The Girls are Fighting... And That's Okay
Every girl remembers the verbal arguments between her and friends, peers, and foes. Some women credit these arguments with making them intimately aware of their shortcomings in everything from character flaws to how they style their hair. Psychologists even agree that arguments can be healthy; a researcher from the University of Georgia Jennifer A. Samp—concentrating on communications to study close relationships, conflict, power, and moral injury—argued that the “process of conflict and arguing facilitates talk and awareness of another’s perspective.” Despite everybody’s lifelong exposure to normal arguments between sisters, friends, and even colleagues, why are women deemed "mean" or "catty" when they argue? Additionally, in spite of a hip–hop culture of battle rap and rap beef, why do fans and onlookers hate it when the rap girlies fight?