Becoming a Real Housewife is only for the spiritually formidable.
Williams spoke about the exhausting racism she had to tolerate, plenty of which came from formerRHONYco-star Ramona Singer.
Frankel, of SkinnyGirl andRHONYand Mention it all!
The real abuses are happening on shows where [the cast members are] one-and-done.
ABig Brother, aSurvivor, aBachelor.
They f*ckingtorturethose girls onThe Bachelor,Moylan says.
Do they care about that?
Their complaints seem to fall under two main categories.
The first is about whether the Housewives profits are commensurate with their contributions to the franchise.
I dont want her to be forgotten by a web link.
They made her, but she made them.
Which brings us to the second issue: how the women are treated, particularly the POC talent.
Im not going to diagnose her.
We watch these shows based on what we know is reality.
This is what happens in a reality TV world.
They know what it takes to stay on the show and earn their paychecks.
Its people internalizing what it means to be a Housewife and showing up like that.
But shows like Housewives are designed to show women living in excess.
How could you ever stop someone like Sonja Morgan from having another drink?
Sonja is not capping herself at two drinks.
By trying to litigate that, youre making a faker show, Moylan says.
On some level, the depravity is the point.
(De Lesseps apologized and denied that her Diana Ross costume was an instance of blackface.)
What is a fireable offense for a Housewife?
So, would a more ethically produced Housewives series be watchable?
I want the debauchery and the drunkenness, Monique says.
I knew what I was signing up for when I became a reality fan.
This article was originally published onDec.
