Day #31: Why Do They Get to Do It?

The hardest part about being nice is probably similar to the hardest thing about going on a diet or quitting smoking.

You have to watch everyone else NOT give it up.

Lately, I've been seeing people be bitchy left and right--seeing it more clearly, you might say.

Probably because I'm not able to do it anymore.

But it's got me wondering--

Why do we allow so much of it in our lives?

I worked with an actor once who was known for being a total jerk, yet he kept getting cast in things, and when anyone would bring up his poor behavior, someone would say--

"Oh, but he's so talented."

And from the way they said it, you would think that his talent CAME FROM his poor behavior.

The worst word ever invented is 'diva,' because now it allows talented people to think they can get away with murder as long as they can save the day with a high note or a great performance.

It's not just in the arts either.

Difficult people are allowed to be difficult because they often surround themselves with people who put up with them.

But WHY do those people put up with them?

I've always been blessed to have friends who tell me when I'm out of line. I know they would stand by me through a lot, but they wouldn't keep being friends with me if I was a full-time jerk--and I wouldn't expect them to be.

Why do we tolerate so much bad behavior? Why do we protect people who behave so poorly?

How come everybody else can say nasty things about the Lohans but I can't because I forgot to make them part of my celebrity loophole?

The angst rages on.