The ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Fight for Gay Rights Becomes a Screaming Match
Supporting the LGBTQ+ community can happen in a multitude of ways. Some volunteer, while others simply offer a friendly hello to a queer classmate. The Real Housewives of Orange County utilize a less orthodox method: creating wonderful television each week by slinging mud in all directions. And that is a win for queer people everywhere.
The best RHOC season in years has no intent of slowing down, despite Heather Dubrow’s futile attempt to assuage drama in the name of Family Equality. That’s in large part thanks to the layers to all the conflict. There’s the masterful DUI Shannon Beador vs. Jesus Jugs plotline, the smaller stakes Katie vs. Heather petty feud, and the brewing Tamra vs. Jenn explosion. But quietly, a subtler takedown has arisen, as Tamra sets Gina up for a fatal fall.
Once upon a time, Gina Kirschenheiter was the worst Housewife in the land of Orange County, dismaying audiences nationwide with questionable hairdos and a grating voice. She still is, but thanks to a needed rebrand as the cast punching bag, she’s become shockingly watchable.