I think it is THE REAL shame. There is almost nothing REAL about this show or some of these women, expensive, professional, styling/makeup aside... Finally, women of color get a platform where there is no white panelist and is directed to an audience of people of color and what do we get for it, girls gone ghetto? Come on, these women have had REAL accomplishments, and have overcome REAL obstacles, so, be REAL! Don't act like gutter hags, it overshadows any REAL points that are being made. And, it makes it very hard for the more REAL acting hosts, trying to make a connection to us REAL people.
In REAL life, we see REAL behavoiur in our community. What we need is these women lifting us up, and truly representing the more common experiences of women of color and giving us something different, than just the TMZ angle.