women agress against sexy peer

[magpie]

I've never seen this occur. Is that because I'm not sexy?

 

[Grand Admiral Crunch]

Close, but not quite. I am a physicist, and do not work in academia. Dress at my workplace tends to be casual for both men and women in technical jobs. Jeans and sneakers are not uncommon, especially among the younger folks. When I have taught at uni, the dress was about the same for faculty, and even more casual for students. Of course we do dress up for formal presentations, etc. The two groups of people more inclined to dress up on an ordinary day are managers (mostly male, might wear a dress shirt and tie), and the female secretaries. We do have one male secretary, who usually wears jeans and polo shirts.

I was close! I wonder if you'd mentioned your career and I consciously forgot it but subconsciously remembered. Consciously, I was guessing by your avatars. You had a spaceship when I joined and later had a robot...Your environment seems pleasant. Dissuading people from focusing too much on image prevents distractions from work.

 

[Grand Admiral Crunch]

Megyn Kelly slammed online over low-cut dress she wore at the RNC | Daily Mail Online

'She looks like she's working for an escort agency!' Megyn Kelly slammed online over risque low-cut dress she wore at the RNC, with critics claiming it looked like 'lingerie'

The 45-year-old Fox News star wore a black, spaghetti strap halter dress while covering Wednesday night's Republican National Convention
Critics took to Twitter to slam Megyn for not being professional while others joked that it looked like she was wearing a 'bikini' or 'lingerie'
Others harshly said that the journalist looked like everything from an 'escort' to a 'cocktail waitress'

 

[Starry]

I've never seen this occur. Is that because I'm not sexy?

I think it's because you are so sexy you don't even need to have an awareness of other women. This "women aggressive towards other women" is also a pretty new phenomenon.

 

[Tilt]

I think it's because you are so sexy you don't even need to have an awareness of other women. This "women aggressive towards other women" is also a pretty new phenomenon

Science and Darwin would beg to differ. In evolution, it's called "intrasexual competition" ... It is seen all across the animal kingdom, including homo sapiens. We just see a more exaggerated version of it with the advent of reality television and social media. Not to knock down women, men have their own version with athletics, gym culture, challenge mentality. In other words, men will undermine other men's masculinity in pursuit of women. Women are just more likely to undermine in social subtleties.

 

[Starry]

Science and Darwin would beg to differ. In evolution, it's called "intrasexual competition" ... It is seen all across the animal kingdom, including homo sapiens. We just see a more exaggerated version of it with the advent of reality television and social media. Not to knock down women, men have their own version with athletics, gym culture, challenge mentality. Women are just more likely to undermine in social subtleties.

Oh sweetie I was just being sardonic. I think women aggressing against other women is as old as the dawn of women.

 

[Tilt]

Oh sweetie I was just being sardonic. I think women aggressing against other women is as old as the dawn of women.

Hahaha oops lol. It's scary but interesting to witness. I have experienced it to some degree... It seems you can't win whether you are dressed down or up.

 

[Lark]

This forum spends too much time on this sort of topic if you ask me.

I also think its a pretty big indicator of forumers hang ups and issues.

 

[Starry]

Hahaha oops lol. It's scary but interesting to witness. I have experienced it to some degree... It seems you can't win whether you are dressed down or up.

I've also experienced it in ways I feel are completely unrelated to sexuality or competition for males...or at the very least...not related to sexual competition in an immediate way. I mean, elderly church ladies do this shit (I hope I explained that properly...and no...I have yet to experience a bunch of elderly church ladies aggressing against me but I have seen it.)

 

[Tilt]

I've also experienced it in ways I feel are completely unrelated to sexuality or competition for males...or at the very least...not related to sexual competition in an immediate way. I mean, elderly church ladies do this shit (I hope I explained that properly...and no...I have yet to experience a bunch of elderly church ladies aggressing against me but I have seen it.)

Ha. You are funny! I understand. Yes. Even outside of a sexual context, I have felt a few women try to put me in my place... It seems moreso the older, jaded women who want to make sure that I know my place... While others seem happy and interested in interacting with me. On the other hand, older men usually seem amused or neutral towards me (and it's not like I flirt much either or sleep around).

