My Love-Hate Relationship With ‘Southern Charm’

The Bravo TV series hits way too close to home — and yet I can’t look away

anna dorn
GEN
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7 min readAug 29, 2019

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A photo of the cast of Southern Charm’s Season 5
Photo: Rodolfo Martinez/Bravo/NBCU via Getty

RRevulsion is a crucial component of love. Like how a beautiful face needs at least one unattractive feature — a big nose or gap between the teeth — to throw the pretty features into relief.

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anna dorn
GEN
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