"Real" Housewives of Atlanta

Okay. I've never really been a fan of the "Real Housewives" franchise, but since this iteration takes place in my current hometown, I was curious.

What we have is a collection of incredibly vile, selfish and self-serving women, who have more money than brains.

A couple of the wives aren't all that bad. Lisa has her own businesses and is married to a football player. At least her projects aren't vanity endeavors in that they generate more money than they cost.

DeShawn seems nice enough, although she has a "foundation" and that's where she spends the free time that she has between managing her mansion (seriously) dealing with her children and throwing parties.

I'm conflicted about NeNe. She's loud, obnoxious and in a way vulnerable and likable. She's the girlfriend who toes the line between fun and embarrassing. Also, she desperately needs to start wearing a bra. Girl, whenever you go out. If you can't wear it under the halter-top, tube top or tank-top, then don't wear that top!

Sheree is a bitter soon-to-be divorcee. She too was married to a football player and has confused his achievements with her own. She is desperate to be recognized for something of her own, but truly is just living off of her settlement and child support.

Kim is the one that I think is just the worst. She is the mistress of some guy she calls Big Papa (EW!) who is rich, probably married and must have the world's worst taste in women. She fancies herself a singer, although she is tone-deaf. Her children are horrible, spoiled brats. She seems to have three cars, although she only needs one.

All of these women seem to spend their time shopping for clothing and purses that will impress each other. None of them cooks, preferring to employ "private chefs" just to cook family meals. (!)

I'm not proud of the fact that these women facinate me. I'm sure they all view themselves as aspirational figures. Quite the contrary, they are off-putting to the n'th degree. I can't believe that grown women actually desire to continue to live in a high school scenario.

None of these women is what I would consider real. Fake boobs, fake hair, fake jobs, fake emotions. It's something that I have struggled with for a long time. I feel that in many ways these women have taken the Feminist Movement and completely twisted it. They are caracatures of strong, independent women who are also prostitutes.

Where did this whole, "I'm so fine I can get a man to support me in style" thing come from? I can understand it from forty years ago, but with all of the options that are open to us today, I don't understand why anyone would WANT to be "kept."

Kim is the worst. She is PROUD to be a hooker. She dresses slutty, she gets cosmetic procedures on camera (Botox Party!) She is crude and frankly only the worst kind of man would want a woman like her. All I can think is that she can suck a bowling ball through a garden hose because she's not pretty, or likeable or anything positive. I wouldn't let her sit on my sofa without a plastic cover on it. I don't want crabs.

I still watch, it's pornography. I watch, facinated, knowing that if I had to do what they do, for the money that they get, that it's completely out of the question. At the end of the day, Timex or Rolex, it's still the same time. I might be shopping at Target instead of Dior, but I have self-respect.