J. Paul Ghetto Esq.'s Blog

I finally caught the new TV Land series “She’s Got The Look”.  It’s a disappointment because like most reality shows they cast one of the most neurotic black folks they could find to be on television. Paula, the dark choklit handsome thirtysomething woman who was whining the most probably stands the best chance of them all of winning the competition.

In the episode I watched, Paula has a hissie fit after having her Mohawk cut down-as opposed to receiving hair extensions.  The baby is mad because she looks like Robert Parrish in a dress. She later attacked the “Pink Group” that won the first photo competition, during their victory celebration, by accusing them of being too blonde and too green and blue eyed!  They were just more photogenic than her Blue Group.

The Pink Group was comprised of a blonde, 3 brunettes, and a redhead.  One of the brunettes and the redhead are unmistakably black, so I think that Paula’s rage was a tad misdirected.  She should be mad at her parents, not those other fine women who were sipping on wine and feeling good about themselves before her tantrum.

I’m tall and fat with a southeast Asian “package” and man boobs but I love myself.  GOD don’t make mistakes.  It irks the crap out of me when I hear grown folks complaining about their looks or getting surgery to unslant their eyes or narrow their nose, lighten their skin or add some fake lips or booty.  I do think that everybody can use a little tan but that’s where I draw the line.

I wonder if people are really paying attention to their inner selves.  It appears that “we” are paying more attention to the media - that has prurient interest at best and financial incentives at all times - than to what‘s going on around us..

The reality on the street is that geeks and toads with money date stunners and fat girls have more boyfriends because they are far more adventurous than women that count calories. But you won’t see that on Reality TV.