A Really Great Thing

Something wonderful has happened. 

 

Something so delightful, so entertaining, so fascinating that I don’t know if I’ll ever be the same. 

 

Have you already guessed?  It’s the Real Housewives of New Jersey! 

 

You knew I was going to say that, didn’t you?  Life is so funny.  Once in a while, when you’re really feeling hopeless and blue, the universe will deliver onto you a sliver of immeasurable joy.  Like the Real Housewives of New Jersey. 

 

I know what you’re thinking: That show is awful; it reinforces stereotypes about women and the Italian American community.  It makes people have unrealistic hopes and dreams about their own futures.  All of that is true, but still.  Don’t you find comfort in watching caricatures of Italian American women talk about their hobbies (getting mani/pedis), their mottos (Happy wife, happy life) and their sometimes-dangerous insistence on always telling it like it is? 

 

It doesn’t appear as if these people have ever watched a news channel or read a book, and that’s just fine by me.  I think it’s possible that human evolution is progressing more along the lines of a bell curve.  We got so far using our brains to invent the modern world and cure diseases that we are now taking on more attributes of primates.  People on reality TV can’t worry about feeding the hungry- they’ve got grooming rituals to preform!  Breast implants and jewelry are not going to buy themselves for god’s sake. 

 

Besides, someone has to stimulate the economy.  We should commend our brothers and sisters who have the courage to buy $12,000 couches.  It’s not easy to spend money like that when so many people in this country are out of work and losing their homes.  Well, it makes it a little easier if you don’t give a shit about others. 

 

I say bravo, Bravo!  Thank you for reminding us that people like the Real Housewives of New Jersey are alive and well and getting their nails done.  Again.

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  1. tinerz says:

    i too am counting down the minutes until the premiere.

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