Sarah Jessica Parker starred in the series Sex in the City. The show centered around the friendship of four very different women. They were supportive of each other even when they did not agree with each other. Recently Parker said in an interview that the kind of friendship spotlighted in the series sadly does not seem to exist anymore on screen or in real life. She went on to say that she does not read anything posted online about her because of the “random cruelty” that is permitted online. The Internet provides cover for not just mean girls, but mean people. If you read through the comments following articles you would be amazed at the kinds of things people post. If you are a Twitter user you will also find this kind of vitriol spewed liberally at politicians, celebrities really at anybody. One wonders are these people really that mean or does the anonymity provide the writer with false bravado? Have we simply become meaner? When did it start? Did it start when mean became entertainment? Bad Girls, Basketball Wives, Real Housewives of Atlanta were they the precursors or did they evolve as a comment on our society? The other day my daughter told me a snarky comment one of her friends made and I told her the girl was actually a frenemy not a friend. My daughter asked me did I have any frenemies and I told her no. As you get older you really have no place in your life for people who do not add anything positive to your life so I have no time for mean girls or mean women, but I do feel bad for this generation because sadly cruelty is becoming the new norm. Is it possible to change this dynamic? Share your thoughts.
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