Study shows girls are just MEAN!

SamIam · 04-05-2010, 10:55 AM

In light of the recent headlines which report that a young girl killed herself in response to extreme hazing, the following study by Scientific American seems apropos:

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... studies show that women are at least as prone to feeling anger as men and that they fight plenty. Instead of expressing their angry emotions with their fists, women tend to use what in 1995 psychologist Nicki Crick, then at the University of Illinois, termed “relational aggression,” a less overt form characterized by social manipulation, especially of same-sex peers. Popularized by such books as Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, by Rachel Simmons (Harcourt, 2002), relational aggression includes spreading rumors, gossiping, glaring, eye rolling, giving others the “silent treatment,” sending nasty notes or text messages behind rivals’ backs, excluding others from social gatherings, poking fun at the appearance of competitors, and assorted other stealth attacks. The so-called gentler sex may opt for such tactics because they are socialized to not show hostility openly and also because their relative lack of physical strength makes violence seem a less promising strategy.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...elligerent-sex

toranokaze · 04-05-2010, 10:59 AM

Cold anger is more dangerous than hot anger.

Pie · 04-05-2010, 11:05 AM

Fuck, yeah. I'm a girl, and I'm meaner 'n all git-out.

I believe this is why I chose to work in a male-dominated field -- to get away from other women.

Clodfobble · 04-05-2010, 11:08 AM

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The so-called gentler sex may opt for such tactics because they are socialized to not show hostility openly and also because their relative lack of physical strength makes violence seem a less promising strategy.

And also, it might hurt your hand when you punch that bitch.

This is one reason I intend to instruct my daughter in the "punch the shit out of them one time, and they will leave you alone forever" rule. It doesn't always work with boy bullies, but it always works with pansy-ass girl bullies.

Shawnee123 · 04-05-2010, 11:14 AM

Me, home from school, and obviously ticked off: grumble grumble

Dad: what's wrong?

Me: well so and so did so and so and she said and then and that other girl...(I'm sure it was an actual story but I don't remember.)

Dad: Punch 'em!

Trilby · 04-05-2010, 09:03 PM

It ain't easy bein' a chick...

Aliantha · 04-05-2010, 09:32 PM

We have a growing problem with physical violence among girls and young women over here.

Some people suggest that it's because people like to film the fights on their phones and then upload them to youtube.

It's a big problem and needs to be addressed very quickly but I fear it is not.

04-05-2010, 10:59 AM	#2
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	Cold anger is more dangerous than hot anger. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

04-05-2010, 11:05 AM	#3
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Fuck, yeah. I'm a girl, and I'm meaner 'n all git-out. I believe this is why I chose to work in a male-dominated field -- to get away from other women. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-05-2010, 11:14 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Me, home from school, and obviously ticked off: grumble grumble Dad: what's wrong? Me: well so and so did so and so and she said and then and that other girl...(I'm sure it was an actual story but I don't remember.) Dad: Punch 'em! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-05-2010, 09:03 PM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	It ain't easy bein' a chick... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-05-2010, 09:32 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We have a growing problem with physical violence among girls and young women over here. Some people suggest that it's because people like to film the fights on their phones and then upload them to youtube. It's a big problem and needs to be addressed very quickly but I fear it is not. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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