMess.com and Nowaygirl.com are known for posting pictures of weird hairdos to baby with lace front wigs on. I'm even guilt of reposting a few pictures from those sites on my Facebook page, but I make a conscious effort to stay away from posting pictures of people. What is bothering me most is when I see women posting pictures of other women that they come across maybe in the club, on the metro, or just out and about. These pictures are posted simply for the purpose of making fun of that person or to make note of what they may think is tacky or a fashion don't. I don't want to come off self-righteous as if I'm perfect. I'll be the first to admit that I may have whispered or chuckled and even made fun of someone to a friend who I am with or someone in my circle at the moment. But I am not in the business of making people feel bad and anyone who knows me might think that I'm a very tough bad ass but I'm really very sensitive especially to other people's feelings. I would just die if someone knew I was making fun of them. Not because I'm scared of them being upset with me but because I cannot handle the guilt of knowing I made someone feel bad about them and I hurt someone's feelings. Do I think it's appropriate to have your butt crack showing no I'm a firm believer that "crack is wack", but it's not my place to put someone who chooses to do so on blast. Also the notion that just because I may have a closet full of name brand shoes and clothes and may a have a pretty decent eye for fashion that gives me the right to play fashion critic and post a picture of someone in an outfit that may not be for me just to make fun of them. I see this all the time on Facebook. Pictures of unknowing females with comments such as hot mess and tacky. Is it not just as tacky to make others feel awkward or bad? It's a very small world have anyone ever thought that this person in this picture could be my best friends cousin I never met or even worst the daughter of a potential business associate. I by far am not the one to speak on Facebook or social etiquette, but something's as grown women of class, we including myself should know better. Besides that person who we may think of as a hot mess may have peace and happiness that many of us are still striving to reach. That just may be why we pacify ourselves with high end clothes to dress up our insecurities. Instead of putting our sisters down lets lift them up. So I challenge you for the next month when you are out if you see a great looking woman or just a neat and presentable woman she doesn't have to be the most fashionable but she seems happy in her skin. Tell her how great she is and take her picture and post it. You can also send to lipsticksocial@gmail.com we will be glad to post. Fly high butterflies and don't forget your sister and your lipstick! Smuahhh!
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