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: While the show portrays high-society, well-to-do Black women—appealing for its representation of wealth—critics argue it often falls back on dysfunction and African American trauma to maintain viewership. 3. The Colorism & Respectability Debate

: The show transforms the docusoap genre through an "ethos of affluence" and a consumerist ethic that maintains the status quo of raced and classed intersections. The Real Housewives of Potomac

The following sections summarize key scholarly and critical arguments found in papers related to the franchise: 1. Televisual Reimaginings of Black Matriarchy : While the show portrays high-society, well-to-do Black