I’m gonna get some hate for this but here goes.
I’ve been meaning to pen this down for a while now.
After seeing how Aly, Arshi, Rahul and mostly Ejaz behaved in the press conference — it became a little clear to me whom among all of them has a superiority complex.
Superiority Complex - is a behavior that suggests a person believes they're somehow superior to others. People with this complex often have exaggerated opinions of themselves. However, a superiority complex may actually be hiding low self-esteem or a sense of inferiority.
Psychologist Alfred Adler outlined that the complex is really a defense mechanism for feelings of inadequacy that we all struggle with.
The symptoms of superiority complex may include: (I’ve numbered some for discussion ease)
1 - high valuations of self-worth
2 - boastful claims that aren’t backed up by reality
3 - attention to appearance, or vanity
4 - overly high opinion of one’s self
5 - a self-image of supremacy or authority
6 - unwillingness to listen to others
7 - overcompensation for specific elements of life
8 - mood swings, often made worse by contradiction from another person
9 - underlying low self-esteem or feelings of inferiority
OBVIOUSLY this is not a clear science as psychology usually is many layers of complex psyche but this does give us a little idea into the issue as a whole. I feel everyone is using this term incorrectly.
When Rubina tried to explain this when she said that Superiority complex isn’t a complex of where you feel superior it’s where you feel inferior to others and there everyone interrupted her and Ejaz shouted “Hence proved”. (That legit means nothing he thought it means).
Honest discussion I see #6 in Rubina a lot. I feel she’s very stubborn at times and doesn’t always listen to others as easily as she expect them to listen to her. I also see a bit of 4 and 5 in her. She is authoritative but that to me is sometimes a pro and not always a con (She’s also a flawed human as we all are).
One of the reasons why I feel Rubina does not have this complex is because she is successful— madly successful.
She is one of the top actresses in her field (she didn’t come in BB after becoming irrelevant — she’s here after packing up a big successful show).
She has many awards to her name (also from her younger years she’s been an over achiever).
She has no reason to feel like a failure. She’s even more successful than her husband.
Rahul and Ejaz on the other hand did not enter BB in their peak.
My focus is mostly Ejaz though I feel that #8 is strong with him. He loses his tatti when and if people don’t listen to him. He’s done living his glory days — I mean he’s not really a happening star RN. He’s gained some stardom from BB now.
Now that he’s out he gave an interview to PeepingMoon and in that he’s asked - how do you feel after seeing all the love from fans and his response is was I feel like I’m finally getting the recognition I deserved— makes you feel like #1 and #9 are relevant to him.
And the Ejaz at the press conference I mean what was that!? Who comes into a press conference and flexes (#1 & #3 ?). Plus the arrogance with which he answered his questions— it did not look like the same Ejaz who was inside the house.
His Twitter page has a back ground pic of him showing the middle finger. This is a public page where it’s visible to the public, his industry peers and young people. Is it just me or is that not cool?
Before anyone comes at me with the whataboutery — in no way am I saying Rubina is perfect. I just do not believe she’s got a superiority complex. It’s more a Ejaz and perhaps a Rahul complex.
Side Note - Abhinav I feel was the most respectful and well behaved celeb in that press conference. I don’t know why Ali and treated the press so horribly if this was a panelist where their peers were there would Ali and Ejaz have behaved the same way? In front of Salman? Not at all.
Anyway that’s just been on my mind for a while.
Watch Abira Dhar’s article and video here about the same.