Watched TV for once!

[littletown]

I had a good bit of time to myself last night. Chores were done, had my dinner, wanted to take a break from the internet, so I decided to watch some TV. I ended up on Lifetime's Wife Swap marathon. I remember watching one episode many years ago and it was pretty tame back then. Now, it's all crazy and the families are judgmental and hate each other.

Nonetheless, I watched for three straight hours. Oops at me!

One episode had a family obsessed with appearances and winning. Their kids, including their 1-year-old baby, compete in child pageants. The one time the baby lost, the dad cried because she had to be the best. Wtf. His wife, who sleeps in make-up and cleans the house in high heels because her husband wants her to look perfect all the time, got swapped for a feminist doctor who doesn't believe in extreme competition. So that was a fun episode. :D

If I had to live with that kind of man, I'd have bitchslapped him six ways to Sunday. I literally flipped the TV off when he said women are accessories. It didn't help that he kinda looked like Chris Evans. Ugh, don't ruin Captain America for me! DX

I do wonder what kind of family I'll be placed in if I ever do a wife swap. The show tends to pick polar opposites so probably a family who's very social and uppity, maybe athletic to a point. Very traditional, for sure. I like to think of myself as adaptable, but gross sexism and strict gender roles are huge no-nos.

Also, how scripted is the show? Some families seemed to have a lot of animosity between them, but then in other shots they're all buddy-buddy and idk? If I hated someone that much, they would not be getting any hugs from me. Rawr.

Comments

[everythingshiny]

ahaha reality tv is so funny sometimes.

funny, but awful.

[littletown]

Ahahaha yeah, I can only handle reality tv in very small increments. XD

[thegirlwiththemouseyhair]

Wow, I cannot imagine watching 3 hours of a Wife Swap show (...which, at first, totally sounded like some reality TV show "revealing", and exploiting, the "horrors" of couples who are into swinging or something), or any reality show. That's just horrible to think that there are really families who think they have to like sleep in makeup and have their babies compete in beauty pageants, ugh! That's just exploitation; I hate knowing that stuff like that goes on... Yeah. (I guess I couldn't watch a show like that 'cause it would make my blood boil too much.)

[littletown]

To be honest, I was yelling at my TV the whole time. XD Lots of swearing and ranting! I can't believe some of the men on there. One of the episodes wasn't so bad though and that's what kept me watching. The two families reached some middle ground and learned something from the other. But yeah, having to sleep with makeup on just to please a man? Fuck that noise.

[thegirlwiththemouseyhair]

Yeah, I was thinking I at least hope the the accomplished, feminist doctor was able to teach that obnoxious family something - but I doubt it. And I just can't believe that a man would pressure his wife to sleep in makeup or do housework in high heels. Heck, my boyfriend always says that makeup is either fake looking or totally pointless and he can't imagine any guy wanting women to wear it, let alone pressuring a partner to do so all the time... Jeez.

Heh, I can just imagine you cussing at the TV - I'd do the same, if I had a TV.

[littletown]

The doctor told him he sees his wife and children as merely trophies, so she made him put away all the trophies in the house, pull his kids out of competitions for a week, and have him help her with the housework in heels (best part). He said he didn't realize how hard it was for his wife so he'll start helping out more. But who knows if that was just for how.

I don't really watch TV as I can never remember when my favorite shows are on. I just stream them. Every now and then though, I like to flip channels and sometimes keep it on when I'm folding laundry. XD

[satine]

Sleeps with make up on??! GROSS.

[littletown]

I know right? If I did that, I'd break out for WEEKS.

[satine]

Me too. I can't deal with reality tv because most of those people are trashy and don't deserve to be famous anyways.