"Flavor of Love" discussion thread

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » September 20th, 2006, 2:54 pm

Thanks to jetBlue (Conde Nast's Best Domestic Carrier 2002-present) and their in-seat DirectTV screens, I spent a good three hours of my flight home last night watching The Best Worst TV Show EVER, "Flavor of Love." For those of you who might live a cable-free existence or value your intellect, the premise of this laugh-out-loud reality show is that Flavor Flav (the clock-wearing comic relief rapper from Public Enemy) is searching for a lovely lady to be his soulmate. Despite the fact that he is washed-up, not-so-good-looking, and a grandfather, twenty-something hoochies compete to win his heart. Catfights ensue. Flav is wildly entertaining as he wears viking horns and talks about his dick. He has bestowed upon all the female contestants a nickname consisting of a misspelled word from the English language (Bootz, Deelishus, Krazy) to which they all willingly answer. Large breasts seem to be a common denominator uniting these feuding women.

What really struck me was that as these ladies catfight something nasty, the greatest virtue they can have on the show is "being real." They seem to define "being real" as "really being in love with Flav" and not "being an opportunist who wants 15 minutes of television fame in hopes of scoring a B-list record deal with some perv producer who digs a fat ass."

DISCUSSION POINTS:
1) The female buttocks as sexual/romantic currency.
2) "Being real"
3) Early 21st century modalities of fame and celebrity.
4) Material wealth
5) History of African-American showmanship/the minstrel show.
6) Acrimony and competition among women/acrimony as entertainment
7) Gender issues in hip-hop culture

I, for one, am thinking an improvised send-up of "Flavor of Love" should be in the works.

ratliff · Post by **ratliff** » September 20th, 2006, 3:05 pm

Didn't Flav hook up with Brigitte Nielsen on some other reality show? Is this, like, an alternate-reality show where they didn't actually hook up? I am old and confused.

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » September 20th, 2006, 3:26 pm

Flav's got tons of surplus lovin' to dole out in spoonfuls to anyone who's nice booty was in diapers when Fight The Power was a big hit. Yes, they did hook up on a previous VH1 production, but it didn't last. Pauvre Brigitte!

York99 · Post by **York99** » September 20th, 2006, 3:38 pm

This show is Tivo'd at the ColdTowne Manor. It's the funniest show out there. I suspect that it's not really a reality show and that Tami is secretly a writer for it.

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » September 20th, 2006, 3:47 pm

It's not all ass-shaking on this show. It's about SKILL and STRATEGY. There's a dark Machiavellian side to it as well. Trick your opponent into false comfort, and then throw her ass over a balcony.

Has anyone seen this alleged pants-crapping episode? Apparently one of the contenstants released her bowels in front of Flav and the camera crew.

Jill Morris · Post by **Jill Morris** » September 20th, 2006, 3:47 pm

I like the one where they all have to cook chicken. I can't remember anyone's name except Hoopz.

ChrisTrew.Com · Post by **ChrisTrew.Com** » September 20th, 2006, 4:54 pm

I'm a big fan of "Buckwyle" and "Like Dat." But they never stood a chance.
Seriously, if none of you have seen this, GO SEE IT NOW.

Mo, your words are brilliant.

and talks about his dick.

oh, man.

love and hate all rolled up in a juicy treat.

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » September 22nd, 2006, 12:21 am

BUMP!

FLAVOR OF LOVE, people!!! Come on!

TRUE OR FALSE:

Second City : SNL

Flavor of Love : Porn

I am also up for a chat about DOG: BOUNTY HUNTER, who I hear is currently incarcerated in Mexico.

Marc Majcher · Post by **Marc Majcher** » September 22nd, 2006, 8:01 am

Mo Daviau wrote: FLAVOR OF LOVE, people!!! Come on!

For the record, I fully support the concept of an AIC version of Flavor of Love. On stage, with video segments. Who among us truly knows what time it is?

ChrisTrew.Com · Post by **ChrisTrew.Com** » September 22nd, 2006, 1:10 pm

TRUE I HOPE

York99 · Post by **York99** » September 22nd, 2006, 2:16 pm

This is off-topic of Flave, but on with reality shows. I have a terrible idea: let's play AIC Biggest Loser.

We weigh each troupe. The winner will be the troupe who loses the most weight as a percentage of the whole troupe.

We can get complex and add challenges and eliminations throughout.

I told you this idea was bad... so let's do it.

deroosisonfire · Post by **deroosisonfire** » September 22nd, 2006, 3:11 pm

does kicking a member out count as losing weight?

York99 · Post by **York99** » September 22nd, 2006, 3:17 pm

I knew someone would say that, so I almost included it in the original post. No, this will be done on an average weight basis. Fatties on troupes should be celebrated, not cast off.

ChrisTrew.Com · Post by **ChrisTrew.Com** » September 22nd, 2006, 4:31 pm

I want to meet an improviser with a chiseled abdomen.

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » October 1st, 2006, 11:41 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/fashi ... ef=fashion

The Old Gray Lady has taken notice.