The article "Rich Bitch"examines how in reality television shows, especially in the Real Housewives shows,women are shown as objects of interest and fascination. The author explores the portrayal of rich women as opposed to rich men. The woman are shown as materialistic, fiscally irresponsible, fake, backstabbing and careless for the children.The men are not portrayed in this way. The author argues this materialistic, glamorized view of women is attractive to the impressionable female viewers.
One of the main issues the author focuses on is how the women defer their mothering roles to paid caretakers. Even though these women are "deemed" to be housewives, by no sense of the meaning are they truly. An interesting aspect to the show is how each of the women whom the show focuses on have children, except for one. This women regrets not having a child and feels as though she is deprived in some way. This is an interesting reality considering the other women who have children and show very little interest in them
The issues with these shows is the false expectations they create for their viewers. These women are considered to be working mothers although they work very little. They also experience great wealth even though their work ethic is questionable. Despite the name reality television, these women's lives are surreal. Their lavish upper-class lives create false expectations and role models that are more like runway models than role models.
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