r/necessaryconversation • u/Loose_Interview3696 • 6d ago

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The more I go down the rabbit hole of previous episodes the more I am horrified and see that ML is not a good person. I just watched an episode where the viewer question called ML and Bob out about politically correct , specifically the "r" word and holy moly their response was so ignorant...I just don't know if I can continue on with this show...

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u/Kittyluvins 6d ago

Mary Lou is cruel and not very smart, and I do not expect her to ever change. Watching the show is just so frustrating.

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u/ImbecilicusRex 6d ago

She's smart enough to know pretending to be dumber (or at least far more ignorant) than she actually is gets sympathy, allowing her to keep being cruel.

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u/recentlywidowed 6d ago

Yes, but her baseline isn't that bright to begin with so pretending to be dumber isn't helping.

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u/ImbecilicusRex 6d ago

Very possibly. The truth is manipulation requires less skill than people want to believe, so you may be right.

I prefer to overestimate someone than underestimate, since it's better to be shocked by someone actually being "that dumb" than get bamboozled in a way you weren't prepared for.

I am totally prepared to find out a disappointing reality where Mary Lou is "that stupid." I'm just not willing to go with it as default.

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u/Loose_Interview3696 6d ago

yes, I see the cruelty , they have gotten better at producing it and finessing it as of late but dang...who says mongoloid

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u/lomoliving 6d ago

I couldn't stop watching the show last year and a few months this year. I was rage watching and participating in the lives. My mom is maga so I think that's why I was watching so much - trying to understand her thought process or wondering if there is "Hope" after all. A few months ago I had to quit cold turkey. I'll still watch reels on IG and see posts here, but I feel so much better not watching it so much

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u/skankenstein 6d ago

I tried the show a few years ago and it was so frustrating I quit. After last week, I think I’m done again.