Sunday night while finishing my last minute homework I tuned into the Bridezillas marathon on WEtv. Bridezillas is a reality show that follows women in their last stages of preparing for their weddings. The women on the show are no ordinary brides. Most of the soon to be brides can be characterized as women who will stop at nothing to get their version of a perfect wedding. In the mix, the brides face meltdowns, confrontations, and shocking revelations – very funny/entertaining.
One of the episodes I watched in the marathon followed a twenty-eight year old daddy’s girl, Karen, from Staten Island. Right off the start Karen made it known in her dramatic tantrums that she would settle for nothing less than a perfect wedding. In one scene, Karen was off with her fellow bridesmaids to a club to celebrate her bachelorette party. Unfortunately, upon entering the night club, the bouncer did not allow Karen inside because bachelorette attire was not allowed. Instead of taking off her veil, Karen threw a
fit in front of the club and told her friends she was not apologizing “to a simple doorman because he is a $9.00 an hour human being”.
Although, Karen’s dramatic effects were hilarious, the meaning behind her words were cruel. I doubt this woman ever had to work a day in her life because her father provided her everything. It upset me that she degraded the bouncer based on his “pay salary”. In society people often judge others social rank by the money they produce, but few actually judge by the labor they endure.
For example many people respect the 9-5 office job, but degrade the Mexican worker’s labor in landscaping. While the average office worker crunches by their computer to meet their deadline, the landscaper sweats in the heat while working every single muscle in the grassy field for minimum wage. I believe one should not judge another based on their salary, but for the work they produce. Do you agree?
