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[Tsunami]

Coral - What is wrong with her? What right did she have to tell Mike's guests about his comments? Coral was just wrong, wrong, wrong. And why did Coral and the other women feel that they were justified in being rude to Mike's guests, just because Mike made disparaging comments about his visitors. Of course, Mike didn't stand a chance when he confronted Coral during the meeting -- he made it so easy for Coral to chew him up and spit him out (leaving nothing but his dried carcass). Mike needs to quit making such dumb remarks -- he gives Coral too much ammunition. Hopefully, one day soon Mike will stop caring what Ms. Coral thinks.

Lori - Apparently, she cannot be happy unless she gets the attention of a man. She is looking pretty pathetic.

Malik - He's cute, but I wish he would shape up that hair of his. He is starting to remind me of a troll doll.

Valentine's Day - It was very thoughtful of Mike to think of his housemates. Of course, Coral was just as phony as she wanted to be. It was pretty sad when Mike admitted to being lonely. I really wanted someone to invite him out. I know it was ladies night, but they could have hung out with him for a minute, brought him back home, tucked him in, and gone back out to get their party on.

[novella000]

You know what, I have been thinking... tsk tsk tsk

MTV has found yet another black jackass to represent for us on MTV... I heard a brother making the comment yesterday that "they [MTV] did a great job picking the cast because the black male they chose was [is] well-educated, well-spoken, and not a straight dog." His point was maybe they are being fairer this season by putting a silly sista out there rather than a black male

MTV persists in promoting the Ideal American Innocence, the blond white female. And she's not so sweet actually. I swear there is something exceptionally plastic and un-real about that Real-Worlder. Rachel... yeah sweetie, you ain't foolin' noooobody

MTV persists in portraying our black community, and more specifically as of late our sisters, as idiots in some light or another. NOTICE ***on the casting special, Lori and Rachel, chosen because they were "sweet" and "cute" and "innocent"...
On other seasons, they [white women] were chosen for some of the same reasons. The reasoning, was most usually positive, and ran the gambit from innocent to intelligent.
Coral, was chosen because, well... basically she has a mouth on her. Y'all remember the other sistas on the casting special, maybe they were too dayuum nice and sweet... What happened to them? They didn't seem to stand a chance.

Nicole seems to have gotten chosen b/c she and Malik were cool on the casting special, and you know they needed a girl from the hood ANYway. Never hurts to see a sista going off right? Right!! So let's get ol' Nicole, she's from the ghetto, but she goes to what? To college?? Noooo wayyy!!! WOW!!! What an OXYmoron. That can't be, let's put her on the show too. Maybe she and Malik, our token good-black-guy-who's-educated-and-kinda-nice-and-cute-but-we-only-put-him-on-here-because-our-viewers-complained-about-seeing-too-many-black-males-with-major-ego-complexes will kindle a flame and then maybe some more drama.

When MTV wants action, they look for ethnicity. Ellen [along with our other examples], Jisela, and Sophia on RRules... were all women with some range of controversy, all ethnic, all placed on the show where they can be voted off... RRules has lower ratings than RW, they had to do something to bump them dayum viewer scores up.

But hey, who cares, it's TV, Right!!!??!! It's all about the dollar!!! I say MTV is a wonderful station that has a great way of keeping it real!!! We ARE all confrontational, lazy, assuming, loud-mouthed, educationally challenged, socially challenged, overly offended, insecure, drama kings and queens CORRECT!!!????

It just seems that there is an overwhelming effort to maintain the innocence of the white female... i.e. Rachel (the freak/virgin) and Lori (the-I-just-wanted-to-screw-Kevin-but-now-I-feel-like-NOTHING-because-he-won't-screw-me-and-I-base-my-self-worth-on-whether-or-not-a-man-wants-to-screw-me-back-and-hence-I-am-a-vic tim-please-save-me)... MTV could harp on those two a little bit, but maybe later. Maybe I am jumping the noose. It just feels like another season of look at how the black folks act, and looks how sweet our white girls are, and look at how the white guys are just nice good ol' All American men!!! Wow, this is how the world REALLY is.

Maybe I am reading too much into it... I dunno, but it's all fishy as heck.


[This message has been edited by novella000 (edited July 26, 2001).]

[BrandNubian]

novella000:

Girl, no, I am big conspiracy theorist as it is. I think what you're saying has a lot of merit. At this point, it's obvious that MTV is interested in presenting archetypes, not so much real people. The Real World, although I love it, is very scripted.

OK..about Coral. Well, she needs to bring it down a few notches. She is the stereotypical "angry black woman" on the show. This last episode, true, Mike was wrong for calling the women "some panty-dropping freaks," but nonetheless, she didn't have to be rude to them. I understand she was trying to call Mike out, and perhaps he needed it. But how would she have felt if the situation had been reversed? If he had come out his face to her guests based on something she had said about them, she would have hit the fan! She would not have hesitated to go off!

The main thing is, Coral has devoted too much of her energy to being pissed off at Mike. I mean, take up knitting or something. Get a hobby!

I can't wait for next week's episode, when they finally get a job. Maybe that will give Lori something other to do than obsess over wishy-washy Kevin. Maybe that will give Coral something to do besides be under the foolish impression that she knows everything!

