Another gender stereotype based on static notions of women’s
desires. The bridezilla is the creature a bride-to-be turns into when her
wedding day is coming close. She becomes overly emotional, irrational and intolerant
of anything that goes against her idea of the perfect wedding. Furthermore, she
does not care about anyone else’s feelings, including the groom to be.
* Bridezillas will do anything it takes to make their special day perfect. Even if this means destroying friendships, the marriage in question, or even whole cities.
* Bridezillas seem like normal human girls, until the wedding planning begins. By that point it's too late.
* Anyone woman you know could be a bridezilla. Your sister, your best friend, even that girlfriend you've been considering popping the question to.
This stereotype is relatively new as the commercialization
of big, white weddings emerged during the late seventies. It is built from the
general belief that this extravagant wedding is every girl’s biggest dream and
life goal. The main drive of the Bridezilla is to make her wedding day perfect. And as perfection an impossible goal, she is bound to go a little crazy when things go wrong.
Cracked.com further identifies a list of “symtoms” that may indicate the presence of a Bridezilla, including:
*Disregard for groom's preferences
*Constant insistence that she is not being all that particular
*Constant reminders that she has been planning her wedding since she was a little girl
*Overuse of the word "perfect"
*Disregard for politeness or even civility when conversing
*Stomping of feet
*Shrieking tone overtakes voice
The stereotype does not appear to be harmful at first sight. However, the term “bridezilla” already carries a misogynistic tone. It also suggests that a big, fancy wedding should be what girls should want and justifies their irrationality, just for this one time.
The stereotype does not appear to be harmful at first sight. However, the term “bridezilla” already carries a misogynistic tone. It also suggests that a big, fancy wedding should be what girls should want and justifies their irrationality, just for this one time.
The Bridezilla stereotype is generally used in comedic narratives such as rom-coms and sitcoms:
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| "Bride Wars": a movie based on the stereotype |
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Monica from “Friends” stops at nothing to get
her perfect dress
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“Bridezillas” is a reality TV series that
centers around newly engaged women and their (crazy) journey to the big day
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