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I told myself that the "you're such a GIRL" thing was an affectionate joke between them, but yeah, i didn't like it one bit because, what are you telling your kids with that shit? I thought it was beyond endearing that Meghan's husband teared up!

Thank you!

Sorry to go off topic, but katt reminded me--what is that D on Chelsea's wall supposed to stand for, anyone know? Can't figure that one out for the life of me.

Oh, James. http://my.xfinity.com/articles/entertainment-eonline/20160602/b769700/

In a lot of cases it seems there is a very fine line between "i'm alarmed and concerned (about someone else's very personal decision)" and "trans people are pathetic mentally ill freaks". Because transphobia is a very real thing, with very real consequences, I do not mind the mods here asking that we be extra sensitive in the language we use. While you may feel you are having an objective discussion about science or ethics or whatever, there are real people with real feelings behind those discussions, some of whom may be reading here, and I would not want them to feel like they are some kind of medical oddities for us to bloodlessly speculate about.

That's hilarious! I somehow let all that other weirdness fly right over my head what with focusing on the grilled/girled thing. What IS that all about anyway??

There's an ad for one of those "sell it quick on some website" deals where a guy, encouraging his friend to get rid of his old grill, asks him "when was the last time we grilled out"? But it totally sounds like "GIRLED out" and I imagine them dressing in ruffled robes and getting pedis. Yes, I know it's dumb, but it makes me laugh every time. Oh, and the Oreo thing reminds me of the history of "Hairspray"!

Among the many mysteries of Jenelle to me is why anyone would pay a plugged nickel for one of her event "appearances".

Yeah, you know it's funny--I just realized today they are the network of both I Am Jazz, about a transgender teen, and the Duggars. It just seems...odd.

I've heard that recommended by others! Will have to try it. My problem with summer fruits is I love them so much that I overbuy at the farmers market and then watch them rot because my eyes were bigger than my stomach. Can anyone relate? ;) More on topic: I can no longer recall the last full season I watched of the Real World. My distaste for it had grown so much that I couldn't even be arsed to watch the Denver season, and I live there. It's too bad, although probably inevitable, that it turned into what it was--remember how fresh and new it seemed way back in the first few seasons? I remember watching Seattle, Boston, New Orleans and SF religiously. Hah, I am old.

I'll miss Babs, but I'm kissing this show goodbye. I don't really like Whitney and they can't seem to come up with a consistent narrative for the show, so why bother? I hope Buddy finds a nice girl. :)

Thank you. I'm so tired of reading transgender bashing and would hope not to see it here. Not sure I am in for a second season, although I am very fond of Jazz and her family. My tolerance for these kind of staged reality shows is waning. I do wish her nothing but good things, she seems like a great kid.

If you havent seen the latest post, it is PURE trolling. :) Hi guys! I love watermelon. Do y'all like salt on it?

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Off topic, but I have to take issue with your characterization of Margaret Mead. Those accusations were largely made by one person, and there is plenty of evidence to discredit his opinion. On a more relevant note, I both agree with and regret that far fewer people will see this edition of Roots. I think the original contributed to a more educated and therefore more empathetic public on the issue of slavery than we see currently. I was in my early 20s at the time it was broadcast and people of all ages watched and discussed it. It may not have been a perfect representation, but it did engage people emotionally with the pain of that period of history in a way that reverberated. It was most unfortunate that Hailey's claims of its veracity were proven untrue but I don't think it changed the impact significantly. The acting was excellent, but I could not watch.

Yeah, it's a little hard to leave it alone, but clearly, anyone trying to "objectively argue" that Ceejai is somehow a worse person than Jenna, cannot be expecting to be taken seriously. Even the folks in high dudgeon about Ceejai's violent outburst aren't trying to make *that* case. We probably need to move on before we get rebuked. I know *I* do, anyway. Although I will be continuing to "like" any posts I damn well feel like liking.

