The fully scripted storyline that is #PantyGate is the one scene that will be the driving force of this entire season of RHOBH. I will wait while you remove the show from your DVRs. Okay, it’s not as serious as all that yet, but it was LVP’s opening salvo against Erika this season. LVP had a lot of help from production for episode three, that began with the casting of the vapid and materialistic Dorit. While mental slowness and unfounded vanity are paramount qualities casting agents search for when selecting a new housewife, this season they also needed a minion for LVP. Dorit fits the bill perfectly.
I find it unbelievable that any of the RHOBH would pretend to believe that there are indeed clothes that women wear where panties (or bras) are not an option. White parties are particularly problematic when it comes to undergarments. This is not breaking news for women in their forties and fifties. There are products made specifically for such designs to be worn when one is borrowing, or simply modeling a couture piece where underpinnings are an issue. There are flesh-colored stick-ons for armpits, flesh tape for breasts, and items like Shibue which is a brand name for a stick on shield that wraps from the front to the back of your crotch. Or, if it is your own garment, you can just go commando.
The first production setup was to tell Kyle she needed to call LVP and ask for nude panties. Kyle has been throwing white parties for years and probable has every item known to man from Spanx to Shibue to deal with the issue. But, LVP needed a reason to shove her bony, old hand under the skirt of the woman coming for what she thinks is her crown. LVP’s line, if you recall, was “Kyle needs some panties!” just before she assaulted Erika. Even prior to the assault, Dorit nattered on about Erika seemingly out of the blue. Clearly, the only person who did not know what was coming was Erika. And possibly Kyle who may have just been told to make the call for panties as a humorous moment.
LVP fired her opening shot. The war is now on. While Kyle may try to broker peace between the two sides, It will be LVP and Dorit against everyone else. We will have to watch and see how Dorit reacts when and if she has a realization of the setup.
Let’s look at the blogs to see what the RHOBH have to say about “Pantygate.” I don’t do many purple pens anymore because fewer and fewer housewives still write, or at least approve the ghost writing of, their own blogs. Most have gone to a Q & A format that doesn’t feel genuine.
Rinna
So, what this means[being out-of-town] is I am seeing what went down at their pre-gathering for the first time along with you. As you see in the upcoming previews, Eileen and I are filled in by Dorit next week, but I am literally seeing what actually went down right along with you. What I see is Erika, looking GORGE, sitting like a lady with a napkin over her lap. What I also see is others in the group antagonizing Erika. But, why? Why did a few in this group find it necessary to not only reach under Erika’s napkin but to also start questioning and making assumptions about her character? I have my suspicions….
It is interesting that she says “a few” when only one hand went up the skirt. Is she letting us know that Dorit and PK had a copy of the script?
To hear another man say, “he didn’t mind the view” while speaking of her “bits” seems as if it may not be taken too lightly by Mr. Kemsley. To me, this is so not okay, and all I really want to know is why Erika is such a big topic for Dorit and PK so early into meeting her…I guess we’ll wait and see how this one plays out.
Wait, so it doesn’t seem normal for a couple to be introduced into a new group and immediately start going after one of the women? It’s like it was all part of a greater plan, no?
Eileen
What did Erika ever do to have her body discussed so crudely? It was obvious she was not intentionally flashing anybody. She was sitting with a napkin over her lap in the company of friends. And even if she were INADVERTENTLY exposed for a second, then the right action would have been for PK to let his wife know, so she could discreetly tell Erika. And the idiocy of him saying, “Maybe Erika’s bits are available for the world?” No, PK. Erika’s body is hers, and talking about her like she’s an object is not acceptable. Erika is a wife, a mother, and an all-around terrific human being. I was shocked by the vulgarity in which PK and Dorit chose to discuss this situation.
It would be nice if someone says that to PK’s face. I am not holding my breath.
Dorit
White can be a tricky color and it has its challenges—especially in the underwear area—like we all talked about! I thought Erika’s outfit looked great, but it was a surprise to everyone when she said she was without panties.
So when LVP said Kyle needed panties and then shoved her hand up Erika’s skirt, the surprising part to you was that someone in a white dress is not wearing underwear? Not the fact that some women stuck her hand up another woman’s skirt? Because you knew that part was coming, Amirite?
