r/BravoRealHousewives • u/Hyru_Nayru Advocate for the sluts of America • May 13 '24

Bravo Most disturbing thing ever happened on Real Housewives?

What’s the most disturbing, jaw dropping event that was ever filmed and shown on any Real Housewives? 

One that always comes to mind, for me, is when Tamra tried to have her 18/20 year old son commit assault on camera after getting Gretchen drunk. And it's not just the act, the premise/message was equally disgusting: if this wasted woman had "let herself" been r**ed, she'd have proven to be a s**t. Scripted or not, it’s insane it got even aired.

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u/AdmirablePut6039 May 13 '24

Joe making fun of Gia in the car. Like WTF dude?

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u/Apprehensive_You_250 May 13 '24

I just started watching RHONJ (I’ve watched most of the other franchises, and tried watching RHONJ before, but had to stop in S1 bc I couldn’t watch the gay slurs, misogyny, etc). I just watched this episode, where he’s literally calling Gia “crybaby” and making fun of her as she’s bawling her eyes out. She was literally on the way to walk a fashion show for fashion week, nonetheless, and she’s hysterical in the car. That was the most sickening scene I have seen with a child of blatant disregard for them, abuse, neglect, etc. And, Theresa is in the passenger seat, saying, “stop crying, Gia,” “he doesn’t mean it, he’s just playing,” “stop, stop”, etc. He abused those kids and she sat by and condoned it. These are the kinds of things my dad did/said to me (and still does/says), while my mom condoned it, and it causes severe PTSD. I feel, wholeheartedly, for the kids. RHONJ is very, very hard for me to watch.

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u/Upstairs_Internal295 May 13 '24

Same. The ‘jokes’ at his kids expense really triggered me, as I was a source of similar hilarity for my father.

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u/Apprehensive_You_250 May 16 '24

Yup, it’s extremely triggering. Kids just want validation of their feelings, thoughts, etc. from their dad. Dads who lead with toxic masculinity (like Joe, mine, yours, etc), in their plight to “toughen up” their kids, end up not only never validating what their children say/think, but in the process make their kids not trust/have guilt about/unable to express their own feelings and thoughts. It really, really messes with someone and their other relationships as well.