I. LOVE. WIFESWAP.
This is something that I am truly ashamed to admit. I am hypocritical. I think The Hills and the Bachelor are completely asinine because of their ludicrous amount of staged drama. But, deep inside, I love a show that takes two POLAR OPPOSITE FAMILIES and trades their wives. Example: Prissy-Beauty-Queen-Princess-Does-Nothing-Mom trades with Frumpy-Has-Seventeen-Pets-And-Wears-No-Makeup-Mom. Traditional-Housewife-Servant-Mom goes and swaps with Dad-Does-All-The-Work-And-Is-A-Doormat-Mom. And, a personal favorite, Crazy-Fundamentalist-Christian-Mom trades with Crazy-New-Age-Christian-Mom (FYI-- I think you soiled the name of Christians worldwide...both of you.)
Today, watched Smoochy-Lovey-Couple-Member, Parties-All-The-Time, Has-No-Job-but-Constantly-Shops-Mom trades with Cowgirl, No-Affection-in-My-Home, "No-Crying-Unless-You're-Dying, Daughters", Shovel-Poop-Every-Day-Because-RODEO!-Mom.
So the entire premise of the show is that you watch it and say, WHO THE HECK IS WORSE?! WHO WOULD I RATHER LIVE WITH!? WHO IS THE LESSER OF TWO HORRIFIC EVILS?! And, for a week, the wives have to live in their swap homes living by their rules. Rodeo-Mama, for instance, had to sleep in and get drinks while Dad did everything and pampered her. The other Mama had to shovel crap out of the barn. And she is prissy deluxe, and she DID IT. I mean, bravo, lady. Better than I could have done.
The next week, they get to change the rules, and the family has to see what it would be like living with their swapmom's rules. And Rodeo-Dad (now "living" with Party-Mama) is the BIGGEST CHAUVINISTIC PRICK THAT HAS EVER GRACED THE PRESENCE OF THIS EARTH. He will not do ANY of the rules, he tells this woman (WHO HE JUST MET) to shut up, and calls her fat incessantly. Unbearable.
So, at the end, all 4 parents meet up and usually delicately bash on one another and say what they learned. The Rodeo family, however, starts being all condescending up on their high horse (ha, get it? punny?) and calls Party-Mama a slut. How mature. So Party-Mama throws her drink at Rodeo-Obsessed-Mama. Lacking judgment, but she just had her character defamed. And this is where IT GETS SO REAL! GROWN PEOPLE ACTUALLY DID THIS!
Rodeo-Obsessed-Dad (AFTER VIOLENTLY PUSHING HIS OWN WIFE! HELLO, DOMESTIC ABUSE?!) ended up punching Lovable-Embracing-of-change-Dad, and he threatens to sue. But doesn't, because he is lovable. And from Jersey.
But, Dear Cowboy, kindly realize that the world does not revolve around you and your self-righteous, "cowboy tough", chauvinistic ideals. And this is even coming from a Anti-Feminist, man. You are OUTSIDE. YOUR MIND. You must be hurting.
weak and wounded sinner...
2 comments:
There is a great benefit to seeing how other families function. However, who in their right mind would put these two couples, in a room, without anyone but a camera crew. I'll tell you, a tv show. This is another example of why I'm getting into this field. People don't need reality shows, they need a fresh perspective without all the attention.
On some note, it is amusing but ceases to be when the "oh, these are real people, not actors" thought comes to mind.
weak and wounded sinners, indeed
is it bad if i've seen this episode before? haha oops
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