But once I really got into the show and started to get a feel for who Lala is (or portrays herself to be publicly) I have to say I was pretty impressed.
The show highlights LaLa's personal friendships, family life and relationship with her husband. But you won't find any dinner party cat-fights or hair-pulling on this show. LaLa has done something a mainstream reality show hasn't done in a long time -- she's given black women a real, positive role model.
From shows like Basketball Wives to Bad Girls Club to the Real Housewives of Atlanta - there are so few positive role models for young girls of color on reality t.v. shows that its ridiculous. Forget what this says to the rest of the world - what about our little sisters and daughters? I don't have to point out that the fact that little girls of all ages and races are addicted to these shows is only creating a generation of drama addicts.
So I commend LaLa and VH1 for taking a step in the right direction.
What do you think?