We’ve all been there without underwear. It’s not that big of a deal, and PK and I have a good sense of humor about these things as you can see when we are joking about it the next day.
Wait, so it was a surprise? Or it was no big deal and we’ve all been there? Do you need to refer to your LVP talking points? And is every bit of trash talking this season going to be called “joking”? Because it’s already annoying and we’ve only seen three episodes.
LVP
Knickergate takes on a life of its own, the ripple effect and ramifications of a situation that was, I believe, inadvertently created.
Is “inadvertently created” British for “scripted scene meant to hit your target in her privates” If so, we agree.
I know Erika was unintentionally exposing her coochy to PK. It was an innocent faux pas, but what transpires after, as we travel through this season, was largely a result of not having a sense of humor about it. Laughing at yourself would ultimately dissipate the embarrassment, rather than exacerbating a ridiculous circumstance.
Notice that LVP is the only one claiming that Erika flashed anything at anyone. And how would she know this if she was conveniently sitting next to her in order to be close enough to grab Erika’s lady bits? Also, “coochy?”
Erika
I’m not really sure what motivated LVP to stick her hand up my dress. I found it invasive, and I did not appreciate it.
Watching Dorit and PK talk about my “hoo-ha” like they were devastated is strange to me. What, suddenly you’re conservative now? PK represents one of the most forward-thinking, gender-bending artists in music and Dorit herself says, “These things happen.” So why is this such a topic of shock for them? On one hand you’re offended, and on the other hand you understand “these things happen”? Which is it? I can’t help but wonder what the motive behind this drama-driven topic is really about.
Lisa needs to know and needs to care about who does and doesn’t don their underwear. That depends on what you’re wearing. Yet she’s left ignorant and apathetic rocking those panty lines.
LVP and her fans say that LVP assaulting Erika was funny and she should have had a sense of humor about it. I am so over LVP’s gas lighting.
LVP shoved her hand up Erika’s skirt and now she tells Erika how she should feel about it? Erika felt violated, as most people would.
This was a transparent tag team effort between LVP and Dorit to humiliate and degrade Erika.
They set out to expose Erika and only managed to expose themselves for what nasty, mean people they are.
Those women truly believe they are the upper crust of society, but look down on Erika and her marriage and think of her as white trash. Umm Dorit and PK have only been married since 2015 and are clearly jealous of Erika’s so called windfall fortune. It must keep them up tossing and turning all night knowing that Erika has two jets and all PK could get his wife was a rented Bentley for her birthday. Who would have ever known that Kyle might turn out to be the cool one after all these seasons.
It is all so transparent. I bet Erika made a comment while getting ready about not wearing underwear and her producer tipped off LVP. I don’t think I can take 10 episodes talking about somebodies lack of underwear.
It’s interesting how LVP is trying tell Erika what and how to feel when last year she was so incensed that Rinna and Eileen were allegedly doing that to her !!!! Another LVP double standard 🙂
I am sure LVP’s legions of fans will ALWAYS find the perfect excuse and explanation for everything.
I think LVP is meaner this year and it’s not a good luck
LVP is coming off as pro sexual assault. As though
Erika has no say about who shoves their hand up her skirt. Then PK saying that Erika’s hoo ha belongs to the world is just so offensive and people when defend these cretins should be ashamed of the message it sends.
PK is disgusting.
One could argue that the incident was a form of work place harassment or bullying it was to humiliate and shame Erika. Jealousy comes in all forms and none of them look good
Yes I agree with that
ITA
What is ITA ?
I totally agree = ITA
So glad to have found a blog that sees through LVP. She so f’ing calculated it’s beginning to make me sick. Im so sick of this “it’s a joke” thing. This is the same shit they did to Brandi.
LVP: *calls Brandi a fat pig slut with a gaping pussy* Its British Humor!!!
Brandi: *says the C word*
Everyone: WHAT A VILE HORRIBLE WOMAN HOW DARE SHE!?
getting sooo old.
I like LVP but I’m the first to admit she’s manipulative and unforgiving lol. Just own it , woman!!
