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‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Has Authenticity Problems

By Amy Feinstein
Published on: 11:39 PST, Jan 22, 2016

Perhaps it’s because I’ve lived in the Maryland/D.C. area most of my life, I’m calling foul on the actual reality of the Real Housewives of Potomac. Bravo has really missed the boat on this one, and seems to have tried to interject things thought of as Maryland into a gaggle of common drama queens. It is also hard to imagine why a one time University of Maryland basketball star would agree to participate in this likely short trip on the hot mess express.

The Huffington Post has gotten it spot-on by gathering some actual (skipping the word “real” here, because it doesn’t seem to mean anything anymore) women who live in Potomac, Maryland. The locations seem fake, the women seem fake, and what sensible person would have a manicure right before picking crabs? And only people from “somewhere else” would call it a crab boil.

“The Real housewives of Potomac aren’t the ones on TV. They’re the ones on the sidelines at MSI soccer on Saturday and BCC Baseball on Sunday,” said Jami Diese a former Potomac “housewife” from Columbia, Maryland who lived in Potomac for 12 years before moving to Florida to help care for her father-in-law.

And rather than support this part of the franchise, most locals are opting out.

“Too bad Potomac has been portrayed badly in that show. I grew up in Potomac and it was nothing like that show. I am a ‘Housewives’ fan and will never watch ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ ever again.”

The most ridiculous part of the premiere episode was the crab feast. If you were going to hire bartenders and waitstaff, why not have someone else STEAM your crabs. We hear they do that now in Maryland. And most people don’t wear such fussy clothing, calling in the pros for hair and nails for a backyard crab feast.

“You can buy them cooked,” the crowd shouted nearly in unison.

E! Online reports that for women who seem to talk endlessly about etiquette, they are all pretty rude. When a friend comes over to cook for your party, is it normal to ban them from your upstairs. Then there was the passive-aggressive “etiquette” gift.

“Crazy gift, crazy person, crazy behavior. I did it lightheartedly,” Karen says.

Karen Huger seems to have a lot to prove, as she is from a poor, rural background. She tells everyone who will listen that her husband is the “Black Bill Gates.”

The website 2Paragraphs introduced Juan Dixon to those who don’t already know him. Dixon was a Maryland Terps star, and nephew of Sheila Dixon. He’s still a big deal in these parts, so it’s unclear why he would get involved in this poo storm of crazy people. Dixon is from Baltimore, which is spoken about like the ‘hood. Your author is from Baltimore, and is not “section 8” like the dis seemed to infer.

“After leading the Terps to the 2002 NCAA championship, Juan was drafted in the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. Juan also played for the Portland Trailblazers and the Detroit Pistons. Today, the 37-year-old is working as a special assistant coach with the Maryland men’s basketball team with head coach Mark Turgeon.”

The bottom line for the Dixon family should be that nothing good will come from RHOP but a paycheck.

The RHOP just seem insecure and pretentious, which is not something that Maryland wants to be known for.

What did you think of the first episode of RHOP? Will you be watching a second one, or do you think it will go the way of Real Housewives of DC?

[Photo courtesy of Bravo]

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