the poster of this topic really likes to be a kiss ass
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stefannej13 — 18 years ago(January 08, 2008 07:17 PM)
Actually I do agree with you. She is really pretty and VERY confident. But if you're confident to the point where you can't see you own faults or admit your own failures, that is unhealthy.
Omarosa has a very conflicting personality, and if she could back up all her talk and intelligence with some major action, then I would be she's a successful confident woman and no one can handle it. That would be cool. But she's pretends to be smarter than she is and she's past confident, she's arrogant. Those are not traits of a good role model.
Try Tyra Banks. She's was a successful model, she has her own franchise "The Tyra Show" and "America's Next Top Model." She beats the stereotype of dumb model. She even emphasizes a positive body image no matter what size, not many people legitimately do that.
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Warmfire — 18 years ago(January 17, 2008 03:14 PM)
I am a college-educated black woman in my thirties and I, too, was disgusted by Omarosa's behavior on the first run of The Apprentice. She projected a defiant attitude cultivated at the expense of those around her. While climbing that corporate ladder is obviously tough, the real world would never accept behavior like what she exhibited during that first season (as evidenced by her many firings when she worked for the Clinton administration).
That said, I must say I have been impressed by her Celebrity Apprentice appearance. I can see that she's learned from her first stint on The Apprentice. Her Celebrity Apprentice leadership in the first episode showed marked improvement. Through that, she has shown fortitude, stick-to-it-iveness, and growth. For that I am grateful and she has earned my admiration and respect.
According to her website, she does extensive charity work. If selling herself as the woman everyone loves to hate pays the bills so she can give back to the world, then I'm OK with that.
Additionally, it seems the celebrities not having to live together under one roof as did previous apprentices decreases the amount of stress involved. Everyone can go home and unwind without the cameras on them, and I think this contributes to Omarosa's improved performance. -
marbleann — 18 years ago(January 30, 2008 05:07 PM)
I wish more women acted like her. Not that is needs to be said, but for some reason it seems to be important to mention, I too am university educated and a lot more and I am a lot older then some of you young women.
It is a doggone shame that in the year 2008 there are women here that still just don't get it and are leading the charge against her. You all talk about making things better. Some go to college and want to to change the world. Well there will be no change unless we start changing our attitudes about how we treat and feel about each other. You would never hear men putting down each other like this, and having fun doing it like some of you are. Never! Shame on all of you. College evidently didn't educate some of us enough. -
stefannej13 — 15 years ago(July 16, 2010 03:52 PM)
You have got to be kidding me. I am a 21 year old black female, and Omarosa's behavior is nothing to be modeled.
You can be assertive and respectful of others, while also still being respected by these very people even when you are constructively criticizing them. Omarosa needs to figure out how to do this. Every time I watch her doing something ridiculous I just feel sorry for her. People don't act that ignorant and indignant for no reason, she has certainly lived a rough life. But she does not need to let the past rule the rest of her lifda0e.
Watch these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vvW5nq2oDg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar_bd79Cbh0
How can you possibly excuse this behavior?
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marbleann — 15 years ago(July 16, 2010 04:22 PM)
This is very old. Omarosa seems have done pretty well for herself. I believe when black women are aggressive and assertive we are considered disrespectful and they become a target. You got serve showing some video of her and that maniac Piers. His behavior is ok though. It is ok for him to be abusive but Omarosa dare say something she is wrong. Please. Then you showed a video with Omarosa putting a kibosh on Wendy Williams. Who in the heck is Williams telling anybody she needs to be straightened out. She needed a pre empted strike with her. DO you remember her as a DJ? She is a very nasty person who is use to saying terrible tings about people and getting away with it. Well she got trumped by Omarosa at her own game. Omarosa was very nice and complimented Williams. It is black women like you undermine other black woman. You need to be getting mad at all of the apathy I see in young black women. And the sexualization of the young black women. And how IMO the self esteem of black woman are the lowest I have seen. But it is not a wonder why when there a black women like you condemning black women who are strong and do not take any crap from any one.
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stefannej13 — 15 years ago(July 16, 2010 05:22 PM)
As a black female I am automatically inclined to respect and adore Omarosa if she was all you claim her to be. But she isn't. She is one of the low self esteem females that you are referring to, best reflected in the way she treats others. In the end the way you treat others is a good reflection of how you feel about yourself. The only black females I am "undermining" are those who make the rest of us who are actually trying to do something with our lives and rise above our stereotypes look bad.
At the age of 21 I have had some notable accomplishments under my sleeve. I was the first black female valedictorian in my high school's 120 year history (there is only one other black student valedictorian before me), I have won numerous English and Science awards. I was accepted into a nursing program (1st try) which only accepts 60 individuals out of 500 applicants at Indiana University. My childhood was similar to that of Omarosa; I had to work damn hard for all I have done because the odds were certainly stacked against me. I have impressed just about every teacher I have come across. My mom taught me that hard work and respect goes a long way. I certainly get in disagreements with people, but I would never disrespect their families, appearance, or try to get "ghetto" on them like Omarosa does. I applaud Omarosa for the work she has put into receiving her degrees, and her beauty, but not for her character. Even when she is being nice, it seems very artificial. How can you not feel/see/detect the insecurity in her?
Yes, some of the people Omarosa has humiliated/disrespected "started it", but again I say you can respectfully defend yourself. Is your first impulse to raise your voice and get indignant with others when in a disagreement? You don't have to sit there and take it. In the apprentice clip I showed you, Omarosa goes as low as to tell Piers that he is a terrible father and that his children hate him. She even starts to get "ghetto" on him. Of course Piers was wrong for what he did, I like Piers about as much as I respect Omarosa. But I have more stake in Omarosa's actions given the image she is projecting onto black women. And in the Wendy clip Omarosa snatches the book out of Wendy's hand. Was that not childish? If you can watch those clips and still defend Omarosa's actions, then there is obviously something wrong with you. I thought older mean wiser . . .
Oh, and I am annoyed by the apathy I see in young black women. But this problem has certainly trickled down from your generation and even those before you. This is one reason why I have become a mentor to these young black girls who grew up in situations similar to that of I and Omarosa.
There are plenty of black women out there who are doing for themselves and our community, but don't have the title of "Villian" attached to them. Oprah and Tyra Banks first come to mind. Could you even imagine them acting like Omarosa? No, well there is a reason for that. -
marbleann — 15 years ago(July 16, 2010 07:28 PM)
I have never seen her go ghetto on anyone. Yes get mad but never ghetto. Very nice about you accomplishments. And you should be proud of yourself. I too have a few under my sleeve. BTW I went to the University of Wisconsin and am a Fulbright scholar, but that does not give me the right to be the keeper of decorum. I have seen her get indignant and that by no means is ghetto. Just because a black women vocally objects to something and goes toe to toe with a person like Piers or Wendy Williams it does not make her ghetto. I suspect if she did act ghetto the public would accept her more. I remember looking at the Celebrity Apprentice off and on last season and Holly Robertson Peete was accused of the same things Omarosa was.
I think we should be more supportive of black women who are vocal about things they perceive is wrong. We should be more supportive of each other period. I think instead of trying tear Omarosa down black woman like you need to deal with what is really wrong in our community. Young black women who think the only way to be accepted and getting anywhere is by 1ebcdressing like a tart and compitulating to the first guy who looks at them. All of the black kids growing up with no father and looking for love in all the wrong places. Yes you seem to be doing good but too many black young people in our community have bigger problems then Omarosa. I think young black woman should take a cue from the way she act learn how to and be more assertive and vocal about things they see that are wrong.