The television is bombarded with so many reality shows nowadays but one that I ran across recently speaks to an all new level of trash. Without getting too deep, the jest of the show highlighted the lifestyle of millionaires and how they came from nothing to a lot of something. Now I have ALWAYS said that money cannot buy class and this show confirms what I've always spoke of from day one.
The profanity, the backstabbing, the gossiping, and the fighting is absolutely ridiculous! And I have been in the presence of several folk with money but they have never acted like I saw these people acting on television. My attendance at the finer black tie affairs, my time spent in the skybox of major sporting events, and my opportunities to mingle and network with folk on Palm Beach and on Rodeo Drive who have more money than I can dream of have been many but NEVER have I witnessed any of them act in a way that I saw those people on this show act. It's embarrassing, it speaks to their level of sophistication, and it demonstrates that not all people can handle the attention that money oftentimes brings.
Lastly, as I stated earlier, money CANNOT buy class. If you are rude prior to having an abundance of money, guess what? You will just be a rude person with money. Money can buy the finest luxury vehicles. I can pay for the nicest home in the best gated community. It can even pay for an excursion of a lifetime. But it cannot and will not buy class.
It's time to change. It's time to want to do better. It's time to demonstrate that we are more than what society thinks of us. It's not always about what we have, it's more about the impact that we leave on others. Class will open doors; the smell of trash outside of the door will keep the door closed forever.
Smooches . . .
Class is something that one wants to acquired, and its a learned behavior. But without the desire to change a hooded or ghetto behavior,its like a drug addict who sees himself as alright, until they totally crash. Then at this point they might and/or will be ready to change for the better, behavioral and image wise. It truly sends the wrong message to the many people that observe such lifestyles of adults and especially people of color.
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