The imprint these shows leave its audience is that of delusions of grandeur, immaturity when it comes to conflict resolution, childish women who parade around in full makeup and formal attire, and men who take pride in being creeps and irresponsible fathers.
Although the term for these shows are called ‘reality’, do these shows have to show the truth regarding how the majority of black America exist?
Black America knows it has a hood fetish, and shows like this show feeds them their poison every week.
Blacks in the hood and public housing know these characters well, even with their facade of living a fast life with trendy clothing and money overflowing from their bank accounts.
Black Americans of this thread are used to living the same way: living fast, using their money (the lump sums usually come from tax refunds) so they can look (hood) rich, solidifying a relationship by having a baby, creating a plethora of what they call baby mamas or baby daddies, fighting instead of discussing issues like grown ups… And in the end still being broke with nothing to show the next generation for their talent and hard work.
On a positive note, these shows do show the entrepreneurial spirit of these people. It seems that every person on a black reality show is pushing a product of some sort. Call it tacky if you want, but these reality stars know how to hustle themselves… Just like their hood counterparts hustle in the streets.