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'America's Next Top Model' Creates Stir After 'Bi-Racial' Photo Shoot
Thu Oct 29, 12:28 PM PDT
Weeks after an Australian variety show made headlines around the world after a group of white performers donned blackface to perform as the Jackson brothers, Tyra Banks is making headlines herself for turning her latest "America's Next Top Model" candidates bi-racial for a photo shoot.
During Wednesday night's "ANTM" episode on The CW, Tyra took the remaining six young women of Cycle 13 to Hawaii, where she took pictures of the models after they were transformed into different races.
Tyra told bleach blonde Erin Wagner she was going to be "Tibetan, like the Dali Lama, and Egyptian"; Southern belle Laura Kirkpatrick was put into makeup to look "Mexican and Greek"; Jennifer An, who is Korean, was told she was going to be "Botswanan and Polynesian"; African-American Sundai Love was made to look "Moroccan and Russian"; redheaded Nicole Fox was "Malagasy and Japanese," while blonde Brittany Markert was put into makeup to look "Native American and East Indian."
While the only things that seemed to confuse the lithe models on the show were particulars about the countries, nationalities and races they were representing, some members of the press are calling foul.
E! News asked whether the shoot was "Racy or Racist?" noting the girls were "coated in creams to darken their skin tone." Over at Entertainment Weekly, a writer noted that the models acted "like there's nothing socially charged at all about race-as-costume." And AOL TV, ran a recap under the headline "Tyra Banks Puts 'Top Models' In Blackface. When Did This Become OK?"
But while the current controversy is new, "America's Next Top Model" has changed the skin tone of their models before, back during Season 4.
A rep for "American's Next Top Mode" had no comment when contacted by Access about the controversy.
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To me this is not a type of racial discrimination, is just a type of make-up used in modeling. I am in Tyra's side because this is not offensive (to me) at all.
ReplyDeleteOther people may think this is racial discrimination and even the model may think so.
I think this is both racial discrimination and not one. I think that Tyra just want to do it for her models, but if Tyra makes fun of this people its racial discrimination. But I think Tyra should just hire black people and then it would be better.
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ReplyDeleteI think it is a 50/50. First, before the white people, before, they felt superior then the African-American. Second, now the racial descrimination has decreased, and Tyra Banks, maybe, wanted to use the white people to show that they have no superior-inferior type now. Thirdly, I think it is wrong because why use the white people if black people exist? I saw one day America's Next Top Model the final part of the season and the model that won was an African-Aerican and she was a very good model and prett. I think it is better that you use the black-people and not te make-up because you didn't use your creativity or originality. Some white people think that they are the only people in the planet and that is wrong. God made us unique because he wanted to see how we work, in different races, as good brothers and sisters.
ReplyDeleteAna P. Mercado 7B4
María Zorrilla
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I think this is both racial discrimination and not one at all. I think that Tyra just want to do it for her models, but if Tyra makes fun of these people its racial discrimination. But I think Tyra should just hire black people and then it would be better and not fake.
ReplyDeleteI think this is both racial discrimination and not one at all. I think that Tyra just want to do it for her models, but if Tyra makes fun of these people its racial discrimination. But I think Tyra should just hire black people and then it would be better and not fake.
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I think that Tyra didn't meant to discriminate because she herself is a proud African American. Maybe people thought that she was discriminating because she was not careful with what to do for the photoshoot. In this shoot I believe that Tyra was trying to explain that we are all equal and no one is superior to the others. It would have been better to hire actual African Americans for this because it would have been so natural and real and she would have shown that she really cares about her black heritage. We are the way we are because God is the creator and onll he is superior. God doesn't make mistakes which means we are all beautiful in our own way. Ana García Roig 7B-2
ReplyDeleteI don't think this is racial discrimination because she is proud of their color and culture. May be for a white person is racial discrimination because are sayng that they were superion but now what? And really no one is superior everybody is the same. We are unique persons is like 50/50.
ReplyDeletefrom my point of view this is not racial descrimination at all. Tyra just wants the models to experience new things and learn about new cultures.
ReplyDeleteGabirella Serrano 7B1
For me this is not racial discrimination,because they are no discriminating the black people they are just trying new things with make-up and that has nothing to do with racial discrimination.(for my opinion)
ReplyDeleteandrea santiago
7B1
From my point of view this may or may not be concidered as racial discrimination. I think part of this act is discriminating African Americans, I mean why paint a white American with black paint for them to have Black skin, rather than just hire a African American to do the job? It is sort of saying that the African Americans aren't capable to do the job. But it may also be considered as they are trying new products on White american's skin. Or maybe the White Americans who wanted to be the models, did the job better than the African Americans. So I think it may be concidered as both racial discrimination and not.
