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by Caroline Roberts Published: August 28, 2006
Oh, yes. She most definitely is. Buckwild has been accused of "acting black" on message boards and even at The Trades. She is a white girl who enthusiastically talks street and sprinkles her language with "dawg." At first glance, her exuberance comes off so strongly that it is often seen as fake. On the show, Like Dat had questioned Buckwild's ghetto behavior and said, "If it ain't real, she's gonna get hurt." In her BET blog, "Hottie" from last season wrote, "I wouldn’t be surprised if [Buckwild] speaks the Queen’s English when the cameras aren’t on her. Mark my words." But Becky Buckwild has a message for the haters out there: "I don't think I'm black." Write that down. In permanent marker. Becky Buckwild does not think she is black. In fact, she says that, if she had been pretending, the other women in the house "would have beat the sh*t out of me. I would have beat the sh*t out of me!" Buckwild wants Flavor of Love viewers to know that she isn't an act or a joke. She says the criticism that she wasn't real or that she was putting on an act hurt her, and her tone of voice suggests that the criticism still stings a little. She wants to make clear that she is authentic, and that she's not trying to be like anyone except herself. About the way she talks, Buckwild explains that she has "talked this way since I could remember." Buckwild compares the way she talks to how gay people talk when they get comfortable with themselves -- that's the way they are, and that's the way Buckwild is. As she says, "I just talk like Buckwild." She also clarifies what she meant when she called the Southern California town of Rancho Cucamonga her "hood." Rancho Cucamonga is part of the "I.E." -- that's short for "Inland Empire" -- and it is, as Buckwild explains, a place where people go when they leave the ghetto. She sounds understandably irritated with those who have been too quick to judge her about her "hood": "I said it was my hood, not the hood." The truth of the matter is that people who aren't afraid to show all their personalities or who aren't afraid of being different make other people jealous. And Buckwild's personality is too big for the everyday. She is -- even on the phone -- the kind of person who is destined for television. She felt that, too, when she watched the first season of Flavor of Love and asked herself, "Why am I not on this show?" That epiphany led to her audition and her introduction to reality television. Buckwild is a stage comedienne who performs regularly in the "I.E.," but she hadn't been on television, and the constant surveillance of reality shows took her by surprise. Before the show, the producers got to know each contestant down to the last detail. Each contestant underwent a background check and an STD test, but Buckwild jokes that, since the test was held 30 days in advance, she didn't "trust that none of them ho's wasn't gonna be f*ckin'" within that 30-day time span, and that it would have been more accurate if the ladies had been tested upon their arrival at the mansion. (Note to TVGasm, who referred to the entrance of the ladies in the mansion as "Parade of the Clap" -- VH1 was trying to cut that problem off at the pass.) Buckwild and the women also underwent a psychological interview in which they revealed what might provoke them to physical attacks. And then, on the show, she says the producers "take you to another level," creating situations that bring out everyone's weaknesses and exaggerate every single character trait. Waking up with a camera in her face every morning was also new to Buckwild. There was no warning as to when shooting would start; it was round-the-clock. Cameras were everywhere except the toilet, but, if two people went into the bathroom together, all bets were off, and the camera crew headed right in. Buckwild admits that, when she was back at home, she would wake up in the morning and assume a camera was in her face. When people ask Buckwild about her experience on the show, though, they typically have one thing on their minds -- the now-legendary moment in which Somethin used the mansion floor as her own personal toilet. Buckwild says, "Somethin really sh*t on the floor. I like to answer that right up front." Buckwild's version of the story is even funnier than the televised scene. She describes the first night's clocking ceremony as a "sensitive situation" because all the women did their best to look good, and no one wanted to be rude and say anything about the stink. Buckwild thought that someone just had a case of gas, but when Somethin bolted up the stairs -- Flav was supposed to go first, of course -- and the smell stayed, the women had to speak out. Buckwild also has some inside information regarding Somethin's infamous episode. In a wise move, VH1 made Somethin clean up her own poop. Buckwild said that the poop stayed on the floor for about six hours while Somethin recovered from whatever her problem was. In the meantime, the VH1 crew left a tub of wet wipes so Somethin could tackle the mess. Luckily, Buckwild encountered a more pleasant smell when she met Flavor Flav. According to her, Flav was just as he appeared on television, except "he smells real good!" She calls him a "warmhearted dude" and has nothing but kind words to say about him. On Flav, she concludes, "I feel the same about Flav when I went in as when I left. I would love to date him any day." Buckwild also made friends on the show and says she hangs out with Bootz, who lives in the area. Buckwild says she'd "let her fight for me!" And she's headed to Detroit to meet up with some of the other women, including Deelishis, as well. Now that the show is airing, she's recognized more, and she's still working in local comedy clubs in the "I.E." She says that people don’t really come up and talk to her, but they just stare at her very hard like they should know her. In fact, she says, "My life ain't changed a damn bit!" Even though she's on a highly-rated television show, Buckwild stays true to her own code. As she says of her comedy, "My life is my comedy routine. The best comedy is based on truth." Truth is stranger than fiction, and, in the case of Buckwild, sometimes it's better. |
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