This week on Claudia’s Bravo Blog, she recounts the “read heard ’round the world” play by play. She makes it perfectly clear who started the conflict and who ended it. It’s a marvelous little blog entry. What I fail to understand is what the hell went on with Demetria during filming. I kept hearing that Demetria was not fitting in with the other women, but it seems to me, at least in this early part of filming, that Team Pretty welcomed Demetria with open arms. Team Beast, is not really a team at all at this point, just three outcasts thrust together under the old, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” rule. Demetria is also the housewife chosen as the hostess for both the trip to Puerto Rico and the trip to Singapore. Singapore was done very late in filming. If she had already lost her peach, why would the ladies be going on a trip hosted by an FOH. It’s all very weird to me.
I know my spoilers and exclusives were confusing at the time filming was happening and I am anxious to see if I can determine from the all the behind the scenes tea how things really went down with all the peach juggling. It still would not surprise me to see Nene without a peach by show’s end. She walked out of several scenes, as did Phaedra toward the end of filming because both were unhappy with their storylines and were avoiding talking about things they were told to talk about. I suppose time will tell.
Anyway, on to Claudia’s blog:
Then the peanut gallery of NeNe and Porsha didn’t make things better high fiving each other, having side bar conversations that were not quiet, being disrespectful with little jabs towards Demetria, and a bunch of other very childish and passive aggressive behavior. I was shocked! It wasn’t my argument, but I was still appalled. These are for the most part middle aged women acting like high school mean girls. At one point I interjected, “Do you guys want to resolve this or not?” And then all hell broke loose! I didn’t attack nor “come for NeNe.” But she certainly saw an in to start a fight with me by insulting me with, “Oh you have a brain?” Rude, rude, rude. All I was trying to do was get us back on track to squash it, not inflame it. But perhaps Miss Rich Bitch was feeling some type of way that the attention wasn’t on her, but instead was on the newbie Demetria and her new BFF (whom she didn’t remember going to school with) Phaedra Parks. Wow…so much can happen in a year. Yay for new bestie!
OK, what transpired after that comment was what many call a “read,” but for me it was just responding to a mean, rude, obnoxious bully that has for too long run rampant with that mouth and childish, ignorant behavior that needed to be checked. That ego is as big as those veneers, and quite frankly I was over it! I had tried to be cordial with this woman already, and the last time we saw each other we were OK (not besties, but dammit I thought there was no beef). But this clearly is par for the course for Linnethia or however you spell her damn name! She was acting as is she were bipolar! Pick a personality and stick with it so we all know how to deal or not deal with you. Anyway, I am glad I kept my cool and remained a lady (for the most part) during the argument. I never raised my voice or concerned myself with my adversaries “clit” or “pussy.” That made me uncomfortable, because just a week ago you had only fessed up to meeting me once — NOW you know my fico score, credit report, sexual history, and status of my “clit.” To say this was ODD is a complete understatement. You can’t have it both ways, “NayNay.” I’m glad I stood up for myself and against the rudeness that was directed towards Demetria. Seems some of these ladies could use an etiquette class. Cynthia, hook them up at The Bailey Agency please, and send me the bill for three!
Bravotv.com: Why did you end up going off on NeNe?
CJ: I didn’t go off on NeNe. I simply handled her in the manner that she deserved
and was damn near begging me to. That is with authority, precision, and truth — and I am glad to do it again the next time she behaves like an animal! Grow up, Broadway star! This is not the way a happy, successful, established, and UNBOTHERED lady acts. #GirlBye
I love her! She’s my new girl crush! This made my day: “That ego is as big as those veneers”
I was about to say the same thing. I L-L-LOVE Claudia!
Yeah, that was my favorite line!
Yea Claudia!
I love you for your demeanor and your truth. Nene should be embarrassed and so should Phaedra.
Those two need other jobs. I’m surprised Bravo has kept them on this show anymore.. Disappointed in Bravo for letting it all get out of hand. I love to see people getting along.
Amazing.
I’ve never seen such behavior from women (Nene, Phaedra & Porsha). I wouldn’t even know where to go to find people like this except maybe . . . an asylum. They were like schizophrenics who had fallen off their meds. Thank God for Claudia! She brings some sanity into the group.
“Asylum” made me roflmao. I totally agree. A friend and I were discussing RHOA recently and both said we feel blessed to be associated with educated, well-behaved women who don’t stoop to these ratchet levels. I do know women who act this way but I give them a wide berth whenever we happen to be in the same room. It is even sadder, judging by comments, that too many people appear to approve of this behavior. This sad commentary on society seems to be that it is OK to hurl racial slurs. It is OK to attack someone for saying something you don’t like. It is OK to publicly label someone a whore when your behavior is no better. It is OK to slam someone’s infertility when your child was likely conceived on an air mattress with a convicted felon. Ugh.
