Western media usually misrepresents the Middle East. Not 'Real Housewives of Dubai'

Here's a couple things I've learned while watching "The Real Housewives of Dubai": bad bitches can throw shade anywhere, even in the desert, and the dumbest show ever is not entirely stupid in its representation of the Gulf.

The latter point may cause you to dismiss me, or this piece, as totally delusional. Understandable. I'm actually finding it difficult to write. But as someone who has traveled extensively in the region, has family who lives in the United Arab Emirates, and who's witnessed a lifetime of television