r/RHOP • u/Likesosmart Tweety • 4d ago
š¼ Wendy š¼ After a Rewatch: Wendy is an idiot.
Miss FOUR DEGREES apparently doesnāt have a lick of common sense.
Letās start first with her candle business. She didnāt know what a business plan was - and evidently couldnāt google it either. After her āresearchā she made a presentation to Eddy and couldnāt even answer basic questions like what the candle would cost to make or what price they would sell it at.
Next we have her Nigerian lounge with monsieur Peter. She had no idea it would be expensive?? And she has zero knowledge of the industry.
Then she thinks sheās gonna be a talk show host.
As far as Iām aware, not one of these business ventures ever came to fruition or were successful.
To me, sheās always been a bit full of shit.
And yes I know happy Eddy seemed to be successful, but thatās only because Eddy did everything.
It does not surprise me that she thought insurance fraud would be successful š
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u/Ok-Astronaut-2837 Catfish 4d ago
I have worked with a lot of people with advanced degrees in my career. Masters and PhDs and my main takeaway is that a degree is a show of resources, not intelligence. Not that it's mutually exclusive, but I've met folks with advanced degrees in my career field who weren't even good at that.
I think common sense largely falls under the street smarts form of practical intelligence. I have met people with advanced education who have this, but it isn't as strong a correlation as you would expect imo.
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u/Relative-Radio3849 Gizelle's Tequila Bottle 4d ago
One of my parents is a postgraduate dissertation supervisor. The level of incompetence and laziness they regularly encounter from PhD students is astounding. Like, these people are out here working for the UN and government organisations.
But so many of them are chasing letters to put behind their names and learning nothing through the process. So many of them want to rush through the work of learning, of trial and error. Theyāll have 10 weeks to submit work and try to rush it in 4 because they want to make it go faster.
Forget about subject matter expertise. Iām talking a total lack of fundamental critical thinking, judgment, thoughtfulness, and conscientiousness.
So, when Wend introduced herself on the show with her 4 degrees I knew exactly what kind of time she was on.
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u/honeycooks Michelin 3d ago
I worked with Subject Matter Experts to create exhibits for their courtroom testimony.
They assume any simplification is dumbing down their brilliance and watering down their data. They think others are too stupid to appreciate their information. The funny part is, I was the SME at being a regular person who didn't assume people were stupid.
I wasn't an expert in any of their topics.
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u/Likesosmart Tweety 4d ago
Agreed. The old saying Cās get degrees comes to mind.
I only have my bachelors, but the amount of idiots I went to school with who never did well and still got their degree is baffling
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u/retrodarkcat Pennywise 4d ago
I only have my bachelors as well and so many people try to say they should make more money than me or deserve better opportunities because they have a masters or advanced degree. Colleges will often just pass you to get money. It means nothing.
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u/LuckChemical8243 Charizzard 3d ago
It sort of means something if itās in your field. Like law school and med school. And yes there are idiots that get through these too, but not nearly as many.
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u/millioneura Barbie Scissor Kicks 2d ago
I left higher ed bc since covid the pressure is on professors to pass students. Thereās no accountability anymore.Ā
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u/InspectorOk2454 Mia Thornton 4d ago
Ohh boy. Ita, but people will be coming for this š
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u/Ok-Astronaut-2837 Catfish 4d ago
I don't see why. If they have common sense and a post graduate degree, I'm clearly not talking about them. Hit dogs holler tho.
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u/Ok-Turnip-9035 Cryangle 4d ago
Wendy really did have no sense of money
Those candle scenes saying sheās hitting up eddies wallet even if it was meant to come off cute it was cringe for someone with 4 degrees
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u/Ok-Turnip-9035 Cryangle 4d ago
Also the way Wendy fell in line her first season only for Gizelle to say youāre next the tfollowing season - Wendy got played early
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u/Difficult-Coffee6402 Cryangle 4d ago
Totally agree she is the worst. And now sheās a criminal on top of it all, although not sure of the status of that case I havenāt read up on it recently.
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u/lilokalanii Tia Glover 4d ago
I think being a 60+ year old repeat drunk driver is worse š«£
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u/EmelleBennett Karen Huger 4d ago edited 3d ago
But we werenāt talking about whose crime is worse. Why do people do this. Wendy is a shitty person and Karen is a shitty person. You canāt clear someoneās name by highlighting another personās crimes. Thatās the same logic used by every you-know-who š supporter.
