![]() No, these women are the physical manifestations of our ids: excessive and selfish, yet raw and unfiltered. These are not women we pity or ridicule, not entirely. ![]() And that speaks to the success of the Real Housewives and shows like it (think: Love and Hip Hop or Basketball Wives). Her emotions are right on the surface nothing is hidden or opaque. I’ve imagined one in my head (one in which a frenemy asked how she was doing after a public embarrassment) making the GIF bigger and more valuable than just the Bravo franchise where it originated.ĭorinda is unrestrained and messy, demeanors we may relate to, but don’t always expose. I still to this day don’t know its original context. I found it outside of its original context. I can get behind that.īut this GIF runs on a deeper level for me. I found pictures of her at the Women’s March, perfect use of the Michael Jackson popcorn GIF regarding the James Comey hearings, and praise of National Wine Day. “You’d probably like her.” And her Instagram seemed to confirm this, at least on the surface. My friend Joe, who hosts a pop-culture podcast and enjoys the franchise, finally told me about Dorinda, after I posted the GIF once again in response to a question about my mood. ![]() As soon as I downloaded it to my phone, I began posting it regularly: on long threads in secret Facebook groups, in response to silly tweets on my timeline, and weekly in my Instagram stories. I’d seen GIFs of Dorinda Medley - a peroxide-blonde force of nature from the Real Housewives of New York City - for the last year or two, but this one felt special. Like a perfect empowerment album (Beyoncé’s Lemonade) or a go-to favorite dress (vintage Missoni I got for less than $20), the GIFs are tried and true emotional pick-me-ups. ![]() Sometimes I share them publicly, but more often, I keep them for myself for when I’m bored or sad or angry. Like most people with a smartphone and a propensity for excessive social-media use, I keep a collection of GIFs and memes on my phone. I don’t know where I first saw this GIF, but I knew I loved it. Important things appear out of nowhere - important GIFs, too. ![]()
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