I agree, this is a total cringe-watch! I came in late (last week) and don't feel particularly motivated to catch up with back episodes, so I'm just gonna jump in with my half-formed opinions. ;) Valene sucks. Mike is very sweet with her but she obviously knows (or cares) nothing about children or raising them, and I don't think he really sees much beyond the physical attraction he seems to have for her. She's incredibly immature, insecure and demanding, but then given what we've seen of Mikey's mom, maybe Mike has a "type" that way. On the other hand, I'm sure the ex is goofed out by the whole contrived situation; on the OTHER other hand, she must have consented in some manner to it. Nothing good can come of this, especially for Mikey. Sarah seemed kinda cool; meeting tweens whose approval you seek can be the scariest thing in the world. I thought there was chemistry between her and the dad, but she made way too big a deal of her bisexuality and way too little a deal of his admitted addiction issues. Still, they might work something out, since they seem superficially at least to have some stuff in common and her expectations about his kids seem realistic for now. Jake and Ami: well, she obviously looks a good deal older and SEEMS a good deal older than he. Plus there is the gay vibe. Which I'm not saying he *is* but he wouldn't be the first young Mormon man to be in the closet. Awkward. Seeing them make out in the preview was uncomfortable, and I would not have gotten beyond him not coming home for a night without texting in the first place. Dealbreaker. John and Denise both seem to have very good intentions, but I think his expectations of her as far as clicking with his kid are way too high. It's not going to happen in a day, no matter how well things might go at first. I assume her "holy banana balls" exclamations had to do with her trying to clean up her language before she met Elijah, but maybe she really is just that corny? Paul and Kallie: Hopeless. Four kids? He needs to meet someone more organically who might become a part of the family with lots of time and exposure. No new mate should be expected to fit in with that many personalities or take on the work of a family that size in an "arranged" kind of situation. And despite what both of them said, i felt no chemistry between them at all. Maybe just some horniness on Paul's part. The ethics of staging (I assume) these meetings, complete with strangers moving in with children who may or may not get along with them, be serious about forming a relationship with them, or continue to be around in their lives beyond the filming of this? I can't even begin to get into that, and I realize I'm complicit in it by watching. That said, I may or may not stick around. I did, shamefully, watch all of 90-Day Fiancee--although the kids on that show were all grown, at least!

You did! but Ceejai is gone too :( This was the first episode of this mess I actually caught, having given up on TRW many, many seasons ago. But two things I know to be true: Jenna is a racist twunt and Dylan is a YUUUUUGE douchebag with a stupidly inflated opinion of himself. Ceejai seemed cool. No impression of the others. I think this is how I will watch all future seasons.

