08.18.06

Diva.

Posted in Ponderings at 9:34 am by Adriene

(I just noticed I end all of my post titles with a period. Odd. :lol:)

Most of you who know me also know that I HATE people who drive and talk on their cell phones at the same time. HATE HATE HATE. I try my darnedest not to do it - if my phone rings while I’m driving, I’ll usually not answer it, then call the person back when I get to a stop light or something. I know I don’t pay attention to whatever else I’m doing when I have a phone to my ear, so operating a piece of heavy machinery while talking on the phone is NOT a good idea.

Which brings me to this morning. I was driving to work as usual, and in a pretty good mood, being as how this is Friday. I was about a mile or so away from work, and suddenly I’m cut off by a woman who appears to be my age or a little younger driving a black BMW SUV. Now, that, in and of itself, is not surprising. I live in Atlanta after all. Neither was I shocked to discover that she was yakking on a cell phone as she cut me off.

Then I noticed her license plate. It was a vanity plate, of course. Consisted of one word: D1VA.

Yep, girlfriend fancies herself as a diva. I admit, I snorted when I saw that.

Here’s my question, though. When did that become something admirable to be, or something that you bragged about? Divas, in general, are spoiled, demanding, pushy, arrogant, and rude, just to name a few of their characteristics. Not exactly something I think a person should strive to be.

I’ve noticed it a lot, lately, though - women really think nothing of labelling themselves as “divas” or “princesses.” Don’t get me wrong - I’m all about women having self-confidence, because I think a lot of women these days don’t. However, I think when you get to the point that you start calling yourself royalty, your sense of self-importance is vastly overinflated. I’ve found women who do that also have a hugely overstated sense of entitlement, and seem to think they can push other people around, be rude, and in general will get what they want. Unfortunately, this behavior does probably get them what they want, because I know a lot of people will simply cave so they don’t have to deal with the woman anymore.

Unfortunately (I guess), my opinion of the woman in traffic this morning is now not very high, given her driving manner, and considering she thinks she’s a diva. I just wonder if some women realize the message they’re sending to other people when they label themselves like that.

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