I don’t like Claudia, something about her alliance with Kenya. I know this site is anti Nene, but actually, I don’t like none of the ATL cast. Reminds me of NJ when they went to that dark place (family). I don’t find it entertaining when people tear each other down.
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FUNNY, SoCalCPA,,,I was going to comment on the ” I don’t like None” and then saw your post. Nothing more needed to be said.
Ha ha I caught that, too.
There’s plenty of bad things to say about Kenya. She is a clown that puts on airs about her life. That being said, she has NEVER lied on any of the other housewives and to this day has always told the truth about themselves.
There isn’t much good to say about Nene other than her work ethic. Everything else is just nasty nasty nasty.
Cynthia and Kandi are the best housewives in this franchise, and it’s been that way for the longest of time now!
Kandi and Cynthia. With Kandi being the pot staring champion and behaving like a dumb as between herself, todd, mother and mother inlaw. Sit back and if you really know how to read, read kandi. Cynthia on the other hand is a confused girl now. With all 5he bashing going on, she feels everything that went down with her and Nene should just be forgotten in a day so she can have nene back. Kenya on the other hand is playing kind of good so people can like her again. And the remains one’s I don’t know what the hell is wrong with them. If I really will choose just one of them, I will go back to Nene because, she’s been this for long and she comes out too loud and with ego but she been the same good or bad
Then don’t read these articles. Some of these wenches need to be read down under all day long.
Damn if she didn’t read her ass again.
Your comment made me laugh, I was thinking the same thing! I can’t wait to see what Claudia says next. Loving this season so far
I agree with everyone. I’m over those beasts. Claudia brings fresh energy to those stale, bitter broads.
Me too. I like the direction things are going with the new ladies.
Intelligence is very appealing. If Ne Ne & Phaedra’s catty disses carried “just reasoning” they wouldn’t come across as so childish in “those” so-called “reading” moments. This is what separates women from girls: higher intellect; not necessarily speaking academia [we know Phaedra has degrees], but in the “I’m not ‘reading’ for demeaning sake” versus “I’m reading for reading sake, for the sole reason of just making one feel beneath me.” And Claudia [even outside RHOA] does not strike us as a person that’s gonna allow someone to make her feel “less than” just so their ego can inflate. As it turns out, she also defends others. Cynthia tried to defend Demetria first, didn’t gain too much traction. So Claudia stepped in. Bravo! Ain’t talking about the network either. Bravo!
Claudia, can’t give the title of the book here, don’t think that TT’s commenting rules allow it. But there’s a spiritual book out there, where the author writes, in part: “…if you are strong did you defend the weak?” Profound!
No, Demetria, not calling you weak. But as you know, unfortunately in this society, a lot of folks believe if you can’t behave like a NAY-NAY, that’s read as weak. Remember how Ne Ne YELLED at Kim during one their reunions, calling her a “VICTIM!” So she too must take to that common erroneous belief: If you’re not LOUD and EXTRA, you’re weak. #Fallacy! And Claudia has proven this. Bravo! 🙂
Nods in agreement to everything. Claudia and Cynthia were trying to help resolve issues and both got bitten by Nene.
I’m interested in this comment. “in this society, if you can’t behave like Nay- Nay”. What do you mean? That unless you yell, and attack, you won’t be considered? If that is correct, you may be onto something. We have come a long way (in the wrong direction) in increasing conflict and misunderstanding. When it is the dialog is this low, there is no shot at justice or resolution.
@ kk bella: At first I think you may have taken my words out of context, but as I read on (your words), I think you got it. Recall when Donahue said to Bill O’Reilly “Loud don’t mean Right,” paraphrased? That’s what I meant: For some odd reason the most LOUD & Brawny are seen as the victor. Not so, in most instances. They’re usually deflecting to cover some insecurity of their’s.
“The LOUDEST one in the room is the weakest one in the room.” ~Frank Lucas
“Quiet people give the best advice.” ~The E. A.
Nene and Phaedra both act like they are so over HWOA. But, gee, they don’t move on to focus on their many other successful “jobs.” So they are both doing something they appear to intensely dislike just for the paycheck. That’s not the mark of a rich bitch or a successful attorney/undertaker. But it is a sign their sour screwed up face days are numbered. Move over old dogs, there’s new dogs movin’ in! And I can’t wait.
