It seems like the recent reality television show craze took networks by storm. Dating shows, survival competitions, shows following has been stars, and of course, The Kardashians , have caused ratings to sky rocket. One of the most recent reality show crazes star wives mingling, mixing, fighting, and partying with other wives and girlfriends. Basketball Wives and the Real HouseWives franchise became one of the most talked about forms of reality television. The funny thing is, most of the shows actually have one or two real wives.
In at least one episode there is sure to be drama or cat fight. These wealthy ladies act more like trailer park harlots instead of respectable women in the community. Although most of them support charities and run successful businesses, the show seems to center around the negative effects these women have on one another when personalities clash. When I think of housewives I think of the June Cleavers, and Lucille Balls. Women from the 1950's who were respectable, honored their families, and had better things to do with their time besides pouring a glass of wine on their nemesis at a charity brunch. What message are we sending to young women? That it is okay to act like animals just for ratings? That the glamourous life revolves around who spends the most money instead of being glamorous for your husband and children? Somehow, society has lost its way from the values and standards that was once glorified on the big screen during the age of black and white television and even during the Cosby Show era. Drama sells because that's what we want to see. That doesn't make it right. If we as writers produced more positive roles for females instead of portraying them as scantily clad, heavy makeup wearing, vain, and rude clowns; I think their may still be hope for the young women who look at these women as modern day examples for the standards of being a wife. Call me old fashioned, but I think being a wife is an honor worth keeping sacred. A wife is woman of humble power, a nurturer, a goddess in her own right, and a help meet…not something to be made a mockery of for a few million dollars. A real wife is priceless because she is, "more precious than rubies. " (Proverbs 31:10) xoxo, Krystale Jane'l
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