I agree, Meghan, LVP makes for a great villian except for the part where she plays victim and cries when people retaliate. And of course her obnoxious fans who think she is rich (nope) and saintly (double nope) or has some sort of civility (triple nope,)
Exactly TT. she makes for excellent tv and precisely because she’s flawd . I’m not one of the fans who justifies or condones most of what she does but rather marvel at how she ultimately manages to get away with it unscathed 🙂 . I don’t think she will lose her legions of fans but she sure won’t be making any new. ones . She lacks self awareness and has incredibly think skin . Erika is bringing out LVPs jealous bone and it a a very bad look for LVP
I think LVP is exposing herself for who she is and people are starting to see it. I do think that LVP is losing fans and the irony is that she has been whining for years that people are trying to take her down and in the end, LVP is taking herself down with her own vitriol and downright nastiness.
The rabid LVP fans intimate me no end. She has a well crafted public image that folks eat up. If she doesn’t watch it she will turn into Barbara Cartland. Her knock knees Crack me up. I have to hand it to her, she does a good job of this, but the never ending adulation needs to stop.
All these OGs have rabid fans, whether it’s LVP, Vicki, Nene etc . It’s almost like some silly blind allaegiance. Funny but scary at the same time
Lol, my Grandmother would say Lisa has 2 left legs. She looks terrible in jeans, its very noticeable.
Brandi had quite a few other…um “flaws” she was down for assisting LVP in attacking others she did not care for. Brandi was no victim.
Interesting how LVP says people need to be able to laugh at themselves yet she didn’t laugh at herself when the others laughed about her fainting spell when she was on Dancing with the Stars. Also, if she knew anything about a sense of humor she wouldn’t have gotten upset at Kyle over her talking head comment this season when Kyle said LVP will forvgive Rinna because she’s easier to manipulate. It’s reported LVP left the party early because of that joke. Hypocrite much? Lvp really needs to be called out on this with specific examples at the reunion. She also needs a much better minion to go after Erika cause as I said in a previous post, Dorit is not capable.
Dorito is a dumbsicle lol
Of all things to be the topic for the season, “pantygate”?!
Dear lord.
Is this season going to be known as “Knicker gate”!!
As for British humour, I know it’s hard to understand (you should see how a German reacts to it😂) Our humour consists of throwing insults at each other which must have a crain of truth in it. It’s kinda self deprecating humour, we laugh at our selfs, our weakness. The golden rule …. no offence should be taken.
PK, is that you? Because you need to learn what SELF depreciating means. And understand the difference between bantering with YOUR FRIENDS and insulting your enemies,
But thanks for explaining this very difficult concept to us slowly and for the millionth time,
Is this season going to be known as “Knicker gate”!!
As for British humour, I know it’s hard to understand (you should see how a German reacts to it😂) Our humour consists of throwing insults at each other which must have a grain of truth in it. It’s kinda self deprecating humour, we laugh at our selfs, our weakness. The golden rule …. no offence should be taken.
We understand humor. We also understand that LVP is just being a bit(h.
Could you explain your comment? I don’t get it. I’m American. We don’t have sarcastic humor here. Thanks ever so.
Is it me or is PK under the impression that he’s a housewife too lol?
To me Dorit and Lisa seem like a very odd couple to be friends. I was so surprised that was who her friend was going to be. They just don’t seem legit at all. Is she friends because of PK?
LVP perpetrator and victim.
I think the whole situation was scripted. Makes no sense Lisa would just randomly stick her hand up Erika’s dress while mentioning Kyle’s need for underwear. Lame ass storyline if it is going to drive the entire season.
I can’t help but wonder if this is going to end up in a RHOBH situation where the “offended” folk rally so hard against the “inappropriate” person that the person who did something dumb/offensive *cough nose flick/name calling* that the bad guy becomes the victim.
Yes its about time that I’ve come across a site that is not a fan of lvp I have never liked her could always see thru her BS and her British humor excuse is bs too. Her underhanded digs that she slides in are intentional. Brits are quite funny but she isn’t one of them.
You are my favorite one to read Tamara Tattles!! I agree, it all seems so scripted.
I agree Tamara Tattles! It all seems so scripted.
One more thing. I didn’t notice LVP’s hand under Erika’s dress. She touched her leg or the napkin. It’s not like she grabbed her by the pu$$y.
For so many reasons, you’ve got to move on. But most importantly for defending sexual assault. buh bye
Thank you.