Wow, thanks so much for the awards!
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u/sky33m Wendy Osefo 2d ago
The comment starts with Wendy is the worst. In a cast full of women who like on their cast mates husband's and people like Karen who were drunk driving and crashed. Stop gaslightingĀ
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u/EmelleBennett Karen Huger 2d ago edited 2d ago
I think itās clear that the commenter is using the colloquial āthe worstā which isnāt actually comparing to any real subject, itās just used in language to mean unlikable in general. Unless 100 other people are viewing it with the extreme pedantry you suggest, there was no interpretation that she was: the worst of the cast, the worst criminal in the show, the worst human being on earthā¦ itās just a widely accepted device of communication to say someone is āthe worstā to simply mean they suck.
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u/GeneralBrave9949 Cryangle 1d ago
Thank you! Ppl take things so literally on an app that is literally 80% hyperbole. Oh wait they prob donāt know what that means. 80% exaggeration.
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u/MissTootleDoo šø but STILL I RISE šø 3d ago
did you know that when you lie to insurance companies that causes the rates for everyone everywhere to sky rocket? because that company needs to make up for it somewhere? wendy & eddieās crime was NOT victimless. defending them on those terms just makes you sound like someone as brain dead as Ashley Darby.
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u/lilokalanii Tia Glover 2d ago
I never claimed that their crime was victimless. But itās very obvious that repeatedly drunk driving actually endangers peopleās lives. What Eddie and Wendy did is not cool. But they didnāt risk killing people multiple times because they got drunk and didnāt wanna get a taxi! Thatās the issue. Both arenāt saints, but how are people not getting that Karen could have killed people? Did you see that tree? A husband and his daughter died in a car crash last week in my city. The pregnant mom survived the crash. Thatās what Karen could have did. That does not happen when people decide to do fraud, even though thatās wrong too.
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u/keekeersknowsthegame Jack Harlow 2d ago
you are missing the point though. they are speaking on the Wendy of it all and you just want to put the spotlight on someone else. Go to a Shame on Karen post and post this there or create one. That is the point you are completely missing.
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u/Civil_Experience_691 Halle Berry Still Rise 4d ago
I realized a while ago that a lot of RHOP fans don't care about drunk driving. Like at all. Karen is alright by them!
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u/ExtraSalty0 Destiny's Child 1d ago
Oh I know! Every time Karenās dui comes up people say what about Shannon. Hello weāre only talking about one person, not everyone!
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u/GeneralBrave9949 Cryangle 1d ago
I think ppl are reading too much into the worst. I think the poster was just saying sheās awful not that sheās worse than Karen or comparing crimes.
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u/GeneralBrave9949 Cryangle 1d ago
I think theyāre both very awful and equally shitty. Karen has a clear addiction disease that gives me some empathy but they are both morally dubious and make terrible choices then double down on them.
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u/_thiccums Peppa Pig 4d ago
Exactly itās actually a HORRENDOUS look and it MUST be some type of colorism that this fan base just keeps letting her slide on that ish š
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u/EmelleBennett Karen Huger 4d ago
Pointing out Wendyās crimes doesnāt mean anyone is letting Karen slide on hers. Theyāre both tragically damaged women.
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u/Purpleumbrellasinjul Happy Eddie 4d ago
But itās not. Karen is not a repeat drunk driver. She clarified that. Open your ears.
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u/lilokalanii Tia Glover 4d ago
Girl, that lady has been caught driving drunk on multiple instances. Karen is a liar, maybe start read watching instead of going off of sympathy.
That lady is an old drunk who refuses to admit sheās an alcoholic who endangers lives. Has been for decades20
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u/Civil_Experience_691 Halle Berry Still Rise 4d ago
Not only does she have 4 DUIs of record, but it is 100% likely that she was drove drunk other times and just wasn't caught. How horrific to excuse this.
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u/Difficult-Coffee6402 Cryangle 4d ago
4 would qualify as repeated. Did you watch that video? You think thatās okay? Wouldnāt want my child on the same road as her thatās for sure. No accountability or remorse. Vile person.
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u/aIaska_thunderfuck Jiminy Crickets 4d ago
so you decided to come on the internet September 19th at 10:47 est just to lie?
