Do women hate each other THAT much?

I know by now everyone is sick of the speculation on the Rihanna and Chris Brown situation.  I’ll spare you the current gossip and latest rumors, I just want to comment on an observation I’ve made through it all and get feedback from ya’ll fiends.

I’ve followed this case quite closely, and it is true that details are hazy and we don’t know exactly what went down, but why do I continually see and hear women saying the following things:

“She probably did something to deserve that.”

“She must have really made him mad for him to do that to her.”

“Maybe she needed to be put in her place.”

“She probably started it.”

Nevermind the tacky jokes and opportunistic t-shirts that are coming out.  Those bother me less than women going hard at another woman who was a victim of an obvious beatdown.  Either we suffer from serious self-esteem issues across the board and think we deserve to be manhandled, or we simply hate other women enough to make excuses for why one should be socked in the face by her boyfriend.

Domestic violence is the Joke du Jour for my peers.  I just wonder why so many women find it amusing?

31 Responses to “Do women hate each other THAT much?”

  1. LeslieNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 2:22 pm:

    Rihanna is very jelouse girl she also a HOT HEAD she gets heated , maybe she is those type to get so aggressive.

  2. Karlie HustleNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 2:38 pm:

    ^^^case in point. i just don’t get it.

  3. Rady RaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 2:43 pm:

    shit like this IS NOT funny. and the hatred of women towards other women is a cycle we are continously trying to break thru our site. many perspectives. many different women. many different countries. many different styles. many different ways of life. many different lingos. but ALL love.

    THANKS to Karlie for bringing this up. THIS instance says so much more about our society and the woman culture than it does too young fools in love.

  4. ChaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 2:56 pm:

    I have to agree with Karlie, its unfortunate… There are too many girls hating on their own kind. You see it everywhere… Ive actually gone places like stores and resturants and I dont get helped by girls working or women who work there are just rude because they’ve got their catty female blinders up. In such an incredibly unfortunate situation like this, its amazing to me that women are so terrible.

  5. Jacqueline GarciaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 3:24 pm:

    Maybe this, maybe that, MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE! The fact of the matter is that this so-called ‘man’ put his hands on a LADY! I could give to *bleeps* WHO it is. Correct me if I’m wrong but growing up my cousins alongside my brother were told they would be categorized as COWARDS if they ever even THOUGHT about the action. It is so true Karlie, so INCREDIBLY, sadly, unfortunately true.

  6. MissyNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 4:04 pm:

    BOTTOM LINE IS IF HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HER THAN HE CAN LEAVE HER.. HITTING HER SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN AN OPTION NO MATTER WHAT AND REAL WOMEN REALIZE THAT!!! AND ITS NOT ABOUT WOMEN HATTING OTHER WOMEN IT’S ABOUT WOMEN HATTING THEM SELFS WHEN DID A WOMEN DECIDE THAT SHE COULD POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING WORTHY OF A BEAT DOWN BY ANY MAN. YOU PROJECT ON OTHERS WHAT YOU BELIEVE OF YOUR SELF !!!

    THANKS KARLIE

  7. VicNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 4:20 pm:

    It is a fucked up cycle.. A lot of times ppl are told to “mind their business” when it comes to someone else’s domestic issues and because of that, try to speculate what happened, who caused what and why…. These cases are always sad and intriguing especially when u think u know one of the parties well enough to vouch for them or justify actions….

    Not saying it’s right, nor is it an excuse for how other women may think, just thinking that maybe it’s less hate for SOME women and more of a misguided way of “asking what happened?”

    With that I say, I’m tired of women bringing other women down in every aspect of life, whether it be regarding how we look, what we wear and especially at work.. The shit is lame, every woman can have their own shine without shadowing yours..

  8. miss.summerNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 4:20 pm:

    no person, girl OR guy should be subject to this kind of behavior. it’s about mutual respect as HUMAN BEINGS when you’re in a relationship. I can say this from experience that raging outta control can go both ways…but it’s no reason for either person to physically harm one another.

  9. laNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:22 pm:

    Missy, amen girl. :)

  10. Oscar XtravaganzaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:22 pm:

    everybody always has some shit to say BUT nobody will ever know how it is until their in that situation . and if you are,then your probably one of the few people keeping all your comments and other shit to yourself.

  11. laNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:24 pm:

    hahahaahaaha. oscar. quite trying to be a girl. seeeee, its ruff!!

  12. ShewNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:31 pm:

    There is no justification. Period.

  13. Oscar XtravaganzaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:33 pm:

    hahahahah !!! im not im just a FOOL in love i guess LMAO. I do agree that women shouldn’t be putting each other down or saying shit like “she deserved it” . It just makes it better for guys to say shit which isn’t right @ all. Its wrong BUT La we both know how it is to be pushed over the fucken edge.! So that’s why people need stop being TEAM CHRIS and TEAM RHIANNA and be TEAM YOUR OWN BIZZ.!

  14. laNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:39 pm:

    YOU need to be on a SPELLING TEAM.

    Rihanna. NOT RHIANNA.

    :P

  15. Oscar XtravaganzaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:41 pm:

    lmao 1 word outta 100 La??? got damn gimmie a brake!!!

    p.s those were on purpose!!! lmap

  16. Oscar XtravaganzaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:42 pm:

    and you need fight with spell check NOT me , that’s the way they spell it !!!!

