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The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Baby Momma & Daddy Drama

“Sometimes I want him to think he’s with a different woman so I take my hair off” – Kim

Seizure Kim

Remember once upon a time when these posts were as regular as a kid on prune juice? Those were good times. I haven’t been neglectful in watching these lovely, cat fighting, ladies it’s just that I’ve been busy. So fucking busy. I know that’s no excuse and even though I have been in Atlanta and planning another trip to Atlanta that is still no excuse because I didn’t even have time/won’t have time to stalk the housewives properly.

ATL FAIL.

Anyway, some of you have strong feelings about when I miss a recap because it seems that you enjoy hearing my feelings on why Kim….well why Kim does anything she does. It might strike you as shocking but everything that Kim does is so very Kim. The only thing I expect from her is rampant flakiness. And tits. Lots of tits.

I fell asleep to the Kim-tervention Director’s Cut a few nights ago and for the last several weeks I keep giving her the benefit of the doubt. If you didn’t see the extended version of The Great Wig Shift of Aught Nine then I think you should. It’s painful to watch adults – MOTHERS – behave in such a manner befitting angry, poop flinging primates. Sheree pulls Kim’s hair because Kim called her a bitch? And then NeNe must see to it that Kim stays around to endure further abuse at the hands of people she once called friends. I’m re-reading this and see that I’m taking it far too seriously but come the fuck on now: the entire dinner was a set up which any non-genius, mouth-breathing, regular Bravo viewer would know. It’s just that the manner in which it all went down made me extra angry and name-cally.

But wait! There’s more! Like this:

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WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT. I’ll say it now: if anyone dared to pull my hair they’d a) be missing a hand and b) we wouldn’t be yukking it up over glasses of wine four weeks later. There would be no laughter but maybe some teeth gnashing. Biting perhaps? The latter it is the only reasonable response to hair pulling. Also, we are all five years old.

So now it seems that Kim and Sheree are BFFE. They even have the heart shaped locket to prove it. Meanwhile I am perplexed as to how Kim thinks that NeNe is the worst person ever but Sheree is God’s gift to the world. It just goes to show you that this show is a mystery, wrapped in confusion, ensconced in what the hell? And every week we all go back for a heaping serving of more.

This episode is one ‘HUH?’ after another. First Kim and Sheree planning an engagement party for Kandi and then inviting Kandi’s mother – who hates Kandi’s fiance* – to the party. Meanwhile Kandi, AJ and Kandi’s mother are all going to counseling together because someone needs to stop the hate but counseling and the party are all very awkward moments. Moments that a regular old person wouldn’t want shared with millions of people on television but here we are; watching a counseling session.

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20 minutes later we get to see NeNe, Denene!, and NeNe’s uncle go visit the person who may or may not be NeNe’s biological father. Just when you think you can’t top being a fly on the wall of someone’s therapy session…BAM…It’s the Maury Povich Show. Suddenly you’re oscillating between feeling terrible for these women and their personal struggles and wanting to smack some sense into them. People can see you!

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This man above – Alan – is getting ready to meet someone who might be his daughter and suddenly he’s ambushed by a camera crew! Family reunion!

I should mention that I saw Denene last week. She even spoke to me. The embarrassing part is that when she complimented my earrings I could only eek out a tiny ‘thanks’ because I was too nervous to speak to her because ZOMFG she knows NeNe Leakes.

That’s some sad shit right there.

Tonight is the season finale. I’m depressed and you should be too. I mean what am I going to do without all of this?

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Cry probably and be thankful that I own a mirror. That’s what.

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Precious Pocketbook

“I’m not ashamed at all about dating a married man. It’s just a legal thing. It’s just a piece of paper.” – Kim Zolciak

Ladies, ladies, ladies, when will you learn that arguing in public for all to see isn’t the best way to solve things? (Says the girl who just had it out with someone over Twitter) (there’s a first and only time for everything) (ahem).

Also when will Sheree be surgically removed from her high horse? Then again I speak of women who have given their blood, sweat, tears and dirty laundry for success that all the world can see. So if they don’t care then I shouldn’t care, right? Right.

WTF:

5) I do not have a great body so I probably wouldn’t show my body on national television. Cori has some balls of steel under that teeny tiny bikini.

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4) The beginning stages of Sheree’s party planning process (say that three times fast) was far more interesting than the actual party.

Sheree and the party planner

This makes me want to yell out “WHO’S GONNA CHECK ME, BOO?” and/or “YO MAMA’S A BITCH” because it’s always sunny in Atlanta and 1998.