Louder for folks in the back. Can’t believe some people are defending what LVP did. Ridiculous!
I didn’t see it either, so Pantygate is skipping me. However, I think Ericka is a class A, name she gave herself. I don’t think she’s pretty, talented, or particularly funny. Just crude and ignorant. She needs to go with her silly comments and superior airs. Bich please, you flash your hoo-ha for attention. GTHOH.
So are we just going to pretend that Erika didn’t get a copy of the script, too? The same person who was basically bouncing around naked in one of her first appearances on RHOBH and has no fucks to give? Okay. I do love both LVP and Erika and think they are both two of the all time best housewives ever created, but I really hope they aren’t going to make an entire season out of this. And I hope LVP isn’t going to play the victim again because even Ken and Giggy are over that shit.
I seriously doubt Lisa would let Erika in on anything? She definitely didn’t let Erika in on any sort of setup involving herself. They aren’t allies. Kyle is her fake ally and Dorit is a minion.
Your comment doesn’t make a lot of sense if you watched the show last season or listened to Erika talk about the show. And Erika bouncing around in videos or anywhere else has nothing to do with when she’s not practicing or performing. She’s explained this herself. Believe or not, people can have different sides to themselves. And if you’ve watched interviews of her she doesn’t really even carry herself like the Erika Jayne persona unless she’s in the Erika Jayne persona. Men sometimes dress in drag for performances. It doesn’t mean that are always that character and welcome unwarranted boundaries being crossed especially psychical ones. Erika hasn’t crossed any boundaries with Lisa. She side she thought she was a sniper from the side. But that’s an opinion or really an observation. Lisa Vanderpump is pretty classless. From asking the women how good the sex was when she doesn’t know her as a way to “get to know her lightheartedly” to asking if she has on underwear to put her on the spot. There is no shared “script” between Vanderpump and Erika. This isn’t Friends or some other show where they are on the same page.
Very true
I think it’s unfair and mysognistic to treat any woman lesser than, or show disrespect, simply because they dress sexy, or perform in a sexy way. It’s the attitude of you must be asking for it, or not as deserving of polite treatment because of it. That’s just dumb, and being too caught up in appearances and snap judgements. The people who do that are never as perceptive as they think they are. They’re usually the ones who are clueless about who the truely good people are in life. Also, I can’t stand minions, if that’s what Dorit is. Nothing worse than a fucking minion! Think for yourself and don’t abuse or go blindly after others, just because some asshole directs you to. You’re liable to attack the victim and be sorry later on, because what kind of a person asks others to do that kind of shit?
Couldn’t agree more with you. Poor Erica my arse!!
By the way I like how it’s been 3 weeks so far, LVP’s name is nowhere to be found in Eileen’s blogs and yet LVP kept mentioning Eileen in all three of them. She’s only keep making herself look stupid.
Bitch acts like her British humour is so precious while she’s always the first to get offended (remember the faint on DWTS and nipples talk in season 4?) and the last to move on.
Perception is a funny thing… in my opinion Fakeleen’s behaviour is petty and childish. Fakeleen is humorless, stuck-up bioch.
“Fakeleen”.
What was it you were saying about petty and childish?
Mic Drop!
oh TT– I LIVE for your purple-penning!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
The purple pen is the rod of correction.
British humor,British humor,British humor..Paleese !! Maybe common sense is needed. If my best friend slid her hand up my dress she would feel the full force of my disgust. LVP has lost her crown. It is not slipping, it has fallen off and landed right on top Erica’s head.
Bravo. Well put.
LVP basically grabbed her by the pussy. I’d be outraged if I was Erika!
I don’t get out often, but I am so surprised EVERYONE is not taken aback from another adult woman putting her hand even near her knees!! I cannot imagine being in either situation, feeling appropriate doing it, or receiving a hand near me. In mixed company, on camera. I’m not a prude, but I would have broke a wrist or finger, or knocked her on her ass!!
ITA. The people making excuses for LVP are pissing me off. What do they tell their daughters about unwanted, inappropriate touch? Just laugh it off?