Just reading “successful attorney/undertaker” — like those two go together in any world — made me laugh out loud for real!
OMG, I had the exact same reaction. I almost want to go to law school and mortuary school so I can have business cards that say “Attorney/ Undertaker”!!!
wow I am so looking forward to this week’s episode! Thank you for the tea
They are going to the Philippines, not Singapore.
Team Pretty! <3 I'm also so happy that Kenya hasn't been involved in any of the shenanigans thus far. She's been super classy and laid back. Goes to show that she isn't always trying to pick fights like the beasts would have you believe.
Claudia is queen. Can't wait to see her check Porsha next.
Seeing that pic of nene’s screw face just made me remember –what did she mean by saying something like “maybe you can find us a club here to drop some beats” to Kandi? Whatever it was supposed to mean, it seemed super disrespectful.
Her fucking skin looks like someone threw a bag of marbles at her face. How she could try to call out porcelained face Claudia about her skin is just crazy.
It seemed a bit out of place, but I think it was edited in a way to make her seem to be dissing Dementria.
The first thing I thought when I saw that picture of Nene was Claudia saying “#byepores!” Girl is right! Woah!
I know this is going to highlight the stereotypes I have, but honestly, it was so refreshing to see a black woman “read properly” the one in the group that represented to me the typical “jerry springer black girl”, or ghetto, for lack of a better word, or understanding. That nonstop, no breath taking BIG voice is funny( close your legs to married men-girlbye-trashbox, hooker) for about 10 seconds, until you realize that it is exhausting and wrong to browbeat other women, just because you are louder. I appreciate that Claudia took on “THE EXTRA LARGE ELEPHANT IN BRAVOS LIVING ROOM”. Others have tried, but they ended up on Nene’s level (Kim, Sheree, etc.) The dynamic is something to be addressed? I apologize in advance if I insulted anyone. Yet, if I am honest, that overbearing, full of shit personality is what us (God, not speaking for all) white women don’t get, appreciate, or understand. I await the arrows to my heart and head.
The XL elephant in the Bravo den. Haha
lolololol @zoemonster2 ~ I’ll have whatever it is that you’re having…lol.
Me, too!
@gingersnap @bhwannabe Ha!
@kk Bella do you understand when the ladies from “my big fat gypsy wedding behave in a loud overbearing manner and then start fighting ? At the wedding and reception?
Do you understand Brandy’s loud out of control behavior?
Do you understand Theresa’s lack of reading skill that goes well with her loud overbearing behavior ?
What about Abby from dance moms ?
Have you been to a Korean market ??? The women are loud overbearing and and a fight may just break out.
Are you able to understand the the fighting on shahs of sunset , they’re from Iran .
Is your only problem not Being able to understand loud overbearing black women ?
I have a secret . It’s a big world and all black women don’t behave that way. If you can answer why people from all over the world behave in a uncouth ,fashion you will have your answer as to why some black people behave that way
I see O.O. has opened yet another can of verbal whoop ass.
I was going to respond to kkBella with my own examples of white women being loud, insulting, threatening and abrasive (Bug-Eyed Ramona throwing glasses of wine, Teresa fighting and flipping tables, etc) since, as a “white woman”, she doesn’t “get, appreciate, or understand” such behavior from BLACK women. But really, when OO has such a talent for laying an issue on the table, wrapping it up in a perfectly crafted bow, and presenting it for all the world to see, is there really a need to any of the rest of us to respond? Go O.O. On point as always!!
Good observation, I quite agree with you.
It’s a black thing – you wouldn’t understand.
(Ha — am I dating myself with that expression! Anyone else remember that shit from the 90s? It was everywhere — T-Shirts, commercials, etc).
I’m dating myself to, buttes I r ember the phase. Ni had a tee shirt with that logo on it when I was young.
@ProjectsBelle …lol! Let’s not forget the very angry women of mob wives .
Right on I’m with you keeping it real
I love Claudia,finally there’s an adult on this show!!!
ATTENTION EVERYONE [email protected] would like you all to know the following.
“Oh Tamara if you didn’t talk about Nene you wouldn’t have a blog.”
She has been trying to make this comment all day. She doesn’t seem to realize that I make money every time her retarded Nene Leakes loving ass views my blog. I most certainly do post a lot about Nene Leakes because the intelligent folks that are ALLOWED to post here like to laugh at her moose-hooved ass. Nene Leake ridiculous coonery and buffoonery certainly does help pay my bills. I’m a blogger with a heavy bent toward RHOA because I know people.
Now, [email protected] AKA ” Fabulosity” You can march you fat black ass out of my site. Or continue to pay me. Your choice.
