'the simple life' was an accidentally brilliant reflection on america's political divide

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'the simple life' was an accidentally brilliant reflection on america's political divide
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16 years ago, Paris and Nicole illuminated the festering culture wars before Trump brought it all to the surface.

, it’s Paris and Nicole who may provide some unlikely answers to the prevalent and pressing question: “how the hell did we get here?”season one’s plot is deceptively simple. Two Hollywood heiresses, one born into wealth and the other adopted by singer Lionel Richie, are stripped of their money and sent to live and work in Althus, Arkansas for one month. The city’s humble population of 839 was roughly 98% white and had a per capita income of $17,376, according to the 2000.

Paris and Nicole’s trials and tribulations at the various jobs they’re fired from reveal some profound truths about the country's pastoral resentment for the American elite.

Their producer encouraged trouble-making at work, which involves intentionally inhibiting productivity and efficiency at their temporary employers’ expense is played for major laughs. It’s nothing short of sabotage. Paris and Nicole spill gallons of milk due to laziness before topping off half-filled bottles with water, effectively cheating paying customers out of their expected supply.

Paris and Nicole’s scantily clad fashion also brings the subject of values –– and even feminism –– to the fore. Their minimal clothing is a physical manifestation of one of the show’s major themes, which is Paris and Nicole’s overt sexuality. Their"boy craziness" is amplified and used to cause distress in their host's lives time and time again. The show's humor lies in Paris and Nicole's lascivious behavior so genuinely offending the women around them.

The great battle between urban American and #murica isn’t just over values, it’s over cultural “inequality,” stoked by the feeling among the rural populous “only a small elite slice of the country defines what tastes and values are acceptable,” according to

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