Southern Charm
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I was a little worried about what this season ofSouthern Charmwould be likw.
Would we just be stuck in this quarantine zone dealing with everyone being sick?
Well, yes, a little bit.
That doesnt have to be my legacy, he says.
He is right; it doesnt.
But before that can be not his legacy, he at least has to acknowledge and disown the past.
I mean, come on.
If his family was in South Carolina that far back, they owned slaves.
People owned slaves back then.
Accepting that its a part of your history is the first step toward getting past it and disavowing it.
Like a COVID-19 test, it is incredibly uncomfortable, but we all have to do it.
Leva says something very telling when watching the statue come down: The silence in Charleston is deafening.
Yes, keeping quiet about it is just the same as condoning it.
Craig, Austen, Craigs new girlfriend, Natalie, and Sheps girlfriend, Taylor, are all positive.
Taylor wants Shep to come over and get through it with her but, um,really sister?
Thats the crazy thing about COVID-19.
Shep is treating his exposure pretty seriously.
There were actually a lot of really great moments this episode.
(Been there, done that, quit the T-ball team.)
Im going to be honest: I stan Madison and Pringle hardcore.
They just seem like such a good match.
But, hey, a dudes gotta make a living.
Then, we see Craig pitching his pillows (again, not a euphemism for pegging) on HSN.
Just verify its clean, Jerry, the dreamy partner, tells Craig.
Thats sort of like askingGrittyto just confirm that his hair is brushed before a big meeting.
I couldnt have been prouder if it was June and I was wearing a rainbow thong.
But for all of those great moments, there is some brutality as well.
I would just like to say that Madison is pretty much the only reason I keep watching this show.
(That and the sweet Vulture paycheck I get every week.)
Shes already an influencer.
Thats basically like a reality-TV star without a speaking part.
Anyway, Madison just tells it like it is.
When Austen comes over, she starts with, Why do you keep fucking up?
Where do you go from there, Austen?
Austen says he doesnt know how to live without her and asks for another chance.
Ive learned my lesson, she tells him finally.
Youre not the one for me long-term.
And with that said, you should go home.
Hopefully this is the wake-up call that Austen needs.
What Madison really did was set him up for the next girlfriend.
He will get his life together.
He will do everything to prove her wrong.
The other crazy breakup is between Kathryn and Danni, and this was a long time coming.
Its presaged by Kathryns conversation with Leva.
There are plenty of books for her to read.
There are plenty of resources for her out there to learn her mistake and how to fix it.
But Kathryn is not doing any of that.
Im obviously not racist, she tells Leva.
Let me just say it flat out for Kathryn and everyone else out there: You are a racist.
I am a racist.
My husband is a racist.
We are all the products of a racist society.
Some people accept that.
We learn how to deprogram that racism.
None of us will be perfect.
We can accept responsibility for our part in it and how we benefit from the current world order.
Kathryn is completely incapable of all that.
Kathryn cant do it because she doesnt eventry.
This is most obvious when she goes over to Dannis house.
Kathryn has been treating Danni like an over-chewed dog toy for years now.
Yeah, thats the kind of asshole friend Kathryn is.)
Kathryn is always the victim and cant see how she could possibly be at fault.
Why was she wearing heels?
Shes otherwise dressed for a workout class.
If she had on sneakers, this wouldnt have happened.
Every calamity in Kathryns life from her relationship with Thomas to her racist incident is entirely preventable.
Is that my fault?
See, everything is turned back around on Danni.
Kathryn did nothing wrong.
When Danni responds, Kathryn rolls her eyes.
Danni asks if Kathryn did, in fact, roll her eyes.
Well, if my face did that, my face did that.
If that was an eye roll, then Im not an asshole.
Kathryn cant even say, Yes, that was an eye roll.
She is usingher own faceas a scapegoat.
Even her bodily moments arent under her own control.
Its like the same with the racist language.
Its not her fault.
She didnt do it.
Its someone elses problem.
She is deader than her ancestor John C. Calhoun.
She is deader than the enslaved people owned by Pringles family.
She is deader than Patricia at seeing Craig succeed on HSN.
Once she figures that out, and only then, will she be on her way to being reborn.
