Enough Is Enough: Are We Tired Of Basketball Wives YET?!
Recently the supertrailer for VH1′s hit reality show ‘Basketball Wives’ was released and it seems like not much has changed.
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Along with watching the ladies live it up in the lap of luxury in Miami, shop till they drop, and jet off to trips around the globe, the drama is back. The trailer shows cast mates Jennifer Williams and Evelyn Lozada getting into an explosive confrontation, which once again, devolves into a physical altercation.
How original.
After the trailer was released blogs and Twitter timelines were filled with chatter about the new season of Basketball Wives, and I couldn’t help but think: aren’t we tired of this yet?
I don’t even watch the show and I know I’m tired of seeing clips of these women making a fool of themselves, and of black women as a whole, and yet VH1 continues to garner relatively high ratings each week.
While the show is still very popular, surely we are close to reaching the tipping point where viewers are growing tired of yet another wives program showing women behaving horribly. I mean, how much more can we take before people start to tune out and turn their attention elsewhere?
While many of us continue to complain about the lack of quality programing featuring women of color, supporting these “reality” shows do little to convince networks that we want something with more substance.
Seriously, Clutchettes….are we *done* with these shows yet?
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Pretty dresses and pretty faces does not a lady make!!! These women are like turds that have been beautifully painted and wrapped up in bows, but in the end it’s still sh*t!!! The outside is nice, but the inside is still a mess as evidenced by the excessive fighting, name calling and all around disrespectful and negative attitudes. I definitely will NOT be watching!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally agree with you! I was just telling someone this exact same thing yesterday. This is also true of women in everyday life. You can put lipstick and a wig on a pig and it still doesn’t make it a lady.
who was that girl that slapped Jennifer. I’ve never seen her before.
No, Brit. We are not done with these shows. I loooooove them!
Duh! We aren’t done! at this point we’ve been sucked in so much why leave it alone now?!
I know the answer SHOULD be “Yes!” but in practice it is “No!”
Jen vs. Evelyn…yIKES!!!!
Though as one commenter said, the reaction of the “Love & Hip Hop” women shows that these women are over-acting out to keep the ratings going and their bills paid. I would love to see a comparison of their net worths before and after the start of BBW.
Personally I have to wonder how any of these women on these shows are married at all. I thought boys grew up learning not to marry crazy lol.
I hope they at least get good sex for all the drama and foolishness they deal with.
Most of them aren’t… no surprise why.
E.M.S. and AlesiaMichelle:
Agreed, these woman c-r-a-z-y and what guy is going to sign up for that in a marriage?
Why do the women have to be the ‘crazy’ ones? Maybe the men are the ‘crazy’ ones.
I used to watch these shows faithfully, but I’ve grown bored with the fighting and it’s all so petty!! I’ve started watching reality shows like Project Runway, Cake Boss and America’s Supernanny instead. At least they’re trying to achieve something. Now that I’ve read from an earlier comment about they’re moving Love and Hip Hop to Atlanta (drama city!) and dropping the other ladies because they don’t want to fight anymore, makes me want to quit watching VH1 all together.
There’s pleasure in watching a bunch of highfalutin women wasting moments of their middle-aged lives away engaging in petty and superficial affairs and physical altercations.
There are so many women in this world with far less money and material possessions who are making more of a positive impact in society, for the next generation. I can only laugh at these heifers.
This ghetto ho*s only care about the money, fame, and *cough* clout they receive from acting a pure fool on t.v. What a waste of life.
Yes, it’s entertaining. Everything that glitters ain’t gold.
Is there a certain place that people are raised whose first instinct is to fight when someone doesnt’ agree with them?? maybe that is where these people were raised.
Yeah the craziness is entertaining and funny to watch…but WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY FIGHTING OVER???? is her dress prettier?? does her weave look more natural??? are her teeth straighter?? like wtf
it seems to be like this inner hatred of other other people (and probably of what their life as become) that causes them to want to fight all of the time and make a fool of themselves.
I’ve never fought another person and never had the desire too…I guess I just let stupid stuff roll off my back..dust my shoulders off and keep it moving…why do I want to let someone get me all mad and cause me to get premature wrinkles?? no thanks honey!
I’m tired of feeling like I have to carry the weight of the actions of few. I know this is what’s supposed to pass as entertainment. Any intelligent person knows reality shows are mostly scripted so why get up in arms. There are Millions of BW. These are what 6 or 7? They are no reflection on me and they are no reflection on many many many BW. Face it, if we have not changed their opinions of us after all of these years it ain’t gonna happen. I watch the show. It’s hard not to watch a train wreck and I can’t be the only one because the ratings are so high. Folks will eventually become bored with these and they’ll move on to something else.
black women are still living the “sapphire” image.. why dont we do better- grown women fighting.. idgits
This pitiful little jerk-off circle is rather entertaining…for a moment.
Now it’s just sad.
Black women have awaken and moving on.
Pretty scary, huh? LOLOL!!!
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Shaunie I am convinced will do ANYTHING for money I am soo tried of black women acting like fools for VH1. There is a reason you will never see La La Carmelo or Vanessa Bryant Or Junita Jordan on these shows one word (class) you can’t buy it. Shame on you Shaunie.