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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Something to Talk About: All who think Tyra is a bitch, say 'aye'

SO, Amy and I just finished watching an episode from the tenth cycle of ANTM. This is how it went down: Stacy-Ann went home, saving Fatima, a refugee from Africa, from the chopping block. Fatima escaped a culture of genital mutilation and female oppression to come into the competition of a lifetime. Then again, I doubt she meant to be ridiculed in the eyes of an "idol." Fatima missed her photo shoot because she had an appointment at the consulate to get her travel documents. Jay and Tyra reprimanded her for being irresponsible for not having the papers already. Well I don't know what exposure little miss my-life-has-been-SO-hard-as-a-top-model has had with the U.S. consulate, but I'm sure that refugees have a very difficult time securing these kinds of papers. I could be wrong. But I doubt it. Then just to add to Tyra's classy demeanor, she chose to constantly remind the whole panel that Fatima did not have a photo and probably would not move on. No slack there. Then just to remind all of the girls that Tyra Banks can never be topped or outdone, she sent the girls off to Rome announcing that she and the panel deserved first class treatment because they were already famous and then said, "You can enjoy your commercial flight." Bitch.

I would like to say here and now that I hope someone, someday knocks her off her throne, even if it is mostly self-erected.