Mean Streak

Mean moments. We all have them, and for almost everyone there are certain people or situations that never fail to bring out the mean streak in you.

For me, it's perceived weakness, particularly in men. Men who whine, cry easily, act like a lap dog around me, are afraid of bees, etc. (if they are not allergic) bring out the absolute devil in me. I don't care too much for weak women, either, but for some reason a girly man will transform me into Satan every time.

Don't even lie. You're mean, too. What brings out the mean streak in you?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So you don't think that meanness is an inherent trait? Because even if a person regrets it later (and anyone with a conscience would) that doesn't stop even you from feeling mean toward people sometimes - if only for five minutes.

I think it occurs naturally. Watch young children sometime who haven't yet been taught to suppress it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Oh, yeah. I see what you're saying. I'm not really talking about that kind of meanness. I'm referring to the feeling you get when you intentionally want to hurt someone (not necessarily physically) because their personality is so offensive to you. If you'll think about it, I'm sure you'll realize that there are certain people who grate on your nerves so badly that you find yourself avoiding them because deep down you know that, even though you're going to regret it later, you are not going to be able to be nice to them, and will probably even pick a fight with them. Or at the very least you know you're going to end up saying things to intentionally hurt their feelings.

The more I describe this, the more it reminds me of animals who will kill weaker animals in their pack/brood/etc.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I think maybe I didn't explain myself properly. By "mean streak," I don't mean getting annoyed or angry. I mean a certain personality type or a certain person who makes you turn completely evil. Like, you want to physically or emotionally hurt that person because something about them just completely rubs you the wrong way. Even when they're being nice or not displaying that characteristic, something about them just makes you want to be mean to them.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Adeamus

And last but most certainly not least, I abhor people who torment those because they are weaker, or different in some way.

Does that include people who are just emotionally weak? Because those are the ones that make my blood boil.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm referring to the whiny, crybaby, "nobody gets me" type. Or grown men who are afraid of scary rides at the fair and insects with stingers. Basically, if you're a man and I'm braver and cry less often than you, or if you're a woman who is embarrassed to let anyone know she eats food or pretends to not have an independent thought in her head, then you're who I'm talking about.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?