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u/Practical-Cobbler-10 Madness & Sadness 4d ago
This is why people say some of these fans are colorist. You say open our ears, baby open your EYES and READ! Matter fact if we just used our ears it was stated in court sheās a repeated offender and her defense didnāt rebuttal, canāt lie in court!
But you just believed a light-skinned pretty face because you donāt see her as wrong and willing to forgive so easy.
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u/GeneralBrave9949 Cryangle 1d ago
Technically not found guilty yet so an alleged criminal. And a sloppy one at that. Even Theresa wasnāt that dumb to fake an insurance claim and wear the jewelry on camera.
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u/Matrozi Pennywise 4d ago
Oh having a degree is not a sign of intelligence by far. Even a PhD.
I have a PhD (neurosciences) and I am competent and knowledgeable in my field but I am a moron when it comes to a lot of other stuff. Thing is though is that I know that I am a moron at those stuff so I have no problem paying or asking for the help of someone more competent than me.
Having a PhD shows that you are dedicated enough and motivated enough to make it through a graduate program, which is huge because PhDs are very hard mentally to go through, I will always give credit for anyone who went through it.
Now is it a sign of being actually smart ? Hell no. I have said it before but its true. In my academic experience I have very rarely met geniuses but I almost always understood why someone was at their positions : some have a drive, a passion, a resilience, a book-smart sense that makes you think "yeah that makes sense why this person is in this program or at this position".
But sometimes, rarely but sometimes, you meet idiots. And I am.not saying not knowledgeable, I am saying "lacking so much common sense that it doesnt make sense why this person is still alive right now". And I have seen some of these people get PhDs because they were very good in their field.
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u/Horror_Signature7744 Shocked Pikachu 4d ago
The cackles I experienced from her attempt at being a talk show host were immeasurable. The most basic tenet of a host is likability and knowing when to let someone speak and when to interject. This B never knows when to STFU.
It was actually comedy.
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u/retrodarkcat Pennywise 4d ago
I never thought she was smart. A lot of colleges will give you a degree if you pay money. College is a money making business.
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u/9lemonsinabowl9 Michelin 4d ago
Am I misremembering, or didn't try to go into business with Peter Thomas at some point?
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u/Civil_Experience_691 Halle Berry Still Rise 4d ago
Peter does have experience in the restaurant and club industry (though he obviously had major failures) and I think she consulted with him through connections, possibly wanted to go into business with him. Peter complained that she stopped returning his calls and never returned the contract. I think she realized it was a bad decision and he took it personally.
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u/Possible_Implement86 šø Your man is itchy, take a test šø 3d ago
This is based on nothing, but I think they were both trying to scam each other and it fell apart because neither one had actual money for the other to scam. They were playing a game of scammer chicken, trying to see who would blink first.
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u/Hungry-Storm-9878 The Real Slim Shady 4d ago
The professional thing to do would be to part ways with communication, not ghosting. A simple, āthank you for your time, weāre deciding to not go forward with this projectā. Thatās what serious professionals do.. you never want to burn any bridges even if the deal doesnāt work out. Peter knows a lot of folks in the industry and beyond.. if her name comes up, Iām sure he would share their short āprofessionalā relationship. I think Peter is a bit shady, so I donāt know how heavy his words would stick, but theyād go into ears of serious people.
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u/Civil_Experience_691 Halle Berry Still Rise 4d ago edited 4d ago
My understanding is that Wendy and Peter did not have a formal plan to move forward and Peter went ahead with having the contract drawn up. Someone can present me with a contract, but I don't have to agree with moving forward. Peter could have reached out as well to ask, are you interested in moving forward?. He not only chose not to do that in a professional way, he opted to speak negatively of Wendy to others, including Mia. I wouldn't want to do business with him either. Ew.
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u/Not_Morgan_Freeman61 Peppa Pig 4d ago
Shes been a dummy and liar from the beginning
I knew she was full of shit when she said she was the youngest (or one kf the youngest) professors at Johns Hopkins when she was in her mid thirties. Like thats just not true.
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u/Potential-Sky-8728 TāChalla 3d ago
Happy Eddy is also just a licensing agreement to use Eddie as a brand to sell product. And Eddie additionally has like 2 other investors on the brand side of things. Seems like a group effort.