ARE WE CLEAR, Cunt Satchel?
Oh my gawd lol
Cunt Satchel is so 2014, but Cunt Biscuit is 2015.
But UF a cunt satchel is something that I can see as refuse. A cunt biscuit sounds like tasty morsel.
LOL! With her email out there I suspect Fabulosity is going to get all the attention she is craving (or not). Haha!
That ‘coonery and buffoonery’ line cracks me up every time. Now that’s a READ! and thanks for the memories, TT!
lmao, i <3 u TT
I am certain she is one of those STANS that finds NeNe, smart, fashionable, whitty and most importantly RICH! And now she owes me for copious amounts of vodka that I just spat.
Very unethical of you, Tamara, to publish someone’s e-mail like that. A real cunty mean girl move. Pointing out her race, really, Tamara, really? What’s race got to do with it? What’s her size got to do with it?
Lighten up, Francis.
A free yahoo email account created with a pseudonym isn’t exactly doxy-ing someone.
You’re making assumptions, angienc.
Oh, God, Eel… you don’t know the whole story. I’m guessing to go that far, Fabulosity pushed TT farther than the usual idiots.
Oh just fifty or so post in my mailbox.
It seemed to do the trick.
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I’ve only been coming to this site for a few months, but in that short time there has been a WIDE variety of people and things you blog about. Fabulosity’s comment seems odd to me, unless it was said by NeNe herself.
Keep up your FABULOUS blog, TT, and drop the haters off on the side of the road!
“Fabulosity” How much ya wanna bet the person is anything BUT fabulous. LMAO!
I think Nene lovers fail to see or understand that we are all [here] just waiting for the floor to drop from under her hooves. Then we can laugh and celebrate. We have to amuse ourselves somehow till then.
Love you Tamara …
Claudia is well-spoken and classy. Two things that no one could ever accuse Nene of being. Not even her fans, except the idiots. I loved it when Claudia asked Nene to spell bridesmaid.
Goddammit! That was fun!
I really thought today about starting a page for “Those Outside The Fence” Like I did for Utopia. I don’t approve their comments not because I don’t want Y’all to see them, but because, I don’ t want them here. But I could start a page of cut and pastes for the ignorant. Jesus.
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“cut and pastes for the ignorant”…LOL…you’re killing me. Yes! Please do!
I love that idea.
Sounds like fun!
I’d support this…up until I see myself being ‘cut and pasted’ it’s a slippery slope. 😉
Oh, God, that would be hilarious until I lost all my faith in mankind!
Oh shit! I didn’t think of that! Oooh, Micheal, that would probably make me cry… I feel like I’m part of a carefully curated exclusive group of literate smart asses.
super fun! I like how the ladies here roll!
Love the site TT! This is my first time posting here, yay.
I really don’t understand how these women can stand to be around so much negativity all the time. Nene and Phaedra are two of the most hateful women I’ve ever seen on tv in a long time, and I’ve been watching reality tv for-ev-er. They never have a nice thing to say about anyone, and when they do it’s coupled with a few blows. I don’t know how hefty those checks are but I couldn’t take it. Claudia read Nene with class and didn’t raise her voice once. You go Claudia.
anyway, I’m really surprised that I like demetria. I thought she was going to be a bit stuffy but she’s surprisingly likeable. I’d rather see her on my tv than Porsha any day.
ps. Porsha can’t not be that…less intelligent than others. She has to put on for the cameras because she’s to old to act the way she does. Pretty fades. Stupid is forever.
Claudia is cool and confident of herself (and her jacked up feet, lol, mine too) I love to see someone like her who is rational and sane and knows her own self worth, but doesn’t feel the need smear it in everyones’ face every 5 min. But I do believe Bravo will keep Nene around a little longer because she is their cash cow (operative word “cow”) And besides she is in such demand with all of her other ‘acting’ jobs, RHOA is just some chump change to her, and she is really doing these “low rent” ladies (Porsha) a favor by letting them bask in her starlight. Ok I’m going to rinse with Listerine now.
Actually RHOA is her main source of income. New Normal and Glee didn’t pay that well. Tamara has the deets on that. Even RHOA doesn’t pay the money that she claims.
TT you said both Nene and Paedra walked out on scenes at the end of filming because they were told to talk about things they didn’t want to discuss. I kind of know what Phaedra wouldn’t want to speak about. With Nene’s thinking she’s right about everything she says or does, what issue didn’t she want to discuss? Normally Nene uses her massive moose size to intimidate people and the one incident I remember her walking out on without having HER SAY was with Marlo.