Instead of getting pissed off at people who support LVP, you need to grow up!!! LVP was only helping Erika by pulling down her dress to prevent further humiliation. More important issue here should be Erika’s not wearing underwear (totally GROSS!!!) and exhibiting her genital to others. She is a gold digger who deserted three year old son to come to Hollywood. On the other hand, LVP is a mother of two grown children and a true love to Ken. LVP has accomplished a lot through hard work.and she is well respected in BH community.
I think you are really too naive to comment here. This will only end in your dramatic exit. And we are at full quota for dramatic exits these days.
LVP needs to keep her hands to herself, her head out of her derriear and her mouth shut! I have had enough of her lately. I don’t believe her, when she says she never filled in Dorit on her issues with other castmates. There’s British humor and poor behavior. Lisa and her minion Dorit both have no couth! Got that girls?? Erika, Eileen, Lisa, + Kyle; thanks for your class, sass, and your grace!
I think Erika summed it up well. It is absurd for PK and Dorit to pretend to so offended by and inadvertent peek at Erika’s vag.
I generally love LVP, but she shouldn’t have done that to Erika.
Anyone else feel like Dorit was hired to be irreverent and offensive, to take the heat off of LVP? I think LVP recruited her for Bravo, with the express understanding that Dorit would be outspoken, and offensive as she can be. Her entire presence feels manufactured. Even when LVP told Ken that she’s certain Dorit will be loyal because of all their “mutual friends” — LVP sounded scripted to me. It just wasn’t something LVP would say IMO.
Obviously Dorit was recruited for Yo’s vacant position. Bravo hired her for her beauty, glamorous life style and unintimidating personality. Bravo wouldn’t be interest in a push over who would last one season. To me, Dorit is genuine – it was hard for her to believe Eileen had issues with Lisa. Dorit’s relationship with her husband is real and isn’t about the money as evidenced by her husband’s touching statement on her birthday party. She deals with her children’s developmental issues which are very relatable to many of us. As for Lisa, not only she is beautiful and strong, but she is also classy and very accomplished. She doesn’t bring someone to the show to benefit herself. She also brought Yolanda to the show, and they weren’t that close.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA I am going to leave this comment to the Brits. Johnny? Do you have any thoughts on this? ROFLMAO.
I appreciate your comments. And I certainly understand where you are coming from in terms of LVP love.
But, I don’t think Dorit is worthy of this kind of adoration at this point.
I really admire LVP, and enjoy her lifestyle, her love of animals, etc. But IMO, reality TV is nothing but a promotional tool for her. She is an astute business woman that knows how to create and protect her brand.
And another season of the cast jumping all over her character was not something she could withstand IMO. Thus, Dorit.
As an executive producer at Bravo, and a HW with a huge fanbase, IMO, it is absolutely naive to think she did not have a major hand in Dorit’s casting. My guess is that LVP made her contract renewal contingent upon Dorit’s contract and Yolanda’s lack thereof.
Because I am a little bored, let’s analyze a few of your points:
1. Who said Dorit was a “push over”? It doesn’t take a vapid, compliant tool to agree to be a loyal sidekick assigned to kick sand in peoples’ faces and create distractions to alleviate the pressure on LVP. It takes a fame-seeking, money hungry opportunist. Cue Dorit and PK.
And her seemingly open-minded approach to Eileen seemed rehearsed, a strategy to make it clear that LVP had not colored Dorit’s views of anyone. If I were LVP, that would be no. 1 on my agenda list, “Defang the notion that I manipulate people.” And the way they meshed Dorit’s talking head touting her objectivity with LVP’s talking about how she did not attempt to influence Dorit made it seem pretty obvious to me.
2. Dorit. Genuine. Deep, heavy sigh.
Obviously, I don’t know her, so I don’t know what is genuinely her character, and what is fake.
But from what I can see on my flat screen, she is portraying a woman who is genuinely shallow, materialistic, and maybe a little dense.
Exhibit A: The car. It does not take a mental titan to realize that one should at least try to appear humble and gracious in the first few episodes of your reality career. Try not to sound like an entitled, spoiled bitch. But there we had Dorit proclaiming that she will not be happy with a Tiffany blue $100K car! The horror!
This is pretension of multiple levels.
First of all, in the real world, genuine people call “Tiffany” blue, “light medium robin egg blue.” We don’t refer to it as Tiffany blue b/c you are referring to the color of a box that most of human beings have never received. It sounds snobby.
