There is nothing "real" about any reality show and the Real Housewives of ATL is no exception! One thing we might all agree on when it comes to this show is that most of the women keep it "real" ghetto. However, it seems that the wind is changing for the only white woman on the show, Kim. The storyline is changing and she is starting to act like she has it more together than the sisters, how ironic? So are these women true housewives? This is where the lie comes in.
If you have ever bothered to think why would this show be titled something that it is not? You are off to a great start. We can answer that question simply by looking at three facts. Fact one: real housewives do watch the show. The title is designed to call out a certain group of women to watch the program, so why not use the name in the title of the group you are trying to market to? This is just a clever attempt to get real housewives to tune in. Why do that? Because chances are the viewer is married or living with a man who makes a significant income. However, once a real housewife starts watching, she quickly realizes that the show isn't what it advertises. Yet, the viewer reasons she will watch anyway, because she can relate to some of the characters. Maybe some of the characters remind her of a sister, cousin or Aunt. Basically, she ignores the lie and continues to watch simply for a laugh, an emotional charge, or to pass time. Now on to fact two: black women love to spend money on material things. If you don't believe that, check out past surveys that show the spending habits of black women on things like hair and beauty items. Lastly, fact three: there aren't many TV programs to choose from that relate to black women. Sure, you may find a movie or a talk show on this channel and that one and maybe a reality show based on another entertainment category like sports or hip hop, but are there any shows that have moments like these on this show where black people have some deep issues they are dealing with such as: a troubled marriage, a death of a partner, or child support drama?
So why lie and title these women something they obviously are not? If you have ever read or researched information that exposes hard-truths about the entertainment industry, then you already know the answer to that question. The whole foundation is built on lies, greed, deceit-- you name it! The truth is an ATL housewife is not at home taking care of the children like a real housewife from sun up to sun down. The wealthy have people who care and manage the children. An ATL housewife isn't walking around with a rag on her head on most days cleaning toilets, doing dishes, cooking, and whatever other household responsibilities. Most of these women on the show may have done things like that back in the day, but not today! In addition, many of these women aren't married; even worse, one of the women on the show doesn't qualify to be anything but a single, black woman with a business. So she represents nothing more than hope, "I hope I get a man some day..." that's the other group that is being marketed to since many of them have married friends. So how convenient she would market sex toys to single sistahs!
The truth is that this show was created to get the real housewife out of the house, away from her children, and in the workplace making money and paying taxes to the government like many workers in America! What good is a mother, who wants to stay at home with her children, to a greedy society? For decades there has always been a push by those who can't stay home with their children or have no desire to be at home, along with those women who have no children to tell the stay-at-home mother to go to work. If she so much as slips up and says, "I am so tired of being at home," she is bombarded with a group of folks telling her, "Well get a job then!"
When the stay-at-home mother makes the decision to work, all local businesses know that there will be more money pumped in the economy which means more money for them! So why not encourage her to get a job? Local businesses know the black career mom will want to look her best like those ATL wannabe housewives. Therefore, she will need to shop local stores for her constantly changing wardrobe. Then there is the local stylist she will need to keep her ATL inspired weave, wig or track to stay fresh and in place. You know sistahs love to get that head done! The real housewife turned career woman will need to put those babies (who get on her last nerve) in daycare, right? So the daycare will get paid too. What about the car she will be driving? Throw in the car note, the insurance, gas and upkeep! Black women love their apartments and homes, don't they? So now she will have the money from her job to buy whatever she "wants" (notice I didn't say need) to keep that home looking nice, so when relatives come over they will say. "Oh girl, your place is beautiful!" See how the bills are starting to pile high--everybody is getting paid?! When a woman works, she wants more and this so-called reality show with its false images of housewives is helping instill that belief!
So you see, it's costly to work and it's also costly to keep a lie going. So each week there has to be some hyped up drama instigated by these women to keep you, real housewives, tuning in. When you are so distracted with all the stylin' and profilin' between the screaming matches, you no longer see the truth!
You have to realize that there are entities behind shows like this with big pockets! These entities report directly to our government. They spend years observing what our people buy and then use their findings to bring you a show that isn't about building up the black community, but once again taking from the black community. They already know how much black women spend on their hair, makeup, wardrobe, cars, houses, and more before a show like this goes on the air. Therefore, they figure out a way to keep the black community spending; rather than saving by using a "fake" show like this. Some elitists know that if blacks start saving their money, they will start creating businesses and when they do that, less money will be available for the powers that be and for those blacks who don't want competition from other blacks.
A few of these women on the show are educated and know better. But what do they care? Poor blacks will always be poor and ignorant to some of them, so why not market the latest wine to them since they like going to the bar (ie. Bar One) and whatever else we can get them to buy (ie. sex toys.) Meanwhile, behind closed doors, marketing professionals are saying to those fake housewives, "You get paid, I get paid, we all get paid. If they are stupid enough to fall for it, shame on them!"
When we are hoodwinked, bamboozled and the like, by our own people, we start making up excuses, shooting the messenger, and taking on a defensive stance when it comes to truth, but rather than doing all that, you might as well face the truth! Know that these ladies are owned by corporate entities like master owned their ancestors back in the day. The difference is he had to beat the black woman to get her to submit, but these days if you wave the right amount of cash in front of her, she will say, "Now what might I do for you?" Notice, how we see a white man buying shoes for Nee-Nee these days, hmm. It doesn't matter their education, upbringing, or who they know or befriend, some of our people will do anything for a dollar!
Nicholl McGuire
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