ReplyDeleteIsabel Salichs
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I think that it's not racial discrimination. I think that because Tyra is just trying to do her job and make a womans dream come true. I think that for some people it may be racial discrimination because it's not the right thing to do, but it is just a photo shoot used to evaluate some women in their modeling.
ReplyDeleteAndrea Parrilla
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She couldn't have hired people from other races because this is a competition!
ReplyDeleteCristina Arruza 7b2
ReplyDeleteWe have to consider that the girls who participated in this "America's Next Top Model" photoshoot were not hired by Tyra Banks because this is a competition. These girls, who were of different races(White, African-American and Korean), had to represent different nationalities who were not necessarily of the Black race, like Russian, Greek and Japanese. I think that as long as these girls impersonated these races in a dignified way, not making fun of the nationalities they were representing, this photoshoot was not racist and was just part of a competition.
ReplyDeleteCristina Arruza 7b2
I think this is RACIAL DESCRIMINATION because she just wanted to hire people from her same race (African American race) and she can't do that because this is just a competition. The competition consists on their modeling habits not their type of race.
ReplyDeleteMelisa Czeplowodzki 7B1
I think it is RACIAL DISCRIMINATION because that is very offnesive.It is also very offensive if i was black putting me white for a photo shoot? I wouldn't let anyone do that to me.
ReplyDeleteJanelle M. Molière 7B-2
I think that this is half racial discrimination because instead of using their original color and race she had in her models, she chose to “make” new ones with makeup instead of using what she had or getting people who were actually theses races. Though in another point of view this is not racial discrimination because she herself is an very proud African American and I believe that she was just willing to find unity in two completely different races to deeply show that it really does not matter what race what color what style and where you are from you will be proud and u will have to respect those people who are willing to defend their self’s and those who are not
ReplyDeletePaola Marquetti 7B3
From what I understood I think it is not racial discrimination because it is just a type of makeup used in models to make them look from other races. Anyways, as long as the models don't make fun of the other races I think it is not considered racial discrimination.
ReplyDeleteNatalia Perea 7B1
I think it is half-racial because she should have hired African-Americans to do the phoot shoot. But I also think that it is a great opportunity for the white models to experience different ethinities.
ReplyDeleteMariela Loyola 7B3
I do not think it is racist. It is just makeup used to represent diferent races. If Tayra did not use it for a bad reason I do not consider it racist.
ReplyDeleteI do not consider this as a racial discrimination. For Tyra Banks, a black model,to use colored models does not show any type of discrimination. In fact,I find it as a good thing because now its not all about white models. Everyone is beautiful no matter th color they are
ReplyDeleteI think what Tyra did is not a racial discrimination. Tyra just asked the models to represent different countries and nationalities. She asked the models to paint their faces to complement their transformation into different races. I think that she did it in an artistic expression way as part of taking pictures for the season of her show. This don’t make her or her show racist.
ReplyDeleteValeria Roman
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I don't think that Tayra wanted to do it on purpose .Personally I don't think that this is a case of Racial Discrimination ,maybe Tayra didn't think of it that was maybe she simply wanted to something different. We all know that in any type of skin all girl are beautiful in their own special way.
ReplyDeleteI believe that we cann't argue that this is racial disscrimination because we don't know the internal intention of Tyra's idea. Her intention could be to call the atention of racial disscrimination in choosing black models in the Americans Next Top Model Shows. If it's the case, then, she did a good job calling the atention of people in a Racy way. I prefer think the good intention of Tyra unless she stated the contrary.
ReplyDeleteFabiola Guasp 7B3
I think that in part it was racial discrimination but in part i dont because it is a competition and maybe her intention was to show that black models can look pretty and are use for photos and everything. People may think is discrimination because she didnt use black models and instead she used white models but I think it was because in the competition there were no black models,but I still think that she could have chosen a black model for the competition if she was going to do that photoshoot.
ReplyDeletePatricia Bello 7b-2
I think this is half racial discrimination and half not. Tyra could have picked another theme instead of dressing the models like black people. I don't want to be judging Tyra because maybe she didn't do it on purpose, maybe she couldn't hire black people to do the job because Tyra wants to see who is going to be the next Top Model and if she hires other people she can't see how the real models do a photo shoot.
ReplyDeletePatricia Leal 7B-1
I was watching the Tyra Banks show and at first i thought that it was really discriminating but in that episode she apologizes if anyone was offended but that she didn't mean it in a bad way and that she wanted to bring the beautifulness from the models all around the world (something like that). She would never do it in a racial way because she is black and is proud of it. She didn't wanted the people to take it in that matter. She asked the opinion of some people and there was one that was touched by that episode in america's next top model because she was latina and had diffrent races in her blood and she felt not right but when she watched the show she became inspired and forgot about that.