Second, why would you NOT appreciate such an expensive gift, period, regardless of color. Was she trying to illustrate that she is so wealthy that not just any $100K car will do. She has such discerning taste that she was nearly sobbing with joy at the receipt of the rose gold car aka a pink car that is actually a color blend of gold, copper and silver.
FTR — All that sparkly pink car needed was leopard fur seats and a license plate that said 2HOT4U.
More on the car: The maudlin driveway scene “PK nooooooooo! PK nooooooo.” Really? She knew she was getting a car. She knew the make, the model. But she didn’t know the color. All that emoting was “genuine”? Not buying it.
Exhibit B: Pretension. My God, the pretension. Authentic people are not pretentious.
Boy George, Boy George, JLo, Boy George, JLo. How many times must we hear the clang of repetitive names dropping?
And the weird, ever changing accent. This perplexed me so much, I actually read her Bravo bio.
Synopsis: She left Connecticut when she was 19. Spent 10 years in Europe (Italy specifically) then moved to NYC. And she has been back in the USA for 10 years now.
10 years in NYC and then CA is ample time to lose any of the European speech patterns and/or dialect that she acquired abroad via immersion. I know this b/c I too have traveled extensively. I am surrounded by foreigners with thick accents in my community. I have gone to language schools in foreign countries. I am bilingual. And I do not have even the slightest hint of a foreign accent. And it would be stupid and a little insane for me to pretend to have one.
Exhibit C: The weird faux shock at Erika’s pantyless vag.
For a woman that claims to be such a cultured world traveler who likens herself to a European in terms of humor and societal norms, it is really odd that she gave this a second thought. In the context of her life, this entire thing seems ridiculous and extremely fake. After all, PK is in the entertainment business. He’s is hardly a conservative man. She lives with Boy George. LVP referred to PK’s famous and/or notoriously non-tame parties. Are we really to believe that Dorit is a genuine advocate of modesty? That PK has never seen an inadvertent vag shot? Really?
As far as their relationship goes — proclamations of love before cameras and guests are meaningless IMO. David and Yolanda? How many vows were renewed on Bravo, all that undying love that quickly turned into divorce hate.
Anyway — thanks for your comment. All the best in 2017.
3. Guns blazing on the target.
I have watched every HW show, since Season 1 of RHOC.
Whenever a new HW enters the fray with veteran cast members, and said newbie is zeros in on one person, for whatever reason she can logically find, illogical or not — this screams manufactured drama to me.
Genuine newbies enter the scene like tentatively. They observe. Then Bravo pumps them full of booze. They get drunk, get nervous, get paranoid, and start running their mouths. Genuine newbies don’t act like Dorit, who zero’d in on Erika from the jump.
And it is NO coincidence that Erika stood loyalty by Yolanda, LVP’s nemesis.
Again, I love LVP, but this panty BS has her fingerprints all over it.
I appreciate your comments. And I certainly understand where you are coming from in terms of LVP love.
But, I don’t think Dorit is worthy of this kind of adoration at this point.
I really admire LVP, and enjoy her lifestyle, her love of animals, etc. But IMO, reality TV is nothing but a promotional tool for her. She is an astute business woman that knows how to create and protect her brand.
And another season of the cast jumping all over her character was not something she could withstand IMO. Thus, Dorit.
As an executive producer at Bravo, and a HW with a huge fanbase, IMO, it is absolutely naive to think she did not have a major hand in Dorit’s casting. My guess is that LVP made her contract renewal contingent upon Dorit’s contract and Yolanda’s lack thereof.
Because I am a little bored, let’s analyze a few of your points:
1. Who said Dorit was a “push over”? It doesn’t take a vapid, compliant tool to agree to be a loyal sidekick assigned to kick sand in peoples’ faces and create distractions to alleviate the pressure on LVP. It takes a fame-seeking, money hungry opportunist. Cue Dorit and PK.
And her seemingly open-minded approach to Eileen seemed rehearsed, a strategy to make it clear that LVP had not colored Dorit’s views of anyone. If I were LVP, that would be no. 1 on my agenda list, “Defang the notion that I manipulate people.” And the way they meshed Dorit’s talking head touting her objectivity with LVP’s talking about how she did not attempt to influence Dorit made it seem pretty obvious to me.
