Montel Williams Show on Foreign Brides

[BubbaGump]

I was reading that Montel Williams just had a show on men bringing home women from overseas.  From what I read, this sounded like the most favorable treatment yet.  He actually took the side on several occasions again the feminists that attacked this whole thing.  Here is the review of the show that some guy wrote on the Volga Girl forum.

It starts with clips of "The Birthday Girl". Montel introduces 2 typical couples (when married, 44-19 {both single} and 50-25 {both divorced}), the women statuesque and beautiful, giving their story, the men in decent shape, but no "Brad Pitts". (Husband #1 runs www.vologogirl.com).

Montel shows an immigration attorney who explains the mechanics. Montel also introduces a young guy (also decent looking) who is just beginning to look (he mentioned that good looking women are stuck up - LOL!) Montel also introduces some broad (slightly obese) who asks why don't you men join an American dating club, etc. Montel attacks her a bit.

Montel introduces John Adams, manager of A Foreign Affair, who gets into a spirited debate with that broad. Montel assists Adams. The broad says the agencies are selling fantasies. Husband #2 says RW remind him of wives in the 50's. Montel says that anyone would take a wife like that.

Montel introduces some feminist (lesbian looking) broad talking about the exploitation of women in the MOB industry and the sex tourist industry. Montel debates a with her about the difference b/w a dating service and a MOB agency. Broad #2 says it is "shopping expedition". Broad #1 assists #2. Montel asks what is the difference b/w MOB and a dating service for millionaires (pay $10K and they will find you a AW to marry). As the debate continues, the broads start to get catatonic, and Montel says that maybe men are just tired of women with attitudes like them!!!

Montel shows a clip of the the story of Timothy Blackwell who killed his Phillipina wife. He introduces Mila Gladova, a lesbian looking RW who wrote "Mail Order Brides: Women For Sale". Montel talks about men who go after *true* 3rd world looking for 10 year girls, etc. Everyone gets into a general debate about what kind of controls are needed. The Russian broad says that poverty drives this. Montel points out the MOB phenomenon of the old West.

Montel shows a clip of Maple Hughes, who was killed in Ukraine, and talks basically about visa whores. American broad #1 says that this is a fantasy relationship men are chasing. American broad #2 says happy MOB marriages are atypical. Montel and Adams take the opposing side. Some feminist broad from the audience says that men doing this are like cavemen.

Montel with saying that if these people are happy together, what is wrong with it.

[KenC]

... in response to Montel Williams Show on Foreign Brides, posted by BubbaGump on Feb 26, 2002

Bubba,
I saw a similar show on the View a few months back, but the treatment was the exact opposite.  (Go figure, LOL) One of the hostesses (Star) was really upset about the whole MOB thing.  She took the approach that there was nothing wrong with AW, so why look to Russia.  The entire show was negative with the women from the View and the audiance taking pot shots at the concept.  They also had an agency owner and his Russian wife on.
KenC

[Bobby Orr]

... in response to Montel Williams Show on Foreign Brides, posted by BubbaGump on Feb 26, 2002

I would have liked to have seen it.  Thanks for telling us about it.

[Stevo]

... in response to Montel Williams Show on Foreign Brides, posted by BubbaGump on Feb 26, 2002

I wish they (participating couples) would have been more forceful/clear in explaining that you can't 'buy' a wife, esp. when a member of the audience (a woman socialogist) got up and said it was disgusting that you could buy a wife.

Unfortunately, the woman married to the owner of Volga Girls was semi-catatonic and looked very unhappy (like she was thinking: "what the hell am I doing married to this guy on this show?").  The other couple looked very 'normal' and happy.

Another unfortunate aspect was that the immigration lawyer on the show (who was defending MoB)made it sound like the process we go through to get a woman here (visiting Russia, getting background checks on woman, processing K-1, etc.)is stuff that is being proposed as new regulations.  I figure that if I didn't understand what he was talking about, then the audience surely didn't.

All-in-all, it was a decent show, with Montel pretty much jumping in on the side of the MoB process, especially when he said to the audience and con commentators: "What gives you the right to tell people who they can and can't marry?"

Stevo

[BubbaGump]

... in response to Saw the show...thought it was good...but..., posted by Stevo on Feb 26, 2002

I can understand why the Russian woman married to the Volgagirl owner might act strange.  It's not much better than being a guest on the Jerry Springer Show when your topic is foreign brides.  Montel must be the only show that has been fair to the guys on this one.  At least a guy can see this from another guy's perspective.  Women talk show hosts are clueless.  I read a review of a Maury Povich show several months back where he had a Phillipina woman in tears from all the criticism of the audience.  I don't think of Maury as a man anyway.  He's a woman trapped in a man's body.  

I liked the way this guy was describing all the feminists on the show.  That's how I see them at work too, kindda butch looking with short hair, made to look as unattractive as possible, family hating, anti homemaker, anti man.  Russian women are so much more feminine and that's what I like.

[MarkInTx]

... in response to Wish I had seen it too, posted by BubbaGump on Feb 26, 2002

After all, he's married to Connie Chung. (I know... american educated... but still...)

What's wrong with him?

What's wrong with a "white woman?"

All of the opposing to the foreign wives is simply bigotry masked in "sociological" concerns...

[BubbaGump]

... in response to Yeah... but it's all right for HIM to ma..., posted by MarkInTx on Feb 27, 2002

Ahhh, Mark, back where you belong.

[MarkInTx]

... in response to I won't argue with that, posted by BubbaGump on Feb 27, 2002

I still scan the boards from time to time.

But... in one week, I'll be in Brazil... so we'll see what happens then...

[BrianN]

... in response to Montel Williams Show on Foreign Brides, posted by BubbaGump on Feb 26, 2002