  17. miss.summerNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:45 pm:

    Oscar it’s BREAK. Gimme a “BREAK” not Brake. lol sorry

  18. Oscar XtravaganzaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:51 pm:

    hahahaha i did that on purpose, where the heck were you assholes when i failed English twice in high school????
    geeeeeze.

    sorry Karlie i didn’t mean to call summer and la assholes in a mean-i-wanna-punch-them-because-they-deserve-it kind of way. :(

  19. Karlie HustleNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:53 pm:

    I’m glad women are giving their opinions here. We might not agree with each other 100%, but I think that dialogue is important, and that alone is something positive out of a negative situation. We have to remember that abuse isn’t always just a physical thing. There is verbal and mental abuse within relationships that us ladies need to keep an eye out for and avoid. We are worth more, period. I’m not on team Chris or team Rihanna. I’m on team TRUTH and the truth is IT IS NEVER OK for a man to hit a woman. That being said, ladies need to keep their hands to themselves as well.

  20. LadyLaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:53 pm:

    omg. hahahahahahahhaah OSCAR!!!!!!!!!

  21. Oscar XtravaganzaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 5:54 pm:

    and so do gay men!!!

  22. Karlie HustleNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 6:02 pm:

    oscar, stop derailing my intelligent discussion. give me a “brake”! lol.

  23. YayaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 6:51 pm:

    Man when this whole situation came up, all I could think out of it is along the lines of what missy said. My heart BROKE when I saw the picture of ri, yea love is love, but you shouldn’t have to getchur ass beat to justify the craziness of it. Obviously she didn’t have anyone to reach out to if it had always been an abusive relationship, and now that women see it they come at it sideways? She deserved it?!? Real talk–if that were MY niece, or MY sister, or MY mom,or ANYONE I love, I would be on some ANTE UP shit. No Woman, Man or Child deserves to be abused.

  24. ChristynaNo Gravatar said on February 25th, 2009 at 8:47 pm:

    if u stay in an abusive relationship, you deserve what you get. point blank period.

  25. Jasmine HormesNo Gravatar said on February 26th, 2009 at 2:22 am:

    I agree with this post 110%!
    && to comment off of Leslie’s post:
    im sorry, off of what situation did you make that speculation?

    ignorance.

  26. Fel.No Gravatar said on February 26th, 2009 at 1:25 pm:

    Christyna is pretty much on point with her point-blank-period. Kudos mama. We can’t control how our “significant other” is gonna act/react. But what WE DO have control over, is OURSELVES. I understand when a person is “in love” they have high hopes that maybe this person will change… “He or she is gonna stop beating me down physically, mentally, emotionally.” “It was just that one time” “He/she is really not like that.” “He/she loves me, really.” (blah) Chris Brown was absolutely, 100% wrong for this. And I hope he gets help for it. And Rihanna did absolutely NOTHING to “deserve” this… But if the rumors are true and she’s still trying to get back with him, and IFFF he pulls this mess AGAIN, they both are at fault.
    “Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me”

  27. Oscar XtravaganzaNo Gravatar said on February 26th, 2009 at 3:26 pm:

    felicia shut up!

  28. Fel.No Gravatar said on February 26th, 2009 at 3:59 pm:

    O.X. I love you too boo! lol. But the truth hurts sometimes. And this is probably one of the hardest things to go through in life. It’s not easy and its def a process for all parties involved.

    *side note*
    Answer your IM’s jerk! [and i mean that in the nicest way possible] :)

  29. O XNo Gravatar said on February 26th, 2009 at 11:12 pm:

    hahahaha im jk felicia i love u the most!!!

  30. La QNo Gravatar said on February 27th, 2009 at 11:43 am:

    this affects our reality whether we choose to believe it or not. we are part of this society and hearing about this normalizes this behavior by way of desensitization. domestic violence or any violence is our business it touches more people than just the individuals involved and it is NOT something that should be accepted as the norm. i too have had friends say some ignorant shit like she probably deserved it because a woman knows her limit…she knows that if she keeps on going she is going to get hit. that is what i don’t get. i have gotten angry to the point of physical violence when i was a kid. at an age where i was too young to know the consequences or implications of such behavior and too young to know how to control or cope with those feelings in another way. these people are adults acting like children. i feel the comments from people who said that people who stay in violent relationships like that deserve to be in them, is a total cop out. it is something that needs to be addressed and having that type of attitude towards important social issues adds to the problem. the reality is men and women are victims of domestic violence and maybe the reasons why they choose to stay in toxic relationships should be examined even if they make us uncomfortable.
    as for the person who I spoke with that said that she (Rihanna) probably did something to deserve it …i think it is girls hating on girls not simply girls just plain hating girls. in this particular instance it has to do with jealousy, feelings of inadequacy as a woman, and thinking that they are better than other girls so much so that they would never provoke a man to hit them. the thing is no one can predict what the trigger is going to be at any given time. bottom line is we need to love ourselves enough to walk away.

  31. Jennav_im_fly23No Gravatar said on March 12th, 2009 at 2:22 am:

    i think that no matter what he should of never hit her if she was doin somthing to make him mad,,he should of calmd and 4get bout it..but once he hit her thats all him..

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