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- November 3rd, 2006 at 10:32 am
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Lyonside wrote:
Just going by the picture, but her face shape (and the goatee) reminds me eerily of Wayne Brady (no disrespect to Brady…).
But what really disturbs me is that THIS is how she goes undercover as a black American man? A hoodie and bling? Lemme guess, she’s going to hunt out racism? What’s wrong with jeans and a shirt?
Oh, and the skin tone looks fake as anything - like one of those department store mannikins they use to show “diversity.” Why can’t they use her real skin tone?
Posted 03 Nov 2006 at 10:44 am ¶
Carmen Van Kerckhove wrote:
“Lemme guess, she’s going to hunt out racism? What’s wrong with jeans and a shirt?”
I’m not positive, but I think she’s going a part of Chingy’s entourage. So presumably it’s about hip hop groupies. Another chance for Tyra to act all innocent and surprised that people actually have (gasp!) sex!
Posted 03 Nov 2006 at 11:06 am ¶
deb wrote:
Why can’t they use her real skin tone?
Because caramel isn’t menancing enough. Anyway, I thought it was Lorenz Tate.
Posted 03 Nov 2006 at 11:30 pm ¶
Lyonside wrote:
Nah, Lorenz Tate is too cute. That skin color on Banks really freaks me out - it’s so FAKE.
Posted 04 Nov 2006 at 1:42 pm ¶
Colin wrote:
Am I the only one whose first thought was “Why is she painted to look like a Klingon?”
But really, that look just reeks of caricature. I bet she tried to deepen her voice and say a lot of stupid “yo”s and “homie”s to act like a black male, too.
Posted 06 Feb 2007 at 1:38 am ¶
Bobbie wrote:
I have always thought that she already looked like a Klingon. She has a projector screen forehead. Friggin Huge. I think she filled in her natural Klingon ridges in order to become a “model”.
Posted 02 Jul 2007 at 2:55 pm ¶