Women and Hair - Real Housewives DC

In the episode of the Real Housewives of DC aired Aug 19 2010, we see that the closest friends to the housewives are male Hair-Stylists. Micheale Salahi threw a party for her "friend" and Hair-Stylist, Paul. While Paul was preparing for his party, he had a Hair-Stylist for himself too. Mary threw a party for her friends Jason and Ted as they were breaking grounds into the DC market. All the housewives were pampered and styled before the party. What's up with women and hair? Give me your thoughts.

Ethnic Relations

In the second episode of the Real Housewives of DC, we begin to see how racial the nations capital is. We had the opportunity to see Stacie, who is black and seemingly successful, was hosting a party at her aunts house. She invited the other housewives who are all white. They all seemed to gel nicely except for the snobby Brit. I thought of all person that she would have shown some class, but clearly, she seemed to have been raised by animals. She did not have the common courtesy to use pokerface, instead she just puts it all out there and leaves a bad impression. The other housewives gathered and spoke about it. They mentioned that it is probably because the Brit is not familiar with being in an environment where it is majority black. I have not tolerance for such stupidity. Its like saying, I cant act properly around Americans because I am not used to being around majority Americans. Its pathetic, you simply need to show respect no matter what situation you are in. There are basic things you should know to do and not to do around people, especially those you think you are not familiar with. Things like ask questions rather than assuming. My question is, when should the tolerance for poor racial relations/behavior be condoned or when should we be sympathetic? In 2010 I have no sympathy for it whatsoever.

Pop Culture and Politics - Real Housewives DC

In the recent debut of the Real Housewives of DC, we are nothing shy of how the blur the lines are between popular culture and politics. We remember earlier in the year when President Obama was hosting a State dinner for the Indian Prime-minister when the Salahis crashed the dinner having the FBI and CIA all over them. It had appeared that these individuals were not officially invited and as such posed great risks to the President. How could they have got in? They must have been connected in some way or another with either the party planner or the guards themselves. Whomever it is that failed to keep them out, we were shock to see that these were the same people who were filming for this really - Real Housewives of DC. There devious behavior was rewarded with great buzz and fame. Throughout the show all we hear is how connected they all are to someone in political power. As one of the housewives mentioned that connection to political power is the currency spent in DC. What are your thoughts on the blurring lines between politics and pop culture?