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Originally Posted by LikeASista
I think she was traumatized that these women could behave like this, ... just as WE are.
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Generally speaking, sure. In more detail, many of "us" are not shocked or traumatized that these or any women could behave like that. Many of "us" always knew women to defy gender norms and stereotypes and to be assertive, aggressive, and violent as men are expected to be (and men, mainly heterosexual men, who also defied gender norms). Girls and women fighting is nothing new or traumatizing to me. Education level, socioeconomic status, and other demographic factors can make such aggression shocking or traumatizing regardless of gender but even then many people (in general) have something they would fight over even if it doesn't make sense to everyone else.
On one end, it is liberating for some women to be able to do as these specific women do with no consideration to gender norms. Liberation includes the freedom to do what others consider good or bad. However, shows like Basketball Wives, Bad Girls Club, and Real Housewives wouldn't exist if being gossipy didn't conform to gender norms and stereotypes; and if cussing and fighting didn't surprise people coming from women. Women should have a place to display such aggression just as men have always had through media outlets such as video games and sports. I'm a video game and sports fan but these are predominantly boys and men creating and playing these games to both express creativity and aggression. People aren't as shocked and traumatized when men do it. That includes men fighting in public. Most people aren't so shocked when men fight, they may find it really really really dumb that a grown person is fighting, but they aren't so shocked that men are the ones doing it.
With that said, I really hate this show. I keep giving it a chance but I think it will last as long as Football Wives lasted.