Scrawberry Notes: RHOA Nene Leakes Frightens People

NeNe Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is known for her loud voice and brash attitude but that’s not a good thing.

Normally, inside the city limits of Atlanta, NeNe can get away with it (most of the time), but apparently her loud mouth isn’t too well received amongst the masses.

Scrawberry Notes: Phaedra Parks Blogs About Kim, NeNe & Race Relations

While Sunday’s episode edited our four day excursion into a 45 minute fiasco, it did not fully encompass how tense and uncomfortable this girls’ getaway truly was. The trip was planned in Cynthia’s honor but as the old adage says, “Things don’t always work out as planned.”

After watching the episode, several possible topics came to mind; the importance of financial planning as it relates to Cynthia and her wedding woes, house guest etiquette and NeNe’s lack thereof, Kim and Sweetie’s relationship or better yet, NeNe’s slave barrage targeted at Sweetie. In the shadow of Martin Luther King’s birthday and in the wake of black history month, I decided race relations was the most poignant issue since last two episodes have flirted with this very sensitive topic. Is Kim a racist? Is Sweetie a modern day slave? Is NeNe being a bully as usual, or is she really concerned about Sweetie’s well being?  Continue reading...

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Fresh Scrawberry Notes: Uncle Ben From Real Housewives Of Atlanta

From here on out when Uncle Ben talks I’m going to grab the closest glass of Mai Tai and bask in his shade!

Under normal circumstances I elect to tune both he and Cynthia’s weeping willow ass completely out because they collectively irk the jerk seasoning out of me (further explaining why I am several days tardy with this post) but better late than never.

Uncle Ben held no punches, kicks, or face digs when it came to expressing his thoughts on the women who round out the cast of Real Housewives of Atlanta in an exclusive interview with Uptown magazine. Prepare your palate for daily bread.