3) Denene!

Denene!

I met Denene after my ‘Marketing and Women of Color’ room at BlogHer. I will also be speaking at a conference where she will also be speaking which begs one to figure out how a real life author and I – the Twitter fighter – ended up speaking at a conference. I am not sure. But seeing as how this conference will be held in Atlanta there will be stalking involved and fondling of my telephoto lens because I’m sure it will come in handy when traipsing through Buckhead. I wonder if Denene can be bribed to tell me all about NeNe and the show. Do you think chocolate will work? Wine?

2) Kandi and Lisa do a performance of The Pocketbook Monologues. Legend has it – well ‘legend’ if you are the writer/director – that black women call the “triangle between their thighs” their ‘Pocketbook’. I have no clue whether or not this is true for if I were to discuss anything below the waist with my aunts or mother I’m sure that they would take to their bed. The writer/director was correct in that black people really don’t talk about sex all that often. I’m supposed to be a Scorpio! It makes it hard for me to live out my sign to the fullest.

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Also poor Lisa who just wants to refer to it as her twat. I like how she throws in the arms for extra oomph.

After the performance Dwight told Kandi that the more he spends time with her and gets to know her the more he falls in love with her. I agree. How can you not fall in love with this?

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She’s precious.

1) “I’m not ashamed at all about dating a married man. It’s just a legal thing. It’s just a piece of paper”

Do you think this is how Kim feels about marriage on the whole or just Big Poppa’s marriage? I pray it’s the latter. In fact I watched over and over again and I would like to give her the benefit of the doubt. Then in less than 5 seconds she says that her daughters have this great life and she wants to support them and Popppa can help. Then it’s suddenly “…but it’s not about the money”. Well clearly some of it has to do with the money since 20 minutes later she was buying jewelry and announcing that $32,000 for a gold necklace isn’t that much.

The rest of the global economy is in a recession and Kim has somehow managed to avoid this. How do you do it, Kim?

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta: “Scrambled Egos”

“Don’t be tardy for the party…” – Kim (duh)

The other day Kristin announced that she couldn’t wait for my recap of this episode because 20 minutes in and it’s already ridiculous. Why on Earth would she find this show to be ridiculous?

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I see your balls

This calls for some whiskey, a tango and then the foxtrot:

6) I tried really hard to get a good shot of the monstrosity that Kim was wearing to Kandi’s studio. There were layers and petticoats and then Kim was all, “Oh my word, I declare I cannot sing right now” and then Kandi started singing and tapping. At least that’s how it all went down in my head. All I can think is Scarlet O’Hara Barbie. With flashing boobies to make it more realistic and 21st century.

Scarlett O'hara Barbie

Kim's dress top

5) This tool.

Looks like a tool

I’d like to punch him in the face. Or duct tape his mouth shut. To the men reading; the way to a girl’s heart is not by mentioning how much you hate fancy restaurants and how much steak you can get at Costco for 10 dollars.

4) I think we need to mention Lisa’s fashion line only because She by Sheree premiered at Fashion Week. While I in no way approved of Lisa’s line because I still believe this dress should be a shirt.

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Then again, my thighs touch and I have child-birthing hips, ergo that dress is not meant for people like me. But Sheree’s line…I…don’t know what to say because it was just a hot mess. It was horrendous. And I’m trying to figure out how this particular frock sported by Sheree is even remotely sexy. Though I did once have an ex tell me that wearing a turtleneck made my boobs look better but he turned out to be an asshole fucktard (and I am not bitter at all) so I buck against turtlenecks. And I buck against this particular dress with those shoes. And everyone else reading the Essence blog bucked too. We’re a bunch of motherbuckers.

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3)  While NeNe doesn’t want to be in the music industry it seems that she’s looking forward to working on this song with Kim. It was the plan. I scratch my head at the things that Kim does and at this point I figure why even bother? She does what she wants when she wants to and notice how all of this ‘negative energy’ she feels around others, oh sweet Kim, you’re the common denominator.

2) Most of the time I feel like I’m the only one watching this show. I couldn’t figure out why Kim was so nervous about singing in the studio. I mean there are only three other people in the room? No one will ever hear this. And then I remember that 7 million people will also be watching this so yeah, I’d be pukified as well.