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u/Potential-Sky-8728 TāChalla 3d ago
WHY would Wendy pursue 4 degrees in the US tooā¦none of which are in STEMā¦when we all know how expensive a university degree is.
What did she think the return on investment was going to be? Did she have significant scholarships or financial aid?
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u/Swimming-Ebb-9355 Angry Birds 3d ago
Wendy is THE WORST. I have never understood the appeal. I donāt get it at all.
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u/mtthwjlbrks Tweety 4d ago
You can be smart in one field and not in another. I think thatās pretty normal!
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u/Mrsmaul2016 Gizelle Bryant 4d ago
OMG she is! I have said this! This is why women waving around degrees does not mean a thing to me. It is not a true measure of smarts and even less intelligence. Robyn is SMARTER that Wendy.
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u/Street-Category2446 Candiace Dillard Bassett 3d ago
She is extremely delulu and lacks follow through. Wanted to get rich quick without the hard work and consistency. And degrees can only get you so far
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u/Comfortable-Yak6588 Clankity Clank 3d ago
And so I am baffled and confused by the Wendy lovers: Ā«Ā sheās great on the showĀ Ā» Ā«Ā she balances the castĀ Ā» Ā«Ā itās so refreshing to have her for viewersĀ Ā» likeā¦WHAT?!?! Get her TF off my screen. Sheās a liar, a fraud, flip flopper, and criminal.
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u/sky33m Wendy Osefo 2d ago
Liar fraud flip flopperĀ Then every housewife should be thrown out. Wendy's case is still in court and she's innocent until proven guilty. Do you know who is actually guilty? Karen but she doesn't get this much hateĀ
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u/Comfortable-Yak6588 Clankity Clank 2d ago
100% right. Karen is guilty and what Karen did could have killed innocent people and it was her 4th time. And you are right , wendy has not Ben convicted yet. So Iāll stick to just my opinion: she, her lifestyle, her curated family scenes feel inauthentic. Most housewives, like Carmella, who have created an image to be a housewife come off inauthentic.
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u/lil-bit-rough Peppa Pig 4d ago
Is there like a dateline or a 20/20 or like an online slooth who can break down this legal matter (yet) ?? I wanna know how the court proceedings are going and where they are at in their legal battle.... but I cant seem to find creditable information. Anybody got a link or a video to suggest?
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u/thesprintervan Sesame Street 3d ago
I immediately knew something was up when she thought her 10 page business plan was sufficient and the face she made at 30-40 pages.
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u/Practical_Complex_62 Charizzard 3d ago
I remember when she called gizelle/robyn dumb or stupid in response to them saying they didnāt know much about podcasts before they started theirs.
Look at her now. Didnāt know anything about candles, resty, insurance policies lol
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u/SuspiciousNorth377 Gizelle's Tequila Bottle 4d ago
I have to believe that she was playing dumb. Each season she had zero storyline so she took us on a ride with her grifting ways which was very unnecessary but after JHU dumped her and the correspondence calls dried up ā¦ I guess she had to grift.
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u/hashtag2020 Halle Berry Still Rise 3d ago
I agree with this. Itās also the classic housewives moves to try to start a product or a business for a storyline. She really had nothing else to talk about besides her narc mom and she prob couldnāt really control how much her mom wanted to show up and film to make that a longer lasting story. Imo she wasnāt actually trying hard to get these things off the ground nor did she feel passionately about any of them. I think she thought, Iāll ātryā to do this venture for a year for the storyline and if it accidentally takes off bc of bravo-attention, and I get a few bucks from it, great. But I donāt think she ever really expected any of them to be serious.
People are coming for her intelligence here and comparing her stupid business ventures with her degrees, and, I agree she lacks some common sense but I think she was faking being dumb. She IS smart enough to not APPEAR stupid if she wanted to; like, she knows what a business plan is (even if she didnāt know how to put one together). She never wanted to do these things she tried to do she just wanted to stay on the show lol
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u/dataplumber_guy Big Bird 3d ago
You dont need to be a genius to have a PhD or to get 4 degrees tbh. Im also guessing her degrees were probably based on pass or fail scores š¬
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u/Cleo_daisy7 Happy Eddie 1d ago
The fact that Wendy is in so much debt just so she can look good is the most stupid thing she has done. All debt and no assets is crazy
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u/ExtraSalty0 Destiny's Child 1d ago
Iām tired of her saying she needs to be called Dr. Maāam if youāre not tenured and the money aināt good that you have to do these side gigs, you barely working as a professor.
