We've all seen it, you know the crazy girlfriend type. The taking pictures with knives, "there's no leaving me" type of girl. Every time I come across a girl like this, I ask myself "When did crazy become cute?" When did it become a trend for girls to be clingy, insecure, and threatening in the name of love? When did it become attractive to be the "crazy type?" My timeline is filled with people perpetuating this stereotype, because it's glorified by people who think crazy equates to caring. Is this generation so far removed from the idea of love and what it means, that we don't know healthy ways of expressing it? It seems love now a days is gauged by what one can sacrifice at the expense of mental health and sanity. Being a crazy girlfriend is synonymous with being a "Ride or Die." And maybe I missed something, but I was under the impression that this was a sign of an unhealthy relationship. You shouldn't have to display crazy and insecure behavior in order to show that you care about someone.
What happens when it doesn't work out though? What are you left with other than a broken heart and insecure behavior you thought would keep them? Is this internalized behavior still cute, or are you just a scorned lover struggling to let go?
This behavior seems just harmless, and at most may lead to a keyed car or destroyed sneakers. But this moral epidemic is getting worse. It is far exceeding property damage and is now resulting in the loss of life. Tragedies such as the death of Kendra Childs who was supposedly murdered by the ex-girlfriend of her child's father after a brief Twitter argument. To add insult to injury, the ex boasted of her plans to end this young mother's life via Twitter:
As you can see people cosigned Kendra's murderer's sadistic tweets with hundreds of retweets and favorites! But these same people are probably tweeting their sympathy and condolences to her family. This "crazy chick" facade is far from cute and trendy, and normalizes this vile behavior. Some might think it's a stretch to say so, but if these girls actually put action behind half of the crazy things they tweeted, Twitter would be full of murderers! I say all that to say this, If you don't have the gall to be "crazy" over a man in real life, stop tweeting as if you do! Stop normalizing this crazy sadistic behavior! If you wouldn't condone their behavior in real life, don't support it via social media.