 

[Starry]

Ha. You are funny! I understand. Yes. Even outside of a sexual context, I have felt a few women try to put me in my place... It seems moreso the older, jaded women who want to make sure that I know my place... While others seem happy and interested in interacting with me. On the other hand, older men usually seem amused or neutral towards me (and it's not like I flirt much either or sleep around).

OMG.

ELDERLY CHURCH LADY BACHELORETTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck yah. That would be such a prime time hit! And possibly a blood bath...which would up the ratings.


*I'm not at home and think I have a serious reply but will come back.

 

[Mole]

Hahaha oops lol. It's scary but interesting to witness. I have experienced it to some degree... It seems you can't win whether you are dressed down or up.

Yes, it is interesting, the competition between women must be fair, so being too sexy is unfair, and interestingly, not being sexy enough is seen as letting the side down.

I do admit I like being surrounded by women competing for my attention. Of course it gives me a lovely sense of sexual power, and we all know power is the greatest aphrodisiac.

 

[Coriolis]

Megyn Kelly slammed online over low-cut dress she wore at the RNC | Daily Mail Online

IME this is unprofessional, unless perhaps she is covering the nightclub scene.

Hahaha oops lol. It's scary but interesting to witness. I have experienced it to some degree... It seems you can't win whether you are dressed down or up.

I dress as I like, and have "won" quite alot. Perhaps I am that proverbial exception that supposedly proves the rule.

 

[Xann]

I do admit I like being surrounded by women competing for my attention. Of course it gives me a lovely sense of sexual power, and we all know power is the greatest aphrodisiac.

 

[Tilt]

I dress as I like, and have "won" quite alot. Perhaps I am that proverbial exception that supposedly proves the rule.

I do tend to get what I want but I have had a few women try to compete against me because I was too emotionally close to the guys they desired.

I am a VERY petite female (under 5', under 90 lbs) w/ an agreeable personality so people tend to treat me like a child if I dress casually. When I get dressed up with just a touch of makeup, I have unintentionally alienated a few people (or so I have been told). Plus, I work in an image-centric industry.

 

[Grand Admiral Crunch]

I do tend to get what I want but I have had a few women try to compete against me because I was too emotionally close to the guys they desired.

Sometimes, there's not much that can be done about this type of thing. You could try to be friendly with those women, but that doesn't always work.

I am a VERY petite female (under 5', under 90 lbs) w/ an agreeable personality so people tend to treat me like a child if I dress casually. When I get dressed up with just a touch of makeup, I have unintentionally alienated a few people (or so I have been told). Plus, I work in an image-centric industry.

People never let go of their original impressions, it seems. If these people could be made to believe that your change in appearance was their idea, or that they were at least involved in it, they might feel more favorable to it. They wouldn't feel like you were so out of their control. Women seem to like mentoring and being involved with the personal growth of others, especially in the beauty department.

 

[Grand Admiral Crunch]

IME this is unprofessional, unless perhaps she is covering the nightclub scene.

Agree, but the reaction to it was politically motivated, imo. The Trumpsters hate her. So, in the case, it wasn't about what she was wearing, but just an excuse to attack her.

 

[Tilt]

Sometimes, there's not much that can be done about this type of thing. You could try to be friendly with those women, but that doesn't always work.



People never let go of their original impressions, it seems. If these people could be made to believe that your change in appearance was their idea, or that they were at least involved in it, they might feel more favorable to it. They wouldn't feel like you were so out of their control. Women seem to like mentoring and being involved with the personal growth of others, especially in the beauty department.

I don't understand the psychology of such things. Why would they feel I was "out of their control"? And why would people feel threatened by it? I don't pay much attention to it and act nonchalant about it... which probably rubs some people the wrong way.

 

[Tilt]

Agree, but the reaction to it was politically motivated, imo. The Trumpsters hate her. So, in the case, it wasn't about what she was wearing, but just an excuse to attack her.

Agreed... It wasn't the best thing to wear but I don't think it was all that scandalous compared to what some other reporters have worn. It was just a quick and easy way to undermine her credibility.

 

[prplchknz]

I've never seen this occur. Is that because I'm not sexy?

you're too sexy that they don't know what to do so they're just like