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New Jersey's Teresa Guidice is the queen bully of the moment. Which 'Real Housewife' is next?
Today's story with
Real Housewives of Atlanta's Phaedra Parks brings up a topic reality fans have long been gossiping about at lunch and on coffee breaks: Which mean wifey is the biggest bully?
Parks -- a celebrity attorney, who in the promo for the Bravo show's new season, talks about her foray into the funeral parlor business -- says that behavior on reality shows, like hers, is not always peachy.
"I believe that the behavior you see on reality TV does not exactly exemplify how adults should be conducting themselves," she says in an AP story.
But isn't that exactly why viewers watch? Sorry, but the
RH of New Jersey table flip and this season's crazy christening/brawl is what drove viewers, and hairspray manufacturers, to these shows.
We know exactly what to expect when watching anything with "real" and "housewives" in the title: Grown up bullying at its worst.
Sure, these savvy reality stars are keen to stage a scene or two -- maybe that's why we watch. We know a lot is fake.
These women know a villain gets more air time, and it usually works in their favor. But not always -- one of the franchise's meanest bullies -- New York's Jill Zarin -- and a few others just got canned.
So, I guess my question is this: How long before we call bully on reality housewives gone rogue? We see the fallout from these shows over and over again -- divorce, bankruptcy, family feuds, friendships lost.
One thing is for certain, reality cameras documenting your huge life events promises trouble. Just ask
Ms. Kardashian.
Will you tune it to
RH of Atlanta this Sunday, or has it gone too far?