It is possible for Hell to freeze over because I’m sitting here commiserating with Kim. Like she really wants to sing but is afraid of the judgment and past experiences and she seems kind of passionate about it. Ok passionate in a Kim way which is to say ‘la dee da. Someone else can do it for me’ but whatever there’s a bit of passion there. It’s easy to get into Kim’s head since there seems to be not much in there but it seems to me that her nerves stem from being presented with this great opportunity and she might fuck it up. Understandable after last year’s shitstorm with Dallas Austin and Miss Jan who told her that she didn’t know what she was doing. There was no encouragement or positive anything. Then again when Miss Jan told her what she could do to improve her voice Kim ignored that advice and then was laughed at on national television. This time around she has Kandi (have I mentioned how much I love, love, love her?) with her who seems to be a hell of a lot more encouraging and wanting for Kim to be successful and because Kim is so used to being told she’s shit – in the music business but I’m sure we’ll talk wigs at some point in the near future – she’s ‘nervous as hell’. And here I am saying that I totally understand the anxiety that envelops one after being presented with a great opportunity. You totally feel like you’re going to fuck it up. Even if those offering say, “you’ll be swell! you’ll be great!” you still feel like downing an entire bottle of klonopin.

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Kim, girl, I feel you. It doesn’t make you any less of a shitty friend for not telling NeNe that you didn’t want her to do the song with you but I feel you. And Kandi is correct: You want to the spotlight on you – which you got by the way – just admit to yourself what the rest of America already knows.

1) The alter ego photoshoot party has to be one of the best reality television show moments. Kim falls, which isn’t funny because unless you’re evil or Sheree, you don’t want to see someone fall on their ass and probably break their ankle. So the fall? Not funny. Kim’s orgasmic sounding groans post fall? Fucking hilarious. It was so good that I figured you all should witness it for yourself to full embrace the noise and theatrics that came from Kim who looked and sounded like a comatose baby seal. I mean if I were in that much pain, I’d think fuck the photos, take me to a hospital. But I keep forgetting that this is Kim we’re speaking of and she’s quite excellent at reality show theatrics. If the singing doesn’t work out she can always just be herself on television for the rest of her life.

Did you hear that ‘uhhh, unhhh, uhhh’ noise? She fell down, walked to her car and all of that activity spurred an orgasm. I love this show.

I loved these photos.

Kim alter ego

Lisa Alter ego

Kandi alter ego

Sheree Alter ego

NeNe alter ego

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta: “Throwing Shade”

“The wedding definitely feels more real…a real pain in the ass” – Kandi

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This post is brought to you by the letter ‘O’ for ‘Oh lord’ and the ensuing eye rolling that was required of an episode of this much unabashed narcissism. I watched this  five times. Each time I’d fast forward straight to the part when Kim said that she couldn’t understand why in the world Lisa would be having a fashion show or starting a fashion line because Lisa has no taste.

Unlike Kim who wants everyone to have porno hair and likes to show her taste via her tits.

Kim shows her taste through her tits

Do you see how much taste Kim has? Because she likes to show the world just how big and broad her taste is.

And then Sheree – the Queen of Smug – is just thrilled to be happy to inspire the less fashionable because Lisa is a little copy cat. And to show how much fashion she has she channels Avril Lavigne. Six years too late.

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Skater chick!

Never mind that I really didn’t enjoy Lisa’s line all that much because it seemed to not represent what Lisa really is about nor what she usually wears. She wanted something sexy but classy and ended up with this?

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How is this classy? It’s not sexy so much as skanky. Also I thought it was a shirt at first and lo it’s a dress. A see-through number that would look really fantastic with stilettos and a pole.

Never mind that Sheree doesn’t show up to Lisa’s fashion show because her imaginary son had a recital. Never mind that she almost went all Cleveland on someone’s ass – AGAIN – because someone had the nerve to call out Queen Sheree for not showing up to support her nemesis friend. Never mind all of that.

Kim says that Lisa has no taste. Kim show us that taste again?

Kim shows her taste through her tits
‘Nuff said.

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Sneak Peek

 

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I know. I know. I’m headed toward dangerous obsessive territory here also ignore the ‘my shit don’t stink’ look on her face: Isn’t Sheree’s headband darling? I am positively smitten by it. Look at it this way; I wear my hair up 360 days of the year and I get bored with having it just up while people continue to ask whether or not it is really my hair. It is! Swearsies! I don’t know what it is about this headband but it’s both cute and functional and dammit! I want one. 

This is a sneak peak of the next recap. Spoiler alert! Sheree still thinks she’s better than everyone else.

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