"Catfish" My New Television Guilty Pleasure

 *Spoiler Warning*

Okay, It's no secret that I don't watch many popular reality shows. You know the ones that Wives, Hip Hop, Bachelor, Bachelorette, Bad, Club, or Chrissy in the title of it. I don't watch them. Yes, it gets me stared at crazy by many I know. I don't relate at all. I just don't understand all that fighting and you are not competing for a Large Cash Grand Prize or Job (Like RuPaul's Drag Race, Big Brother, or Amazing Race) or Not Relatives (Like Mary Mary) Yes, the Parentheses are shows I watch and I have some "Guilty Pleasure" shows I do watches like Cheaters, Toddlers and Tiaras, and Bridezillas. Well, there is an addition to the "Guilty Pleasures" list and its name is Catfish the TV Show.

It is derived from a Documentary about a guy who meets his online love and finds out she was not who she said was. Well after the movie aired the man was bombarded with emails with people with online love horror stories. The show is about that same guy helping people find out if their online lovers are lying or not. So far in five episodes, no one is telling the truth. I have faith though. It may be the Season finale but I have faith somebody will be telling the truth. (Yes, you can laugh).

The show is a trip. There is an episode with a lady who was a stripper and thought she dating a childless male stripper. The male stripper was a husky guy with children that was supposed to be the male stripper's promoter. There is the episode where a young lady thought for almost 2 years she was talking to a guy and it was a cruel prank of an ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend. The girlfriend was Not remorseful at all because she just wanted the girl to leave her boyfriend. I pray that the young lady learns better and more mature conflict management. *sigh* Then there was the most interesting case to date to me. The lady had a boyfriend who wanted to marry her. Yet, she had a 10-year online romance that she wanted to meet to make a decision.

I try to watch this show with an open mind. This could happen to anyone. There are so many liars out there in the world. But like Cheaters, I think it is sad that this show is even needed. People don't use common sense or are too lazy to do the "homework" on someone before meeting one another and even worse catching feelings. A central theme I see is almost Anuptahobic people trying to date. They are so scared to be alone that they accept these obvious lies. I'm sorry "Never being able to meet" is an obvious lie. Especially if for longer than 3 months if you live in the same city, in my opinion, is a bald-faced lie. Who never has time if they are single and telling the truth? Even if you met while both were grocery shopping. I understand long-distance love puts a strain on the meeting but listen to what they say when you finally become able to meet.

As for being too lazy to do the Homework, it amazed me how everyone has at least a Facebook page on this show. Yet, no one looks through the page fully. Many of the clues are found on the Facebook pages of the offender. They go to a Modeling school in India. Friends of the offender have the same pictures as the offender that happens to look just like the offender. While we texting each other I'd be all on their page.  If "Bells" went off enough to email Catfish Ummm "Bells" should have gone off for you to do your own investigating. If he could find it...

I date No One without doing All my homework. As I get older and add to my dating experience, the amount of homework has increased. I've dated online men before. Met the man to become one of my best friends that way (That was a Confession). I also met the Best Liar in the World ever (trust me he increased my amount of homework) online also.  We always met in a public place. Sometimes I brought my friends along, just in case a dude stood me up. Never had it to happen. But we always met within a month. And if we can't meet, I tell the dude to lose my number (Hey, am I wrong for saying "Lose my Number" to dismissed guys? Just Curious!). In the words of Sweet Brown "Ain't Nobody got Time Fah Dat".

So, that's my new "Guilty Pleasure", Catfish the TV Show. I'm going to watch Catfish the Documentary one day. I want to see this guy's journey. I do know him and the girl became good friends. Okay let me catch the latest episode with my fingers crossed the "offender" is true blue. LoL

Putting Your Fork in Someone Else's Plate

Okay, the title of this blog need work. Sounds unsanitary! Oh well! Earlier this year Chef & TV Host Mario Batali and his family and recently Newark Mayor Cory Booked lived on Food Stamps for a week. They did it to get an understanding of how it is to live on them. Though there are many critics, I think what they did is very courageous.

I've never personally lived on Food Stamps. I've done papers on the Food Stamps Program.  I have eaten food bought by Food Stamps. I have paid for the toiletries and medications of a few people who have lived on Food Stamps. I have hugged and dried the tears of someone who is on Food Stamps.

I was furious when there were cities such as New York considered ending the Food Stamp program. Ending the Food Stamp Program is horrible. If anything the Food Stamps program needs to be regulated. I've seen people buy birthday and wedding cakes with Food Stamps. I keep hearing there are places where Soda, Alcohol, and Tobacco can be bought. So I understand the frowning at the dysfunction. But before leaders eliminate it have they tried to fix it? No, because they don't have a clue on how they understand it. Can't fix what you don't understand. But instead of being educated, you just do away with it. Wow, that seems like a productive attitude.

Leaders that have a "Do Away with It" attitude act like All of those on Food Stamps Want to be on Food Stamps. I'm not saying "The Career Food Stamp Recipient" is a myth. It's Just not the only picture about those who receive Food Stamps. The number of abusers of the system is low. Even some of the abusers abuse out of desperation. I said I have paid for the non-food items for some on Food Stamps. Everybody does not have people that can buy toilet tissue or soap for them to help them out. Some people have people who will do it but at a cost. So many feel they have to "sell" their stamps for cash. Remember this is to buy food. Where is the money to buy non-food items, go to non-food places, or pay the non-food bills? This is not Cash. It doesn't pay for everything in life.

Again I applaud Mario Batali, Cory Booker, and other leaders that are trying to understand. The saying says Put your Foot in Someone Else's Shoe and I bet it will Pinch. Put your Fork on Someone Else's Plate and I bet the Food will Taste Different.

My Thoughts! What are Yours???