Thinly-disguised Contempt On Home Improvement Shows
I went through a phase where I watched a lot of home improvement shows. The impetus behind this was clear: I'd moved from a nice, if rough-around-the-edges place where I was settled in and mostly satisfied with my living arrangements, to a mostly windowless basement flat. As soon as I got clear on the fact that there was nothing I could do to
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This is why they get "Ashley Furniture" every single show, and I look at it and think "That's some cheap crap right there!"
A show I saw last night made two nice gay fellas get rid of some high-end cocktail cabinets, an antique telephone table (for $30!) and a handmade trundle bed that had exquisite craftsmanship. They also mocked one of the men for wanting to hold onto "the world's ugliest teddy bear." EXCUSE me? It's his childhood bear, and it isn't a mass-market Pooh that he could go and upgrade; it was ugly, yes, but it was also a one of a kind with sentiment attached.
Again, the redecorating was exquisite, and they shopped as Restoration Hardware, which is a step up in quality from "Ashley Furniture," at least. These shows hate thrift shoppers, and they have no respect for antiques or family heirlooms. "You're not USING Great-great-grandmother's silver tea set, are you? Isn't it a hassle to polish it all the time? Why not let us sell it to make some money?" How about you bite me, you shiny happy people? No one could pay what it is worth, and it sure as hell isn't getting slung into a charity truck.
Meh.
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