Can This Be Real?...

  Hola! I'm back again...for a minute anyway! lately I've been absent from the writing scene because I've been on a hiatus (self-imposed) due to "brain-drain" or lack of creative thought. However, today I feel like chit-chatting. First; how about those so-called "Real Housewives?" If "Real" is the operative word here, then why haven't we seen "Real Housewives" of the Projects yet? I mean, come on...who lives like these so-called reality housewives? Let me break it down according to the ones I watch: TRHW of New Jersey; TRHW of New York, TRHW of Atlanta, and the newest addition, TRHW of D.C.. I don't bother with TRHW of Orange County (which started the franchise in the first place), because I can't relate in any way at all! I feel a kinship with the East Coast shows simply because of geography.
  Since I don't know any women like the ones portrayed on these shows, I will critique based on my perceptions. Women in general already get a "bad rap" for being catty and envious towards each other so for the life of me, I don't get why seemingly educated, sophisticated, wordly women would want to perpetuate that stereotype? TRHW of New Jersey have proven to be the most volatile and aggressive; TRHW of New York come across as snobby and pretentious, and TRHW of Atlanta as the most "ghetto." So far, the D.C. housewives have shown all of these characteristics except the aggressiveness! They have indeed mastered the snobbery and pretentiousness.
  I mean, these women talk behind each other's backs, gossip about one another, change alliances like underwear and act like high school "mean girls" towards one another! So...why do I even bother to watch? We can all use some "guilty pleasure" television sometimes can't we? I can't watch The History Channel, PBS, The Discovery Channel and Sixty Minutes all the time!!! I need some dessert sometimes too! I can only hope that one day the RHW franchise will cast "real housewives" and I'll finally get to see LaQuisha and dem from the projects! Although I can't imagine how they would be different.