Summary: A female interviewer on a morning television show cannot handle the presence of a prettier, more successful actress, and takes every opportunity to belittle her and sabotage the interview.

Disclaimer: I don't know a thing about Cara Delevigne or Good Morning Sacramento and I don't care to.

Body: Actress Cara Delevigne is touring about the world promoting one of her movies. Yesterday morning she was interviewed by Good Morning Sacramento. While two men are also involved in the interview, the female host does most of the talking.

  • The interview starts with said post-wall, fat shrill female interviewer mistaking the actress' name, hereby displaying a clear level of unprofessionalism and ignorance from the beginning. She does not apologize or even mention her mistake.
  • The interview carries on for a few minutes while the interviewer asks stupid questions like "did you read the book that this movie is based on," while the actress replies with pretty standard "quirky celebrity" responses like "no I didn't read the script either... haha just kidding it's a great book and a must read, etc."
  • The male interviewers take her responses lightheartedly and are laughing, one goes out of his way to praise the movie. Meanwhile the female host clearly bridles at the younger woman's lack of submission to her matriarchal presence
  • At the climax of this interview, the male host remarks that Cara seems more tired than usual. Cara agrees that she is feeling low on energy after all this promoting. The female anchor gives a hum of mocking sympathy and says "you seem a bit irritated... perhaps it's just us." After a second of shock, Cara replies "...yeah, I think it's just you."
  • The female anchor, obviously not qualified to think on the fly or conduct genuine conversations with people, resorts to the only tactic that a post-wall quota-filler has: she throws in the towel, condescendingly tells Cara to "drink a redbull and take a nap," and ends the interview. After the actress is disconnected, the shrew spends a good thirty seconds continuing to belittle the actress to her male coworkers, trying to create the narrative that Cara, not herself, was at fault.

Cara is absolutely being snarky on a few of these questions, but considering that the interviewers a) screwed up her name and b) wasted her time with bullshit questions, her behaviour is understandable. Moreover, the onus lies on interviewers to stay professional and conduct their day job - not on tired actresses whose primary job is acting.

Lessons learned:

  • Woman of all ages fundamentally see other women as rivals. This resentment is only amplified when they perceive the other woman as younger, prettier or more popular than they. While males may also see other men as sexual rivals, women seem to lack the discipline to prevent this instinctive rivalry from spilling over into something as important as their professional lives. If you work in a professional setting with women, you will witness hostile exchanges between female coworkers. Avoid female rivalries as they are toxic, especially in the workplace.

  • Women do not truly desire the same sort of mentor-protege relationship that men have. Can you imagine a male sports host on ESPN belittling a draft pick for seeming tired in an interview? Men that have 'made it' have no problem welcoming the next generation because they have been responsible for their own success, and feel secure enough in their position to help elevate others. Moronic female entertainers like this host subconsciously know that they attained their 'success' through their (waning) beauty and popularity, and view prettier women as a direct threat to that success.

  • All it takes is one angry shrew to ruin a functional group dynamic. Carefully vet the people you allow into your circle. You should never be associating with middle-aged women unless you absolutely must due to familial or professional reasons.

The relevant link: http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/video/3271251-paper-towns/