Hi everyone! Caught up on all the episodes and ready to join in the fun here. I'm shocked by a couple of things, mostly that Bravo has (so far) managed to give us a show where (for the most part) the women are not embarrassments to our gender and the focus seems to be on real lives, issues and feelings. I'm enjoying it a lot! AFAIC, the guilty pleasures of the housewives have faded amidst stupid made-up drama and I'm ready for some women I can actually relate to on some level (I raised a kid, too! I have a marriage I fret over sometimes!). I like these ladies and their little ones. And while I am usually ethically, morally, and every other -ally opposed to televised therapy, the moms' group is just enough at the edges of that to be both interesting and acceptable to watch without feeling inappropriately intrusive. The Jen and Beth stuff seemed a bit producer/editor-enhanced, but I also think they genuinely have personality types that clash, that Beth is a bit insensitive and Jen a bit oversensitive, and that they both sincerely would prefer not to carry on a grudge. I hope it doesn't flare back up though, especially with the simplistic implied explanation that Jen is jealous of Beth's figure and blondness, and certainly let's keep Cousin Billy's drama ass out of the picture from now on, yes? So, on to the individual women: Beth is the least relatable to me, from her Cali good looks to her moneyed sense of entitlement (nothing wrong with a townhouse!). She needs a good reality check, and I am worried for her kids (all of them, really; being on reality TV is probably not good for them and it *is* my one concern with the show even as I enjoy it) with all the divorce stuff being talked about on camera. I also tend to dislike "think positive!" types along with "sweep everything under the rug" types so she is certainly my least favorite, but I'm not hatin' on her. Yet. :) Jen: Can totally dig her neurotic Jewishness, although not her uptight vegan parenting style. I found her more interesting once I learned of her rock and roll background; also, i kinda feel for her being dumped. She needs to chill a bit with the victimhood and "safe space" language and I don't think a second child is a great idea for her, but I've warmed to her quite a bit, especially after learning more of her background with her mother's mental illness. I think she'd be fun to hang with. Also don't find anything distasteful about her dad at all, he seems like a good guy, and I think she is lucky to have him in her and her son's life as another helpful adult. Rivers is adorbs. Alisha: Who? Why is she there? She has a cute baby and is Jen's echo, that's all we know, right? Jill: Not bad for a TV shrink type. Stephanie: Other than the alarming "locking the kids in their rooms" thing, I am liking her. I don't find her husband to be as much of a jerk as Ghoulina does, but he does need to CHILL OUT and listen to his wife. He seems to me to be motivated by his belief that this is something she really wants and just needs "encouragement." I hope they don't play this as a storyline where his insistence that she do things his way results in some triumphant moment for Steph to make his pushiness look justified, since I agree that it's not that she has a burning desire to get back on stage but is crippled by stage fright, but rather that she is fine with what she's doing and has made a logical assessment of her chances of "success" in today's market. Besides, she has already been there, done that, so what's the big deal? I like how she has been handling her son's fear of dogs, she seems very friendly, affectionate, and fun. Leah: I really thought I wasn't going to like her! She seemed brittle and almost subservient to her husband in some of her comments and the chanting and spritual stuff is definitely not me. Plus I thought her party idea seemed dated and an overt attempt to be shocking in a silly way. But I can admit when I'm wrong! The more I see her, the more I appreciate her personality. She can be vulnerable, like in group when discussing her mom, or shut down someone threatening the good vibe of her party (shut up, Billy!) without a second thought. She tries her best as a parent but recognizes her own limitations and wants to fix them. Her attention to her marriage, and her distress when she feels something is wrong, is something I actually relate to quite a bit. And her party looked like a hoot after all :) Meagan: They were wise to choose her as the narrator, I think. She is about as real as it gets on reality TV. Love her messy house, messy kids, cute husband who works in a cemetery, and easygoing attitude in general. I like her confidence in her parenting style, although I can't imagine having four kids! I was a little disappointed in the psychic mumbo jumbo, since she seems more down to earth to me than that, but whatever. Not the worst quality one can have. Her husband's skepticism balances it out nicely. I want to see more of her kids! All of the kids! Did anyone else catch Jen's comment when they were told a psychic was coming to the party? "I hope she has an electric cigarette". Someone watches RHOBH!

Alternatively, if you are in a thread and someone's posts are annoying you, you can also hover your cursor over their name and a little box will pop up. Inside said box you can click on "ignore user"; the browser will then take you to your Ignored Users page as described above where you can choose what you want ignored. Clicking the back button from there will take you back to your place in the thread. :)

Nice catch, Beaker! And get this, JEFF PERRY IS HER DAD. Zoe really does look like her mom. Mind blown!

Funny you should ask that, Erik. I just saw a Lyft commercial for the first time a couple days ago. It featured both a female driver and passenger, but I don't remember much else. Have yet to see an Uber commercial. I would definitely not be thinking about cooking in a foreign country--I would want to try the local cuisine prepared by locals, and I would have zero idea of available ingredients or what kind of utensils or appliances I could expect an AirBnB home to have.

*Throws dirt on the grave of my last tiny ember of love for Eileen*

Oh, thank you Winston. I don't know why I have trouble retaining details of this show from week to week. I do remember thinking that a cop being able to watch tapes of someone's therapy sessions was ludicrous. : )

I've probably forgotten a prior scene, but how did Nina know Adam is not Adam? This show is kind of a mess but it's still keeping my interest, primarily due to the performances. I find the young man playing Ben particularly riveting.