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A soprano's title until a man disagrees with her, then it's an insult.

means A woman—usually a performer or celebrity—who knows her own worth, demands to be treated accordingly, and gets rebranded as 'difficult' the moment a man finds that inconvenient.

from From Italian 'diva,' meaning 'goddess,' feminine of 'divo'—itself from Latin 'divus,' divine. Opera coined it with reverence, for the women whose voices filled houses and whose temperament came bundled with the talent. The word crossed into English still glowing with that godlike shine, before pop culture sanded it down into a put-down—proof that calling a woman divine was fine only as long as she stayed quiet about it.

origin
Italian for goddess, used for opera's leading ladies
double standard
same behavior in men gets called passion
actual job
carrying a three-hour opera on vocal cords alone
mariah carey
turned the insult into a brand, profitably
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