14 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

Did she lie though? Mary pretty much said the same thing on WWHL when Andy asked her why she came back. Season 3 was HORRIBLE! Bravohas to know that and the ONLY reason anyone is talking about season 4 is bc of Monica. PERIODT! She and Mary put eyes on this show nad have been involved in all the viral moments

Are you reality von tease?

I agree about Mary... Mary needs another show, channel, network for herself. 

54 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

I dont think she lied.  She would have had tp have had multiple correspondence with production, especially since they moved forwad with her. Im not convinced that she never wrote the stuff that she mentioned at some point. The only showed one email and to me that doesnt really prove anything

 

Im with @NothinButAttitude. The reunion was kinda boring other than the parts that focused on Monica. She gathered the women and came prepared. Im interested in seeing how Bravo proceeds with her bc everyone is justified in not wanting her around but she is GOOD tv and saved a dying show. The little drama that the other women have amongst themselves is just petty and not interesting. Monica is a true force multiplier and I equat her to Tamra and Kenya, both of whom completely changed the game on their respective shows. She activates people and there is a genuine reason for the dislike. I need more of her

On one hand, I agree with @DaytimeFan regarding the whole ick factor of it all. Particularly the cyber "bullying" through an Instagram account. On the other hand, her hustle (to the extremes, befriending/working for Jen Shah) to get on this show and be a *star* is nothing out of the ordinary. I found it ridiculous how Heather/Lisa/Angie were ridiculing her for trying to get on the show when they ALL did it and continue to go the extra mile to maintain their status as a reality TV figure. 

And I have to agree with you that the majority of all the other arguments and issues this season were the usual petty squabbles between the core four that's already been done for the last 3 years. Again, they came out strong their first season. There was a long break between filming the 1st season versus when it aired (presumably when Monica first met Jen but didn't know of her RHOSLC status...?), and they all got pumped up on their own hype and the social media petty stuff after Season 1 aired, and then come Season 2, all the ups and downs of people liking/hating/forgiving/hating again cycle began. When Bravo rolled that clip package last night of all the different fights amongst the women, it was pretty telling that they showed ALL the arguments in ONE clip package, versus dissecting each issue individually. None of them were really that deep. 

Meanwhile, I've never taken a liking to Angie, who does come off thirstier to be there, and she's lucky the talent pool in SLC is shallow, because she could easily be written out next season with no one batting an eye. 

BH: 

@Antoyne I'm in agreement with you. The microaggressions and tone deafness (i.e. the comments about her staff, etc.) have built up to this. 

What about that Karen comment... I find it racist and tone deaf. 

A black person can not be racist in this country. Garcelle actually gave Dorit grace by describing her behavior as unconcious Karen behavior as opposed to simply labeling her as such

15 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

A black person can not be racist in this country.  

What?

SLC

 

Well before that goes left...let me go ahead and say...MARRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY!!!

LOL!!! Is it next week yet?

 

 

 

Mary is God

Being labeled a Karen isn’t about race. It’s about their feelings of entitlement and privilege, and when their feelings of entitlement are challenged, they play victim. 
 

I’ve seen black women, Korean women, and Hispanic women labeled as a Karen on my own experience alone. 

22 minutes ago, OpportunisticSlut said:

What?

Minorities can be prejudice, not racist. Racism requires power in the structure, which White people established and still possess. Minorities have no power in the structure that your ancestor established. 

Google is your friend...

1 minute ago, NothinButAttitude said:

Minorities can be prejudice, not racist. Racism requires power in the structure, which White people established and still possess. Minorities have no power in the structure that your ancestor established. 

Google is your friend...

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/racism

Education is also your friend.

3 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

Did she lie though? Mary pretty much said the same thing on WWHL when Andy asked her why she came back. Season 3 was HORRIBLE! Bravohas to know that and the ONLY reason anyone is talking about season 4 is bc of Monica. PERIODT! She and Mary put eyes on this show nad have been involved in all the viral moments

THIS.

 

I went back and watched that scene where Monica talked about auditioning so apologies because I thought Monica had said it word for word, but I agree with you. I didn't factor in that it was a process (we all remember the OTHER women who almost joined this season?) so Monica might have done it in stages and MIGHT have said that and Production is trying to discredit her. So...

 

4 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

Monica lying (or embellishing) is nothing new to me at this point. All these women on all these shows lie. Why should she be the exception? I just find her to be entertaining how she makes these women squirm. 

And Meredith can't take a moral high ground as she was pro-Jen last year. Same with Heather. Same with Lisa back in season 1. Same with Whitney back in season 2. Mary is the only consistent woman of the current bunch that never bought what Jen was selling. 

THIS, too. +1

 

4 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

Monica is a true force multiplier and I equat her to Tamra and Kenya, both of whom completely changed the game on their respective shows. She activates people and there is a genuine reason for the dislike. I need more of her

Also THIS.

 

 

Very interesting post today, the executive producer of #RHOA & #RHOP posted this, it seems to be that Bravo gave him the pink slip. 👀👀 @JaysRealityBlog @OMFGRealityTV @BravoTVRHOA @ICameFromJesus1 @dorindadeadly pic.twitter.com/uI60nN4YZ8

— Bytes Podcast (@bytes_podcast) January 10, 2024

Thank God! May RHOA and RHOP be restored to some sanity.

4 minutes ago, OpportunisticSlut said:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/racism

Education is also your friend.

Obviously, it is not yours b/c had you read, the definition you posted simply confirmed what I just stated. 

Nice try though. 

26 minutes ago, NothinButAttitude said:

Thank God! May RHOA and RHOP be restored to some sanity.

Obviously, it is not yours b/c had you read, the definition you posted simply confirmed what I just stated. 

Nice try though. 

You are above me, patting me on my head.  Tctctc. NEEEEEXT.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/22/us/kendi-book-anti-racist-blake/index.html

https://www.thecrimson.com/column/between-the-lines/article/2018/8/10/gao-who-can-be-racist/

 

Edited January 10, 20241 yr by OpportunisticSlut

SLC:

I understand that Monica 'saved' the show.. but why enable a sociopath?  There needs to be a point where things have gone too far and that toxicity needs to be dealt with.

She actually turned me off the show because she gave off numerous red flags.  Thankfully, her red flags aren't in the same level as Jen Shah's red flags.. but she didn't authentic.

In fact, none of the women are authentic and it makes me miss the early days of the franchise when it wasn't so fake/produced.

 

1 minute ago, Soaplovers said:

SLC:

I understand that Monica 'saved' the show.. but why enable a sociopath?  There needs to be a point where things have gone too far and that toxicity needs to be dealt with.

She actually turned me off the show because she gave off numerous red flags.  Thankfully, her red flags aren't in the same level as Jen Shah's red flags.. but she didn't authentic.

In fact, none of the women are authentic and it makes me miss the early days of the franchise when it wasn't so fake/produced.

 

AMEN. But people here act this sociopath is someone who should be celebrated. The age we live in!