[This message has been edited by BrandNubian (edited July 26, 2001).]

[blueberi1920]

Originally posted by kell1gs:
id like to see real world outta DC!!! that'd be somethin to see

For real, but they shouldn't have the house in georgetown, it should be in Shaw or Columbia Heights, that would really be something to see LOL

[maxx5]

I am thinking that Coral didn't take that "book of meditations that supposedly keeps her calm"(that she talked about on the casting special)with her to New York...???

It should have been the first thing in her suitcase!! ........

[novella000]

Originally posted by maxx5:
It should have been the first thing in her suitcase!! ........

.... the FIRST thing she took out of that suitcase once she arrived in New York!!

[Inquisitive]

Originally posted by MeezDiscreet:

now, about the forthcoming blowup with coral and nicole: i am soooooo looking forward to that because i know nicole is gone get with her. she got some ghetto in her. i can sense ghetto in another person cuz i got too much of it in me

What blow up between Coral and Nicole? I haven't seen that on any of the previews, but I did see where Nicole and kevin will get into a little spout. Fill me in.

[MeezDiscreet]

after the first episode, they showed a clip where coral and nicole are going at it. they are all up in each other's face pointing and yelling!

[MeezDiscreet]

let us now call to order the meeting...

meeting for the Real World Review Club will come to order on this 31st day of July in the year of our Lord, 2001.

alright, i can't stand coral!!! why did she have to give mike the bad finger when he expressed his opinion about music. i mean, it is just as easy for him to say he dislikes something as it is for her and nicole to say that they like the same thing!! (by the by, he really had no business talking about Maxwell, the man i plan to marry, like that ). and then, when they got their office assignments, i thought she and nicole were being trifling. i really hope that their job assignment allows mike to shine because it looks like this will offer the po' chile some form of happiness. i couldn't believe how mean rachel was to mike also. guess her hymen don't make her an angel.

now, i am sooooo looking forward to next week's episode. nicole-malik-kevin-white girl thing should be quite interesting!

[Chi_ZETABBW]

Ok, I know it's only a show, but I can't stand Coral. Nicole was wrong for instigating in the office. Also Rachel was wrong for dogging Mike. I like Mike, and wish he starts taking up for himself. Everyone picks on Mike because he was targetted out by Coral in the beginning.
Did you all here CORAL say "HER GROUP"? That Mike was in her group. She really makes Black women look like angry B******. Which was proABLY MTV's motive for picking her. Why would they sit Coral and Mike together, for no reason but drama.
Nicole shouldn't be angry Malik is talking to a white girl. He looks biracial, so if 1 of his parents is white....well you know where I'm going.

[SweetestDiva]

Originally posted by MeezDiscreet:
let us now call to order the meeting...

meeting for the Real World Review Club will come to order on this 31st day of July in the year of our Lord, 2001.

i couldn't believe how mean rachel was to mike also. guess her hymen don't make her an angel.

LMAO!! You are too much.

Yeah, Coral is outta line. And when did Nicole become her cheerleader? All she does is snicker at the smart comments Coral makes. Did you see her accuse Mike of picking on her??

About the job - I would be mad if I went to Arista and that was the assignment I got.

About next week - what does wearing an afro have anything to do with who you date? I know she was mad, but dayum. She coulda stopped to think of a better argument than that.

[Wonderful1908]

Nicole shouldn't be angry Malik is talking to a white girl. He looks biracial, so if 1 of his parents is white....well you know where I'm going.[/B][/QUOTE]


I didn't see the episode but I am so tired of, that yes I said it I am T-I-R-E-D!!!!!! Give me a break can I see just one Black man on real life television in a happy healthy relationship with a Black female. I see it everyday in the REAL WORLD so why not ever on televison? I guess its not a "Real World" after all.

[lovelyivy84]

Originally posted by Wonderful1908:
Nicole shouldn't be angry Malik is talking to a white girl. He looks biracial, so if 1 of his parents is white....well you know where I'm going.

I didn't see the episode but I am so tired of, that yes I said it I am T-I-R-E-D!!!!!! Give me a break can I see just one Black man on real life television in a happy healthy relationship with a Black female. I see it everyday in the REAL WORLD so why not ever on televison? I guess its not a "Real World" after all. [/B][/QUOTE]


and you were expecting to see something approaching ACTUAL reality because.......

Soror, don't you remember Cyrus from the Boston cast?

[snuggles12]

Mike needs to make friends and just leave his housemates alone. The housemates don't respect him and everyone is basically following Coral's lead.

Mike and Kevin will be the golden haired boys for the Arista job.

Next week's episode should be good. A fight between Nicole/Malik and Kevin. Now why did Kevin have to get involve in the fight?

[KittyKat]

Whoever said Coral is a BIA BIA is oh so RIGHT!!! What is wrong with this girl? Please tell me why she thinks everyone must cater to her? And "AMEN" to whoever said Nicole is her personal cheerleader. Coral and Nicole look so horrible on t.v. I felt so incredibly bad for Mike, b/c he's so ostracized from the entire house. Everyone needs to cut him some slack. Where's compassion?

Oh, and can I PUH-LEASE see Nicole ONE TIME without full face, Tammye Faye Baker, caked on make-up? Please, just one time.

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