Is she trying to act more 'black' to make up for her light skin and eyes
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thelastpoet05 — 14 years ago(January 27, 2012 02:55 AM)
In a recent episode of her stupid show, Tyra Banks is blonde, has light skin, and green eyes. I don't see how someone so proud to be black is trying to look as white as possible.
First off, Tyra's eyes are naturally green.
Second of all, Mary J. Blige (the R&B singer, also known as the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul) has been sporting straight blonde hair ever since she came on the scene in 1991, and she's as black as they come. Same goes for T-Boz from TLC, and Keyshia Cole was blonde for a time. How come no one ever accuses them of trying to be white?
And as far as her "acting black", don't worry, I know exactly what you mean. That head-weaving, palm in the air, "gurrrrrl!" type of talk is what a lot of stereotypical black women do - not white women.
People seem to forget that this girl is born and raised in Inglewood, California. Inglewood is definitely a hood area, so maybe it's not an act. That newscaster-type voice she does during her talk show is more likely her putting on an act.
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CatelynTullyDidNothingWrong — 15 years ago(July 19, 2010 04:34 PM)
Yes, like Rihanna and tons of others. If they're naturally like that, fine, but it's annoying when they do it to "compensate" for how they look.
"Rawr, I'm a dinosaur!" No. Rawr, you're an idiot.