It's a common saying not specific to kath and kim though. I wouldn't have even thought of that connection!
does anyone know where the saying DID come from, what mood the person who "invented" it was in, and what context it was used in ?
I'd say that anyone who uses that comment, which they don't know the exact history of, to describe a woman's or man's appearance, is a very bitter and confused person wouldn't you say ?
how unfair would it be, with out even knowing the circumstances of the person they're commenting about, to come to the conclusion of labelling someone with that "setting"...
i guess it's important to always give the benefit of the doubt during a situation like that, everyone has a unexplained need to be needed in some way, no-ones immune from that, but i wouldn't go as far as saying its attention seeking...
i just reckon its strange for anyone to assume that negative comments actually do any good....
i'm sure when a person has a chance to think about things, they'd probably choose, of their own free will, to be happy, rather than being right all the time... that's why i admire inner-peace over outer perceived outer beauty...
here's a sort of off-the-current-topic group of questions...
how many of you have...
-seen a woman with and without make-up, did you think any different of them ?
-seen a man with "good" clothes and with "shabby" clothes, did you think any different of them ?
-heard a woman make a rude comment about another woman's appearance in public (or private), did you think any different of them ?
-heard a man make a rude comment about another woman's appearance in public (or private), did you think any different of them ?
if you DID think any different of them, in what way? compared to you? (i.e. "i'd never say that', "i agree but wouldn't say that" )
did it change your perception of what you fundamentally believe about that person ? ( either the person making the comment of the person having the comment made about them)
if anyone's answered "yes" to any of the questions, that's cool, if you answered "no" , you could be in denial about something, either of yourself or another person...
if it makes absolutely no difference to you, then it's great... because it means a sense of inner peace, not having to constantly dwell around the concept of comparing people to the things that we have been "forced" to value in life.