When I think about popular beliefs, myths and icons I often think of what reality TV provides. More specific the reality TV show, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The Housewives of Beverly Hills is a casting of women who live a luxurious life in Beverly Hills California. Some of them were former celebrities while others are inheritably rich and fortunate. The TV show projects a popular belief that living in Beverly Hills must mean you are wealthy. It is such a beautiful place to live and all of the celebrities and well known people own a house there. There are some cast members that use to earn their living as an actress which validates this popular belief of being wealthy and famous in Beverly Hills. Diamonds, Porsches, Dom Perignon and grand houses are all expensive things that represent wealth. They are icons of the rich and famous. The housewives of Beverly Hills are always brining out their best wines, driving their expensive cars and wearing the finest jewelry. Everything they own, use or do is over the top and dramatic. All of the expensive items shown on the show are an icon. Another theory that relates to the Housewives of Beverly Hills is the myths behind happiness. Many people in society believe that money can bring happiness. The show often shows the women throwing lavish parties inviting some of the most elite people and spending thousands of dollars to entertain friends and family. They serve the finest foods in which is prepared by their own personal chefs in their million dollar mansions. They buy extremely expensive gifts for their friends and family. By showing the world that this is how they live they are projecting the myth that money can buy happiness. I believe that even with all the money in the world you will still encounter problems and money can’t buy happiness. The show itself has even proven this to be true as this past summer one of the co-stars committed suicide. There were known problems, such as, financial issues and divorce. Perhaps the American myth of success has shown to be too much for reality television of the real housewives of Beverly Hills.
