That's Just, Like, The Rules Of Feminism.
“I’m going to try to say less snarky things about other girls”, I told Tom last Friday night. We were at a formal for Harvard Med School students, hanging out at a table eating hors d’oeuvres and drinking from the open bar. “That’s wonderful, sweetie,” he said, genuinely excited at the idea of less snark for all womankind. “I really think that’s a huge problem among women, and it definitely doesn't do you all any favors for working together for gender equality…” He went on, but my eyes had glazed over as I re-fixated on the two girls who had sparked my need to make the statement in the first place. “Yeah, yeah, I totally agree, and I’m going to start doing better,” I replied, “but first, I have to say that those girls over there look like total hookers.” I like to think of the movie “Mean Girls” as a kind of snapshot into the way females treat each other. Recap for the five people on Earth who haven’t seen it: Cady Heron starts at a new school, befriends some fringe kids, and t