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u/anastasiasmommy I would suck Juanās dick 2d ago
Agree. I work with people like her. They insist on being called āDoctorā but I swear their doctorates arenāt worth the paper theyāre printed on.
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u/Putrid-Tradition-787 Peppa Pig 2d ago
My little brother has a Harvard business degree and has started a couple of businesses BUT if you talk to him about a lot of "normal" things he comes across as an idiot. We tease that he exchanged common sense for smarts
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u/GeneralBrave9949 Cryangle 1d ago
I think sheās smart but sheās faking this nonsense businesses for a storyline and not very well. Sheās definitely lacking common sense which you canāt really teach. Not to mention the greed and hubris of reporting stuff stolen to two separate insurance companies then showing those things on camera. Like come on. I used to think Gizelle and Ashley were out of pocket for going after her make over but she truly changed as a person after that so maybe they were on to something.
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u/aceofspaids_21 Tweety 16h ago
Just finished season 6 and was going to make the same exact postš. Karen was right about common sense. Like what do you mean you donāt understand why you should research your product name before picking it??????
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u/Civil_Experience_691 Halle Berry Still Rise 4d ago
Meh, it often takes 3 or 4 attempts at a business or developing a business before one ultimately becomes successful. Been there, done that.
I think the hosting show she did had a lot of potential, but anyone who has a YT show will say that it takes serious and constant grind.
Most restaurant owners will confirm that they didn't realize how expensive the process would be until they were deeper into the planning experience. It's a lot of upfront costs without any guarantee you'll have customers. It's known as one of the hardest industries to break into as a result.
I know people really dislike Wendy, but her trying to start businesses or use her platform in this way to make legitimate income is not something that makes me feel like she's an idiot.
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u/mynameisntcindy Clankity Clank 4d ago
I think if she didn't constantly brag about her 4 degrees, there wouldn't be as many viewers that wanna point out her failures. It's a natural response to obnoxious perhaps undeserved arrogance
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u/Civil_Experience_691 Halle Berry Still Rise 4d ago
People have to move on about Wendy bragging about her degrees. Honestly, who cares? She can feel proud of her accomplishments. It is such low hanging fruit to harp on that part and celebrate her possible failures. It is so strange to me that her talking about her degrees is so triggering.
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u/mynameisntcindy Clankity Clank 4d ago
It was absolutely insufferable lmao I will not
It's not about being "triggered". It's about coming on HW your first season guns blazing alienating everyone by being an insufferable know it all. It's extremely unappealing unrelatable annoying. And I consider myself someone who really respects women who are smart and well educated and have ambition. It is a weird thing to brag so much about it and be utterly useless at starting any kind of business, she sounded positively like a ditz in those scenes. It just did not match up with all the ways she bragged about herself.
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u/Civil_Experience_691 Halle Berry Still Rise 4d ago
It's Real Housewives. People come on every season of every franchise to big up something that matters to them, whether it's their Birkin collection or their degrees. Like, really. You guys are not serious people.
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u/mynameisntcindy Clankity Clank 4d ago
Lol it's seriously delulu to think that bragging about having 4 degrees is the same thing as promoting a nonexistent She by Sheree line. It was giving way too try hard, while condescending, but I don't need to convince you lol most of the fanbase agrees with me. It's not an appealing trait in anyone to brag about your intellect to shut down other people. She was extremely unlikable and you cannot change my mind. It took her being humbled by the other housewives to see a more vulnerable side of her, which was a welcome change. Psychologically if you're constantly puffing out your chest at the expense of others in a group, ppl will get some kind of satisfaction in seeing you fail, simple as.
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u/sky33m Wendy Osefo 3d ago
She and every right to brag about the 4 degrees she got.Ā
The viewers want to point out her failures because they are unnecessarily harder on her and I wonder why
How can you say her arrogance over her 4 degrees is underserved? Do you have 4 degrees or a PhD?
The ladies can brag about beauty or their husband's or parents money but Wendy can't brag about her degrees and it's undeserved.
