Thank You, Baseball Wives

January 10th, 2012 - By LaShaun Williams

Vh1, the Viacom cable channel known for catapulting D-list reality programming to the forefront (think Surreal Life), appears to have taken a break from their usual proliferation of black female stereotypes on Sundays to, instead, make way for foul-mouthed, drink-tossing white women.

A few Wednesdays ago we were introduced to the Baseball Wives who, like the Basketball Wives, may be some of the worst representations of women they could find, and the drama is all the same. Amidst prying into each woman’s personal business, spreading rumors and the subsequent physical altercations, each undoubtedly regards herself as the classiest of the bunch—class translating, “I have a substantial amount of disposable income with a stripper mentality.” Within five minutes of airing, they ruined every positive stereotype associated with the ladies of baseball–if there were any positive ones to begin with.

But, don’t credit Shaunie O’Neal for this one. Shed Media is the production force behind this mess.

Likewise, it was only fitting when the Mob Wives returned to Sundays for a second season of prison calls and death threats that executives decided the baseball wives should join them. Of course, it could be because they are making room for Love & Hip-Hop LA or something, but, nevertheless, Vh1 Sunday nights are now filled with brawling white women.

And, while Vh1 is doing women a disservice in our entirety, their new white-hot Sundays show exploitative television is going all equal-opportunity, with the first installment of Mob Wives: Chicago is set to air this spring. For that, I say thank you Vh1 for momentarily diverting the heat. A round of applause for showing the world women of all complexions are the same kind of crazy and willing to yank weaves for attention and/or money. And a big applause to your station for proving you’ll exploit any and every thirsty chick for a quick dollar. Kudos!

The only question left to answer is when will we stop watching?
LaShaun Williams is a Madame Noire contributor and columnist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and across several popular sites, such as HuffPost Black Voices and the Grio.  You can visit her blog at lashaunwilliams.com or follow her on Twitter @itsmelashaun and Facebook.

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  • Robert967

    This show is doing poorly in the ratings. I don’t think VH-1 will renew the show after this season. Plus, everyone on Baseball Wives was miscasted.

  • brian k

    These women are probably very gossipy and backstab for real in their lives.  However a lot of the public drama e.g. shouting, fights and drink throwing are done for tv.  These chicks know that they can become rich from doing that, and possibly earn a spinoff themselves so they play up.  Nobody talks about the normal chick even if she is fine, but the noisy chicks are always remembered so act up.

  • Sugar_Spice

    To add to the issue, why do people call these women loud & abrasive while ethnic women are called “ghetto”?  These women on Baseball Wives, Basketball Wives, Mob Wives, Love & Hip Hop act the exact same.  There is a stigma attached to the word ghetto, we know what people are implying when they use the word. Sorry just venting because my co-workers say this ALL THE TIME.

  • Gmarie

    It’s just entertainment. all of it. for our entertainment. not to guide our lives

  • justme

    I love watching these trifling train wrecks in Louboutin!! All these overpriced chicken heads remind me that I may not have their money, cars, clothes, nor home square footage but I far exceed them in class and sophistication. Not only that, but, I have values that they lack or seem not to value at all. I value peace and attempting to live in peace with all those I meet (even when I simply do not like you). I am a confident, highly intelligent woman, peaceful, etc., but I love watching these women because they remind me that money does not make you happy!!!! Honestly, I feel sorry for all of them. Rich, labels on all items, huge homes, but down right miserable (and trifling)!!! Not to mention, but is it just me, but I watch all these shows and I have noticed no one goes to church!!!

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DZ7BEIMGPMRYBE5NOTQCCLHTJQ Vandellish

      Church??? LOL. Yeah that’d be like that scene from Eddie Murphy’s ‘Vampire in Brooklyn.’ They’d end up holding the service outside! hahaha

  • Nicole DeLoatch

    It’s wretched not rachet that is a tool people!!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DZ7BEIMGPMRYBE5NOTQCCLHTJQ Vandellish

    I’ll piggyback off of that and add that at least with BBW’s there was a bit of eye-candy jumpin off with Evelyn, Jennifer, Royce, Draya, Gloria and the truly beautiful wives of Mitch Richmond and Bryon Russell. These Baseball Wives are just ugly and/or past their prime. These shows could be used as a case-study of how drastically different black and white women age in their 30s and 40s.
    More importantly, a friend and I were having a conversation about all of these shows (BBW’s, Baseball Wives, RHOA, Love and Hip Hop, Mob Wives and all the similar shows) and we basically started to feel sorry for their men. These high profile men have so much money and such a public profile that they really don’t have a chance to happen-upon REAL women. It appears they are overwhelmed with scores of greedy, self-centered, underdeveloped, gold-diggers who fight and scratch their way to get to these high profile men so hard that the guys rarely get a chance to see/meet good girls because they get tired of sifting through the BS. If all you are meeting is crap then you’ll tend to think that everyone is crap and you’ll settle for a selfish woman.
    The only suggestion is to wait until the fame and glitz dies down to get married but who’s gonna get that through to a man with means who’s in love. Nobody.