Chances are I’m older than many of you. I’m definitely out of touch with a great many things. My vernacular is that of a 50+ year old southern white woman and I have a question. What did Claudia mean when she used the term, “edges”? I’ve googled it and came up with nothing. I was thinking possibly wrinkles but wasn’t sure. I asked my 30 year old daughter who lives in a metropolitan area about it because she is a housewives fan too and my go to person for “old people explanations,” as she calls them but in this instance, she didn’t know either. She thought it might have something to do with female genitalia but I’m not convinced Nene has any. Speaking of genitalia, I’ve been pondering this question since last weeks show and just didn’t have the balls to ask on a public forum like this but I want to know. Dammit.
Edges are your hairline.”No edges” means to have a thin hairline. “No edges” can be caused by excessive wearing of weaves that require the wearers own hair to be tightly braided causing traction alopecia. “No edges” can also be caused by constant application of harsh chemicals ie relaxers. “No edges” are usually a combo of both.
The problem is cyclic. User starts having no edges; uses more weave to cover up “no edges” causing more damage to hairline.
Edges are the hair that lines your face… your hairline… On many “edges” are delicate…if you continuously wear wigs and weaves or braids you can potentially harm your hair follicles which lead to hair loss especially around your hairline “edges”… so what she was saying was “that Nene is bald around her hairline” which is not what most women would like to have pointed out to them… it was a dig *insult* and a funny one also…
I love Claudia she is time enough for phadrea and nene. Nene not being up with a dictionary’s thesaurus is to uneducated to come back at Claudia reverts to racial and feet comments. Phaedra can’t come off because she has to many skeletons in her closet she doesn’t want to come out can’t comprete with Claudia. Claudia is prettier, younger and more intelligent Thant both of them. Team Claudia. Go girl…Blip!!
Thank you, LoveJoy. I had no idea. Maybe this explains the Ramen Noodle/George Washington wigs Nene is so fond of. I wondered why she didn’t just get weaves. I have always believed if I was a wig wearing “rich bitch,” like Nene, I could find higher quality wigs. Those things look bad enough on television. It’s hard to imagine how cheap and ugly they must be in person. I wondered the same thing about Kim as well.
The Emperors New Robe…
I don’t think she realized how ridiculous she looked until Claudia read her and that hair.
I noticed pics of her lately and she has made a failed attempt at making them less Ramen Noodly/Founding Father’s-ly. Nice try Nene.
And Kims wigs…. I have no words….
Claudia, who is outraged the “half breed” comment, is doing some damage control. In 2009, Claudia goes in on Tiny’s looks, “comparing her to a piggy bank and joking about her possibly having Down Syndrome”. She also says “Tiny was a waste of light skin”. She apologized for her insensitive comments and she was making a joke.
Wonder what Kandi thinks of Claudia? Her and Tiny are still tight, and were in the group XSCAPE together. I don’t think making fun of other peoples looks is a joke.
I seriously took great offense to Nene using the term half-breed. She is a racist and that proved it for me. I’m raising my 13 year old niece who is bi-racial and I know how much idiotic comments like that can hurt. I pass for white but who really knows? Part Scottish, English, Italian, French dressing, thousand island, etc. WTF difference does it make to anyone these days, except racists like Nene? The way I see it we are all just humans, except humans like Nene. They are insults to the human race. I get really riled when I hear anyone make comments like that.
I was so over this show… Then I met Claudia!
Yes for Claudia Jordan! I can’t stand Nene’s’ insecure ass. Phaedra’s phony bitter ass was just in the hot seat not long ago. Just when I thought Portia read a book, I see she’s still a dumb ass puppet. What the help is wrong with Kandi, is she bored? Why is she fake laughing and entertaining this B.S. Please tell me it’s just for tv. When it comes to Kenya, last season she was humble, but the claws are coming back out. I hope she stands up to Nene. Funny how Nene can’t be friends with anyone that has an opinion, now she’s blaming Cynthia for these women having a brain.
Did Kandi kinda scold Phaedra when she went in on Demetria? I heard someone say something, but couldn’t tell who it was.
I’m so sick of these grown women acting like fools. I’m embarrassed that I even watch.
Phaedra mentioned once she is an “overachiever” and has 5 degrees. TT, do you know what they are besides Law and Moriarty Science?
DUH! She is a certified head doctor.
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lol should have read further.
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 3:40 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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imaginary.
there is more than one way to get a degree. #headdocter
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 3:39 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Well that’s only three. Didn’t know you needed to attend University to become a certified head doctor. Do you know what the other two are?