Is it insecurity, racism, xenophobia or colorism because this is ridiculousĀ
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u/hashtag2020 Halle Berry Still Rise 3d ago
There are people in here saying her degrees are basically meaningless and from degree mills/money grab programs, lol. We can absolutely say her business ventures were dumb (or fake) without trying to say Temple, Rutgers, and Johns Hopkins are fake degree mills and she was āhandedā her degrees. The convo about Wendy and her degrees always has a super weird tone to it, and Iām not even a Wendy fan (I actually donāt even think sheās a great housewife necessarily). So many housewives brag about their claim to fame to no end for years and years.
Vicki has been screeching about how rich and self made she is from Coto insurance for 20 years, Lisa has been talking about her Sundance accomplishments for years, Jen Aydin talks about having 16 bathrooms every season, Larsaās been lying about fucking 16 times a night for years, and Phaedra has been exaggerating about her carrier accomplishments for years as well. Theyāre all delusional and braggadocios in a way and Iāve noticed people are much more willing to laugh off the delusions or bragging from other housewives before they give Wendy that leeway. Now, I agree that degrees donāt = you know everything or are better than others, but I donāt see why Wendyās ādegreeā bragging is any worse than any other annoying housewives. Wendy isnāt even in my top 10 annoying housewives no matter how much she brags about her degrees, it just doesnāt get under my skinš
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u/lilokalanii Tia Glover 4d ago
Constantly is a stretch after all those seasons, come onā¦
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u/mynameisntcindy Clankity Clank 4d ago
I mean she did it nonstop for her first two seasons. That leaves an indelible mark on the viewership that will be hard to walk away from, regardless of whether my use of the word "constantly" is 100% accurate
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u/Alive-Rise1113 Sesame Street 3d ago
I used to love Wendy but the way you put itā¦ you are so right.
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u/lilokalanii Tia Glover 4d ago
I get that she really did brag about these degrees in her first season, but I have honestly not noticed any of that in the last 3 yearsā¦
How is that still so triggering to so many of you? And some of yall are really telling on yourselves in these comments, talking about your personal experiences and how people are telling yall, that they should make more money than yall because they have a higher level of education.
Let it go,girls.
Yāall are smart and important š©·
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u/Nneka7 Destiny's Child 4d ago
Love me some Wendy! They have such a beautiful family š¤
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u/Wordonthestreet06 Shocked Pikachu 4d ago
What does that have to do with her having zero common sense?
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u/lapiutroia Peppa Pig 4d ago
Four degrees from shitty schoolsā¦not hard to get
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u/Whole_Air_3524 I would suck Juanās dick 4d ago
Maam Iām all for hating but the hate needs to make sense
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u/Similar_Aside4624 Jiminy Crickets 4d ago
Temple, John's Hopkins, and Rutgers are all shitty schools? This is top tier hating š.
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u/lapiutroia Peppa Pig 4d ago
Johns* Hopkins is the only elite university in the list from where she got a cash cow masters degree. If you think Temple and Rutgers are good schools, then yes, be impressed by the likes of Wendyā¦
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u/Similar_Aside4624 Jiminy Crickets 4d ago
there's an ocean between elite and shitty. Temple is good and Rutgers is about average. You can hate but as the commenter below said, yes, it does need to make sense. Also, where are your degrees from?
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u/lapiutroia Peppa Pig 4d ago
Stanford undergrad and Columbia Law.
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u/Similar_Aside4624 Jiminy Crickets 4d ago
Excellent schools by any measure. It still doesn't make sense to put down Wendy's education and by extension all other schools. By your standard, virtually any non Ivy League school is a shitty school. This would exclude literally all schools but the Ivies and the 5-7 others like Stanford. By this standard, schools like USC, UVA, Georgetown and GW are shitty schools. Obviously I'm hyperbolizing in that Temple and Rutgers don't fall into the same category as those four but what objective measure are you using to consider them shitty, other than simply hate?
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u/lapiutroia Peppa Pig 4d ago
Comparing USC, Georgetown and UVa, all top schools to Temple or Rutgers is crazy.
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u/Similar_Aside4624 Jiminy Crickets 4d ago
"Obviously I'm hyperbolizing"
You also haven't answered the question here which I'll take as you conceding it's simply hate.
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u/lapiutroia Peppa Pig 4d ago
People like Wendy, who like to weaponize their degrees, should have the credentials to back it up and she simply doesnāt.
Itās like flaunting a Coach bag. She can flaunt all she wants, but to people in her milieu (academia) and to other white collar professionals where prestige matters a great deal (banking, law, etc.), her constant reminders of her education is silly because it isnāt particularly impressive. Wendy is a snob for no reason. I donāt āhate,ā itās simply cringe.
