guilty as charged!
We are all hypocrites. I'm willing to bet 500 bucks if someone dare challenge me on that statement.
At one point or the other, we've dissed people who are either better off, by terms of beauty, intelligence, popularity, and wealth. On a lower note, we also diss people who are not-so-better off than us, by the same terms. It's downright evil, and for a split second, you feel guilty. You get images of yourself burning in hell and repenting for your sins. But hey, you gotta admit, you love it. ;) Dissing feels good dunnit?
Last night, while having dinner with some friends, we happened to talk about the very same topic. Coincidentally, I chanced upon an article talking about schadenfreude, a German word for the secret gleeful buzz you get when, someone you're envious of- such as a friend, or a seemingly flawless celebrity- falls flat on her face. According to psychologists, we should embrace this feeling of superiority. Whether we're aware of it or not, we are competing on some level, and therefore, we are able to pinpoint exactly what we like and don't like. Through the almighty feeling of jealousy, we strive to be better people. Therefore, it helps boost our self- confidence.
Oooo! I'm feeling reeeeeeeeeally smart right about now.... Mwehehehehe! ;p
Pero, onga naman. On behalf of the female population, we do tend to get jealous of girls who attract so many admirers, just because they're beautiful, they're smart, they have a social life, and they seem to have all that. We say out loud, "She's not that pretty," or "Maputi lang siya." But at the back of all our minds, we're thinking, "Shet! Crush ko siya! I wanna be just like her!" So when the person we idolize, say, one day, slips and falls in front of the whole campus, gains 50 pounds all of a sudden, or is sporting a new zit right in the middle of her forehead, we get this crazy feeling of joy, and go, "Hah! So she isn't that perfect after all!"
I myself, am guilty of such a "crime," if it is considered as one. Whenever my guy friends talk about this hot, young actress right in front of me, I'm quick to say, "WTF!?! What the hell do you guys see in her? She looks soooo (insert any insult here)!!!! I don't know what you guys see in her!" But deep inside, I'm thinking, "MyGod! They're right! She IS HOT!"
Hmmm... we women really are a funny lot. Whether we admit it or not, we have this sickness of insecurity that we just can't get rid of. We spend girl-bonding sessions dissing this and that person, yet when we hear someone else dissing someone else, we go, "Hmf! They're just jealous!" But the truth is, we're guilty of the same action!
And I'm willing to throw in another 500 bucks to that bet, if someone dare challenge my little theory. =p
 
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3 Comments:
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Nice one! ;) I miss our dissing sessions! Your entry sooo reminded me of the ol' days!
-Sandz
Awww... I'm turning into mush! I'm missing u terribly mehn!
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