ReplyDeleteEven though this might be discrimination for some people, what was she suppose to do? What if a Japanese girl walk in to a photo shoot and took GREAT pictures but they say "Sorry honey we need an African-American girl" is she suppose too do just stand their and watch her be fired or take action? Even though this might be wrong "Americas Top Model" is a competition, that was suppose to be a challenge for them. To prove their worth that title.
ReplyDelete-Sofia Matos 7B3
Even though this might be discrimination for some people, what do you want her to do? For example, what if a Japanese girl walk in to a photo shoot and took GREAT pictures but they say "Sorry honey we need an African-American girl" is she suppose too do just stand there and watch her be fired or take action? Even though this might be wrong "Americas Top Model" is a competition. That was supposed to be a challenge for them, to prove their worth that title.
ReplyDeleteThere really was no racism in the shoot. First, Tyra didn't mean any racial discrimination against any of these cultures. Second, not every place that was picked was of blacks. Finally, the shoot was made for the models because its a competition. So there really there was no racial discrimination intended.
ReplyDeleteTatiana Barreras 7B1
I dont think this is not racial discrimination.Tyra only wanted for the models to experience other cultures and see how they feel as they try different faces with their makeup. Now if a model feels ofended about changing her skin color just for a photoshoot well she would have to just get over it because it is just a photoshoot.In other words, Tyra should be careful with her choice of words and actions so she does not offend anybody.
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ReplyDeleteme this is a type of racial discrimination because Tyra Banks herself is an African American and she is using a white as one of herself, she is discriminating herself and that is rung. Also in the other hand that is the purpose of makeup, to make something that you want and don’t have in your face or body. So I think that it is both racial discrimination and also not a racial discrimination.
ReplyDeleteAna Garratón 7B4
I think that this is not racial discrimination. I believe that Tyra Banks is just doing this photo shoot in a creative way because it shows the diversity and the beauty in every culture. And in this photo shoot they are not showing the different cultures in a way that is discriminatory, making fun or mocking them.
ReplyDeleteSabrina Rodríguez
7B-1
I think Tyra wanted to expose the models the experience of appreciating other races. But some people reactions reveal that they are still racists. I think that they protested because the models were painted black to do that photo shoot. If Tyra had put the models to represents other races as Asians or Native Americans, they would probably have not protested.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, this isn't racial discrimination. Because, the idea of this competition is to see how well the models rise up to the challenge. Particulatly in this challenge Tyra is trying to take the models out of their comfort zone. So, she's not trying to hurt anyone, she's just testing their skills to see if they deserve the tittle of "Americas Top Model".
ReplyDeleteFabiola Colom 7b-4
I think this is just for entertainment purposes. But I do see the point of view of people who don´t like it because it can be racism.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think it's racial discrimination because it's just a way to use make-up. Especially if you're a model.
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ReplyDeleteFor me this isn't racial discrimination because it isn't really calling anyone black or white the models are just representing different countries to model. So, no, in my point of view this isn't racial discrimination. Although I do question why Tyra Banks decided to change them, I mean why couldn't they just be themselves? Either way this isn't racial discrimination.
ReplyDeletePaula Hernández 7B-1
I think this wasn't a racial discrimination. Although from the outside it looks like a discrimination, but really it is not. She was only trying to represent the African American culture, which is composed of black people.When one thinks about this culture, besides of all the traditions, one thinks of the race that created it too. That was all she was doing.
ReplyDeleteAileen Rodriguez 7B4
It is not racial discrimination. I think that she just wanted to make an impact on the model world.Tayra just wanted to be different.She wanted to bring cultures together for a photoshut. That is all.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion this is not racial discrimination. Tyra only wanted the girls to represent the African Americas, and since they are black the only way of doing it is to put on make-up, but they did not make fun of the African Americans.
ReplyDeleteI honestly think that what Tyra did was not racial discrimination. She was only trying show that the race you were born with is not important and that you can be beautiful in any skin tone and that ALL races are beautiful. This is NOT the same as "blackface".
ReplyDeleteAndrea Robles 7B2
I am in Tyra's side because for me, she is NOT hurting anybody.
ReplyDeleteClaudia de Cardenas 7B2
Sofia Soler
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i didn't know what to comment :)
I think that what Tyra did was good because what she is doing is showing us that you need to love the race you where born with. She is also saying that everybody is beautiful. It doesn't matter what color or race are you.
ReplyDelete-María José Negrón 7B-3
I think that what Tyra Bank did is NOT offensive, I think it's a great idea because she is showing us that we have to respect our race and where we were born.