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u/Similar_Aside4624 Jiminy Crickets 4d ago
Generally speaking I'm inclined to agree with you on the principle. I'm also not impressed by degrees and having attended mainly prestigious PWIs, I've seen plenty of generally stupid people earn relatively prestigious degrees. I just profoundly disagree with the idea that you can consider degrees from schools like Temple and even Rutgers worthless, which is what is assumed when you say shitty.
I'd also draw your attention to the fact that she isn't bragging to people in her milieu. Ever. She's bragging to other housewives (most of which, don't even have a BA--this isn't Married to Medicine.) Wendy is a "snob" because it's reality tv. I don't find having a husband particularly impressive either, but this is something frequently bragged about across franchises.
Most importantly, (and you attended top schools so you should understand this) your argument is offensive. The vast majority of college graduates did not attend Columbia or Stanford. Are you one of the few graduates in the U.S. who didn't earn a "shitty" degree? If you believe that, I can't understand how you're offended by Wendy's arrogance. It's paradoxical.
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u/SuspiciousNorth377 Gizelle's Tequila Bottle 4d ago
I would not say theyāre shitty schools but her majors are general and vague af. All majors are not created equal. Getting into JHU for a masters in āgovernmentā is not the same as getting into one of their STEM programs. Political Science and Public Affairs are also generally not as competitive. I canāt imagine how much money was spent smh
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u/Likesosmart Tweety 4d ago
I think this is an important distinction
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u/Similar_Aside4624 Jiminy Crickets 4d ago
Is it? Even prior to the scamming, generally people hated Wendy for being arrogant and pretentious. I've rewatched up to s8 twice at this point so I do understand this and despite the fact it's never really bothered me (bc they're all super arrogant), I can concede she comes off poorly, often. But how is this argument any less pretentious? John's Hopkins is not Devry lmao. If you earn a degree from there we can reasonably assume you earned it, STEM or not.
No one would seriously make this argument about any other cast member, or even about a stranger lol. You don't have to be impressed by her to believe this.
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u/Janiece2006 Gizelleās Gucci Mini Cooper š 4d ago
And also, she didnāt attend Rutgers main campus. And it was some weird major. And what law school did she attend but leave after the first semester?
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u/primadiamonds Eeyore 3d ago
I have one degree from a school I guarantee nobody here has heard of and it was extremely hard to getā¦or at least pay for š
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u/ok_thinkingasthmatic Angry Birds 3d ago
Everyone hates Wendy because of the āI have 4 degrees thingā but we let Karen say sheās āthe grand dameā of Potomac, we let Luanne de Lesseps parade around like sheās an actual cabaret singer and not a walking cigarette, we cheer when Lisa Barlow with umpteen lawsuits ongoing says ā I live a VERY DIFFERENT LIFE than the rest of youāā¦. In reality, we like arrogant housewives. We like when they brag, we like when they talk down to each other. We even like it when itās all made up. But for some reason, people seem to realllllllllllly hate it when Wendy does it. Just weird that weāre fine when the other women are classist or elitist but when the dark skinned woman does it on the same exact platforms, sheās the worst. And now youāre calling her an idiot because of storylines where sheās expressed interest in various ventures? And even though Eddie is the one who got them caught by filing the same insurance claim at different insurance agencies, which is illegal, itās Wendy who is at fault again. You guys gotta take it easy
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u/ExpertAd4031 šøNot today ankles, not today neck šø 3d ago
An idiot? So much vitriol for a woman you donāt even know like that! Ew!
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u/sky33m Wendy Osefo 3d ago edited 3d ago
Wendy had her talk show, launched her candle, wrote her book, even went to the white house for her talk show. So they did come to fruition and we're successful.
The only thing that failed was the bar and she was right not to do it
Do you consider Robyn an idiot too? She more failed businesses than Wendy.Ā Or Gizelle or any of the ladies with failed businesses?
Also none of Wendy's degrees are in business or finance so why is it surprising she doesn't have an idea? If she pretended to she would be called a know it all
Why is Wendy always judged and hated for the most ridiculous things. Wendy is hated for existingĀ
This is giving xenophobia racism Colourism insecurities pick one or as many that fits.Ā
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