Having said that, I think that her statement is not totally true. For instance, in the model world, she is not considered the most famous Black female model. That goes to either Naomi Campbell or Iman who are both beautiful dark skinned black women.

One last thought. Since Lil Kim is now a light-skinned-ed sister, perhaps SandraRose can find out if Kim’s making more money because of it? Getting more respect? More dark-skinned men worshiping her slutty ass?
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LOL!

Quick question: Why so much hate for Tyra? No matter how dilly she comes across sometimes, she’s probably the only black female with not one but TWO tv shows going at the same time. We should support her if for only this reason. Now Oprah, she’s become so white.
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I don’t like her because her talk show somehow always turns to her/about her. She is not a good interviewer. I like ANTM becase she is not on it for the entire 60 minutes. Yes she is successful, but with success comes hard work. I just think she tries to hard. If she is so beautiful why isn’t she married. Even ugly ppl want someone to share their life with.

LMAO about Lil Kim!

Sad but true, Tyra Banks speaks nothing but the truth. My grandmother, who could almost past for white, once told me that her mother advised her at an early age to marry a dark-skinned black man because he would take care of her and idolize or worship her, which he did. He built her a house back in the 40s that most black folks then could only dream of. His nickname was “Ben Blackie.”

Back to Hollywood standards. How many major black Hollywood male stars are “light, bright, damn near white” or even “paper-sack brown? Denzel? Eddie Murphy? Poitier? Martin Lawrence? Cosby? What color are they? Are their features black? Can we say the same for the few major female black stars? Halle? Beyonce? Hell, is that all I can name? Double standards anyone?

Quick question: Why so much hate for Tyra? No matter how dilly she comes across sometimes, she’s probably the only black female with not one but TWO tv shows going at the same time. We should support her if for only this reason. Now Oprah, she’s become so white.

thx for reppin’ for us dark[er]-skinned women. i already have a positive self-image; i don’t think any light-skinned or dark-skinned celebrity had anything to do with it…my family and my upbringing did and to be honest, my positive self-image has a lot to do with the things i accomplish/goals i set than the way i look (tyra needs to redirect the msg she’s “trying” to send to kids…)

as for Tyra… that broad is delusional. somehow she’s convinced herself that she’s this great “force” in the building of self esteem in young girls. SPARE ME. each time i hear her speak on the “plight” of black women, i want to spit. My thing is, if you have the brainpower of a flea, you may want to sit down and STFU. you have nothing of substance to say Tyra, stop trying to convince yourself otherwise.