ReplyDeleteClaudia Dubocq 7B1
I am on Tyra's side because that is not racial discrimination. Maybe she is just doing that so people would see that everyone is beautiful on the inside and out and to see the beauty of the african-americans.
ReplyDelete- Patricia Cacho 7B3
I am on tyra's side because that is not racial discrimination. We have to learn to love our race were we were born from . Skin tone DOESN'T MATTER.
ReplyDeleteI really think that's just so ridiculous. There's nothing wrong with what they did. They do that kind of crazy things all the time. And I see that as a cultural thing not a racist thing.
ReplyDeleteI think this is not racial discrimination, Tyra just wanted to show the beauty of different cultures. I think that the people who criticized her are racists.
ReplyDeleteI am on Tyra's side because what she is doing to the models is a challenge, so that they learn that being different, different in race, different in characteristics, is being different in your own way. Tyra's message is very important, her message is no matter your race God still loves you.
ReplyDeleteTo me this is not a type of racial discrimination, is just a type of make-up used in modeling. I am in Tyra's side because this is not offensive (to me) at all.
ReplyDeleteOther people may think this is racial discrimination and even the model may think so.
I think that this isn't racial discrimination because I believe it shows beauty in all races. In my opinion Tyra was being creative in the photo shoot to show the models how to be beautiful with a different appearence. Using makeup to change their appearence even if it changes skin color doesn't make it a racial issue.
ReplyDeleteMariana Trogolo
7b-1
I think that the way of thinking of the news and magazines where wrong. I think that it's just a makeup and it does not make sense that they name it racial discrimination because the name is " Blackface " although at the other side it might be a little bit offensive with that name. I think that when the assigned this name they could be a little more careful because it might offend people. Think before you talk. :)
ReplyDelete-Gabriela C. Rodriguez 7.B.3
I am on Tyra's side because she didn't want to offend any race, maybe she just wanted to show to the models that no mather what race you are you can still be beautiful.I think that Tyra just wanted to do a fun a creative activity. On the otherside the name they put to the show (Blackface) could be a little offensive to other people and might made them think that she was trying to offend them.
ReplyDelete-Melanie Lopez 7B-2
I don't think she is doing anything wrong, or being racist. She is just putting makeup on models. She just wants to show the beauty of different cultures.
ReplyDelete-Sila Aviles 7B-1
I think Tyra did nothing wrong. She was saying that no matter what the color of your skin you can be an incredible model. She is defenetly not being raicist.
ReplyDeleteVictoria Entenza 7B3
I think that what Tyra Bank did is good because I think it's a great idea and she's showing us that we have to respect our race and where we were born and it doesn't matter what color o race you are.
ReplyDeleteAnaCarolina 7B-4
I don't think it was recial descrimination, because Tyra was trying to teach the models that every woman is beautiful no matter their race. She used makeup as a work tool same as clothing and accesories are used in the fashion industry.
ReplyDeleteI think that what Tyra Banks did wasn't racism. What she wanted to do was to make the models look beatiful.And she said that doesn't matter what color you are you are always going to be beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAna Sofia Carrero 7B-2
Tyra is a very beautiful african american model and this is a good way to teach and show all the people that are still racist in any way that beauty comes from inside.It does not matter what color we are or where country we come from or language we speak. We are all beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteClaudia Elisa de Cardenas 7B2
I think this is not racial discriminassion, because she is tring to make the people know that dosn't matter the raise you may be. We are still humans and we need to be treated with respect.
ReplyDeleteMariajose Pascual 7B2
I dont think what Tyra did is racial discrimination, she was just trying to show the world how that models would look like in different races. She wanted to show the world every women is beautiful no matter what skin color she has. What Tyra did, to me, it was not wrong, it was creative. We are all beautiful.
ReplyDelete- Chrizia Feliciano 7B2
I think that everyboyd is beautiful just the way they are.Tyra is a gorgeous African American and is not racism.Beauty is no insult.
ReplyDeleteSonia David
7B-4
This doesn't sound like racial discrmination to me. From what i understood, she was just trying to make other women know how it feels to be a part of another culture and that there is no significant difference between them. She wanted to show how anyone from any culture could be beautiful. It might be offensive to some people but not for me.
ReplyDeleteWhat if their faces were painted white? Would it be an issue? I don't think so. I believe Tyra's actions are meant to provoke reactions which she sure got. I believe only racists would object to painting a white woman dark. Tyra made her point. Beauty comes in all colors.
ReplyDeleteElena Rodriguez 7-B
I don’t consider that what Tyra Banks did is an act of discrimination. On the contrary, making beautiful woman seem like they are from another race is fun and creative. I do support her idea and besides they are models. These girls want to win a contest so they have to be wise in the use of make up.
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