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Monday, October 9, 2017
Shahs of Sunset Season 6 Episode 12 Recap: Sex (Tips) In The City
Just because the group was on their break to New York City, it did not mean the drama did not follow them.
Shahs of Sunset Season 6 Episode 12 picked up in the aftermath of the significant proposal and the gang headed out to indulge in some ice stating the city.
In one of the fakest moments in the show’s history, Reza called Asa to invite her to an event back in LA. The odd thing about all of this is that Asa exiled herself from the group.
She wanted to lie about things and imply her life was perfect, but that was far from the point of having friends. She and MJ could have bonded over their treatment.
Instead, it pushed them further apart because of Asa’s blatant disregard for someone who was once her best friend. Reza’s phone call did not seem to do anything to right the ship.
Asa revealed that her energy levels were diminishing because of the pregnancy and that she felt like things were going to get worse for her until the baby was delivered.
The rest of the group concluded that she did not want to be asked about her pregnancy. She tried to stay apart from the group, and when you consider how quickly they burn bridges, maybe that’s a wise move.
Mike decided to stay off the ice and let everyone else have fun, but aside from MH and GG, none of them could skate. It was embarrassing watching them skate around as though they knew how to do it.
While everyone was having fun in New York City, Asa was struggling with her pregnancy. Her doctor told her it would make more sense for her to steer clear of her friends if they are adding to her stress levels.
Despite her blatant sadness, she found out that she was for sure having a boy, so that was one of the positives with her storyline in this otherwise somber episode.
The next morning, the group started digging Mike for staying out the whole night before. The last time I checked, he was a grown man, so giving him in trouble is a bit too far.
Not being the brightest person, GG thought it would be fun to sniff the underwear he wore the night before. It was bizarre, to say the least, and she automatically came to the conclusion he must have been with Jessica.
GG, MJ, and Reza had a chat a little later and seemed to thin Jessica wanted to get back with Mike. If you watch Shahs of Sunset online, you will already know that Jessica has made it very clear she is done with Mike after all of his lies.
This seemed like something thrown in at the order of a producer to ramp up the drama. It was apparently fake, and that’s not a good thing.
Just when it seemed like we were finally going to lay eyes on Tommy’s family, we found out it was his friends we were meeting. They helped him through the loss of his parents, so they were his family.
Back in LA, Destiney flipped out at Shervin for cheating, so he split up with Annalise via a video call. Yes, we are not kidding. The fakery is on full display this week, you guys.
Also, ASA met up with Latoya Jackson, and they chatted about the perks of being part of the same family. In the process, they had a look at some baby clothes to pass some time.
In the end, we got to see GG’s play, but MJ and Tommy decided to stay with Tommy’s friends. Shalom showed up at the play in the closing moments.
So, he’s not as bad as we first thought!
Over to you guys, what did you think of the latest installment?
Sound off below!
Dove Apologizes for Most Ridiculously Racist Ad Ever
Dove is here to say its sorry.
The beauty company came under heavy fire late last week after for posting a Facebook ad in which a “dirty” African-American woman uses a bottle of Dove body wash to transform into a “clean” white woman.
This is very strongly the implication, at least.
In a third image from the ad, the white woman removes her shirt (and skin, we guess) to become an Asian woman.
As you might imagine, more than a small handful of Internet users took issue with this advertisement and its theme.
“This is gross. You think people of color can just wash away their melanin and become white? What were you going for, exactly? Your creative director should be fired,” wrote Angela Reinders on Facebook.
As screen shots of the ad made their way around social media, other confused and angry individuals chimed in.
“Are you joining the Trump administration now? WTF is that ad even supposed to mean?” Sonia Gupta Tweeted at the company.
On Saturday, Dove – which is owned by Dutch-British transnational consumer goods company Unilever – issued an apology on its Twitter account for the advertisement.
The mea culpa reads as follows:
“An image we recently posted on Facebook missed the mark in representing women of color thoughtfully. We deeply regret the offense it caused.”
The company shared a similar message on Facebook:
“Dove is committed to representing the beauty of diversity. In an image we posted this week, we missed the mark in thoughtfully representing women of color and we deeply regret the offense that it has caused.
“The feedback that has been shared is important to us and we’ll use it to guide us in the future.
It’s always confounding when this sort of thing happens because such an ad must have been cleared by a lot of people.
It’s not as if this can be written off by a single bone-headed decision.
This is not the first time Dove has received major race-related backlash for a questionable ad, either.
In 2011, a controversial poster depicted three women standing in front of a wall designated in “before” and “after.”
The “before” woman had dark skin… the woman in between had medium-toned skin … and the woman in front of the “after” photograph was white.
In this case, Dove sought to clarify, not apologize.
“All three women are intended to demonstrate the ‘after’ product benefit. We do not condone any activity or imagery that intentionally insults any audience,” a company statement read at the time.
But the damage has maybe already been done.
“Okay, Dove… One racist ad makes you suspect. Two racist ads makes you kinda guilty,” wrote a Twitter user yesterday, citing each of these ads from the last few years.
Others, meanwhile, remained aghast at the brand’s original intention with last week’s ad, as one person wondered:
“What exactly were yall going for?
“What was the mark . . . I mean anyone with eyes can see how offensive this is. Not one person on your staff objected to this? Wow. Will not be buying your products anymore.”
What do you think of this scandal?
Does Dove deserve all the criticism it is receiving? Will you continue to use their products?
Or is this much ado over not very much?
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