Racism, Conflict, Hypersexuality, and…Personal Development? Lessons from VH1′s “Charm School”

Great…thanks Larissa.

- All the girls seemed relieved to be rid of their Flav-given names (except for Saaphyri, Becky, and Heather, for all different reasons). However, some of them quickly regressed into their same patterns of behavior. Take Cristal (Serious) for example. There are no men on the show, and sexuality is not how you get ahead…yet, she works that angle every chance she gets. She aspires to be a model, but is all exposure good exposure? She indicated she was looking toward the catwalk…but her actions are pointing toward the video model world.

- Is Schatar certifiably crazy? The girl is diabolical, but there are definitely seem to be some screws loose. Then again, all these girls could be playing up a character…

- The girls are encouraged by Mo’Nique to be strong. I wonder what she intends by that. I don’t think there is anything wrong with cultivating inner strength, but I am concerned that we may be playing a little into the Strong Black Woman mindset that so many women have bought into.

That covers it for now…I am interested to see how things progress next week.

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