The Rich Bitch Analysis

In the readings assigned for this week Megan J. Lee and Leign Moscowitz’s expose of the Real Housewives of New York City in The “Rich Bitch” really stood out to me. The reading stood out to me because of the many conflicting attitudes and situations presented in the article. I personally have never watched the Real Housewives because I didn’t feel the need to watch wealthy grown women make a big deal out of the littlest things. It always seemed excessive and ridiculous to have these types of shows that were made to glaringly show off the completely random women’s wealth. However, this article shows that there is so much more to the show. For instance, the way the show creates situations that obliviously point out how hypocritical the women are with the “Bravo Wink”. Now, maybe I’m getting a bit to cynical, but it makes me think that if the “Bravo Wink” is such a well known thing then are the women possibly making the drama up? Do they know that the camera is there to prove all …show more content…
They reminded me of each other because both the women in RHW-NYC and transgender people are consistently put on trial. Transgender people are forced to conform to one gender or another and are frequently asked about their genital and are put on a trial to see if they fit the stereotypes and if not, then they don’t have the right to call themselves transgender. The same goes for them women of RHW-NYC. They are put on a series finale where fans and a moderator ask questions pertaining to the women’s actions on the tv show. It’s a way for the viewers to tell the women how bad of mothers they are and to publicly shame them for everything that they do on the show. Both transgender people and the women on RHW-NYC are forced to conform to specific stereotypes created for them and both of which are damaging in our