Ugh, what kind of blog of ladies in Atlanta would we be if we didn’t comment on The Real Housewives of Atlanta? I never watched the series before (booooring) and I don’t know if now is especially a good time, economically and politically, to start. But it’s on, and we already have Thomas Wheatley hooked, and Project Runway is almost over, so whatever.
You know, I don’t feel like this show straightens out any misconceptions; therefore the “real” in Real Housewives of Atlanta is unnecessary because you can watch people tastelessly flaunt their money almost anywhere in Atlanta or the suburbs. (I don’t think there are many secrets left about how this class really lives, although the excess is still shocking.) They don’t seem especially picky in their appetites for luxury; for example, DeShawn and her husband build a gigantic home (seen in the photo above) that ends up costing way more than they planned, and when it comes down to decorating it DeShawn only meets with the decorator for three hours before leaving her to fill up the enormous house with stuff. Even the decorator seems a little miffed by this hands-off approach, and when the family enters their new home for the first time they look like one of those families on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition because they have literally never laid eyes on any of the contents of the place they are about to live. If you have ever seen a wealthy person build and decorate a new home, you know DeShawn’s approach is far, far out of the norm. If we were Parisian university students, we would totally take to the streets in protest of this gauche display of bourgeoisie horror.
Anyway, there’s no need for us to beat a dead horse and analyze the show since it’s so hollow, but Amanda Brown’s posts on Pop-o-Matic have been informative since she gets to talk with the housewives and was invited to the depressing opening night party and all. If you need a good introduction to the ladies, Videogum has an enlightening rundown of each one.
I just hope to see NeNe‘s friend Dwight in future episodes. Maybe he’ll get his own spin-off show where he doles out advice to mollycoddled wives, all while wearing three strands of freshwater pearls. What is his story, does anyone know? Is he really a celebrity hairdresser?
Tags: dwight, the real housewives of atlanta, thomas wheatley
Thanks for the shout-out, Christa. I love Pecanne Log! Yeah, I’m a little Housewive-d out right now. I thought the most amazing (and I use that sans positive connotation) thing about the show was the way it portrayed Atlanta as a city. That’s not the Atlanta I see every day!
I watched the first episode and it was horrible. Those women are not representitive of Atlanta, especially NeNe, she is ugly and just plain nasty. That is not money. The producers should of searched for the “Real Atlantan’s” people that live in and around the West Paces Ferry area. That is real money and those people tend to have class. These women married into it and layed on their back for it…the people out in that area are transplants not true Atlantan’s..they picked these women for the drama and that is all.
Stephanie H.
7th Generation Atlantan
I concur with Stephanie. Couldn’t have said it better.
I like the show I love Nee Nee, If they vote her off the show will not be the same. My husband even likes the show that was funny to me.