2. Dorit. Genuine. Deep, heavy sigh.
Obviously, I don’t know her, so I don’t know what is genuinely her character, and what is fake.
But from what I can see on my flat screen, she is portraying a woman who is genuinely shallow, materialistic, and maybe a little dense.
Exhibit A: The car. It does not take a mental titan to realize that one should at least try to appear humble and gracious in the first few episodes of your reality career. Try not to sound like an entitled, spoiled bitch. But there we had Dorit proclaiming that she will not be happy with a Tiffany blue $100K car! The horror!
This is pretension of multiple levels.
First of all, in the real world, genuine people call “Tiffany” blue, “light medium robin egg blue.” We don’t refer to it as Tiffany blue b/c you are referring to the color of a box that most of human beings have never received. It sounds snobby.
Second, why would you NOT appreciate such an expensive gift, period, regardless of color. Was she trying to illustrate that she is so wealthy that not just any $100K car will do. She has such discerning taste that she was nearly sobbing with joy at the receipt of the rose gold car aka a pink car that is actually a color blend of gold, copper and silver.
FTR — All that sparkly pink car needed was leopard fur seats and a license plate that said 2HOT4U.
More on the car: The maudlin driveway scene “PK nooooooooo! PK nooooooo.” Really? She knew she was getting a car. She knew the make, the model. But she didn’t know the color. All that emoting was “genuine”? Not buying it.
Exhibit B: Pretension. My God, the pretension. Authentic people are not pretentious.
Boy George, Boy George, JLo, Boy George, JLo. How many times must we hear the clang of repetitive names dropping?
And the weird, ever changing accent. This perplexed me so much, I actually read her Bravo bio.
Synopsis: She left Connecticut when she was 19. Spent 10 years in Europe (Italy specifically) then moved to NYC. And she has been back in the USA for 10 years now.
10 years in NYC and then CA is ample time to lose any of the European speech patterns and/or dialect that she acquired abroad via immersion. I know this b/c I too have traveled extensively. I am surrounded by foreigners with thick accents in my community. I have gone to language schools in foreign countries. I am bilingual. And I do not have even the slightest hint of a foreign accent. And it would be stupid and a little insane for me to pretend to have one.
Exhibit C: The weird faux shock at Erika’s pantyless vag.
For a woman that claims to be such a cultured world traveler who likens herself to a European in terms of humor and societal norms, it is really odd that she gave this a second thought. In the context of her life, this entire thing seems ridiculous and extremely fake. After all, PK is in the entertainment business. He’s is hardly a conservative man. She lives with Boy George. LVP referred to PK’s famous and/or notoriously non-tame parties. Are we really to believe that Dorit is a genuine advocate of modesty? That PK has never seen an inadvertent vag shot? Really?
As far as their relationship goes — proclamations of love before cameras and guests are meaningless IMO. David and Yolanda? How many vows were renewed on Bravo, all that undying love that quickly turned into divorce hate.
Anyway — thanks for your comment. All the best in 2017.
3. Guns blazing on the target.
I have watched every HW show, since Season 1 of RHOC.
Whenever a new HW enters the fray with veteran cast members, and said newbie is zeros in on one person, for whatever reason she can logically find, illogical or not — this screams manufactured drama to me.
Genuine newbies enter the scene like tentatively. They observe. Then Bravo pumps them full of booze. They get drunk, get nervous, get paranoid, and start running their mouths. Genuine newbies don’t act like Dorit, who zero’d in on Erika from the jump.
And it is NO coincidence that Erika stood loyalty by Yolanda, LVP’s nemesis.
Again, I love LVP, but this panty BS has her fingerprints all over it.
What is IMO ? I thought using text speak was frowned upon. I don’t know text speak so if you use it please do this ..IMO=what ever it means. I can’t concentrate on what you are saying because I am obsessing on what your text speak means.
LVP said herself that she brought Dorit on to be on her side.
Thank you for the Purple Pen, luv it! 🙂
I am so looking forward to this season.
EXCELLENT purple penning, Tamara!
I’m sitting in a shoe store waiting for them to bring my size and decided to check my phone. When I read TT’s response, I literally laughed out loud. People turned and looked at me. Oops
I see no lies in that response.
Carry On!