If she paid the homeless girls for the photo shoot…I don’t see the problem here.

I guess I am not all that pc…and we tend to get our panties in a ruffle behind the silliest things…I am not at all offended by the Fauxbama either…I mean Obama’s mother is white.

We always have to have something to be upset about, but we never seem to focus our energy on the right causes.

I stopped watching ANTM after last season. I find this photo shoot to be OFFENSIVE. It glamorizes homelessness, a SERIOUS AFFLICTION that AFFECTS MILLIONS of people worldwide.
VETERANS, loose their homes due to financial strain. ADDICTS, and TEENS that are running from abuse are left homeless. This is not a matter such an idol and socially irrelevant show as ANTM.
There is nothing glamorous about HOMELESSNESS.
Tyra’s arrogance and eternal well of bad ideas never ceases to amaze me.

YES AGREE WIT CHU 100%!! LIVE in color killed it compared 2 fish n chicks or wateva…….i was sooo mad !

SHANE A HIP HOP PRODUCER LMAOOOOOO. HES A CHOREOGRAPHER

Ok….This probably wasnt the best theme for Tyra to use but I dnt really see the need to get all upset over it…

SNL, ok…So?? Whats with all the drama over it?

I stay watchin ABDC but didnt catch it this week, Live In Color got booted?! What! Anyways, that just means Jabbawockeez better take it, they’re sick!

I love ABDC. KABA MODERN and JABBAWOKEEZ are killin’ it!

p.s. y’all didn’t think asians could dance huh? hahah all jokes aside, there’s a bunch of asian dance crews out there that are pretty talented and i’m so glad that there’s a show like ABDC that could showcase them!

im mad live in color went home thou i like fysh and chics..o well they was good when they were there and when i was that antm episode i shook my head cause that was dumb why whould she make that a challenge becasue thats not a joking matter all i do is shake my head at her now!

So after 198789374 seasons of America’s Next Top Model.. I think I’m finally bored with it.

And I’m SO mad they kicked off Live In Color. They really deserved to stay –Fysh N Chicks should’ve been gone a while ago. Along with Break Sk8 or whatever their name is. Both of those crews KiLLED it in the audition episode buttt they went downhill from there. I think Jabawockeez will win anyways [and they deserve to]!!

Tyra does a lot of good, but all too often she manages to focus too much on herself… it’ her show and she can do what she wants, but in almost every story she has on ANTM and her Talk show she manages to turn the attention to herself and away from the issue or her guests. It seems to be a form of insecurity - it’s like if she doesn’t talk about herself, no one else will. It makes her seem so disingenious.

And what the hell is “Homeless Chic”? She is trivializing a very serious situation. If he really wanted to do something for the real homeless women - damn dressing them up, get them someplace to live besides the streets.

There is an election going on for the President of US - who cares about a Barack Obama skit or who’s playing in it. It’s more offensive that they continue to refer to him as a “junior” senator… just a sideways comments re: his “experience”.

#15 Jaja is on point, it’s true about Tyra taking in too much already. And as far as SNL is concerned the show is overrated, The Washington Post which consists mainly of white writers and editors are just trying to ambiguously bring up the race card and start some drama. MAD TV is a lot funnier, but I realized that they too have used a white person in black make up to act as Obama. Whatever it’s not worth watching anyway and its just the media bringing in the race card drama and trying to further divide the nation…i’m not buying it.

well said/written NUMBER 30, I can’t agree with you more! *(claps hands)*

I do think that Tyra was thinking ,but didn’t think of the cons,as well as the pros of the the (photo)shoot. Better luck next. On another note,Tyra has to be one of the most irritating people on TV. DGTMW-she gets mad respect for her business savyness *(is that a word)? But she always ends up making most of a story or interview/conversation about her in some way shape or form,it has become old! YES,we all get your were/are a (retired) Supermodel-but for real,you don’t have to mention all the damn time. We have NOT forgotten.

I don’t watch SNL(no comment)-but someone did mention that (in fact that) Obama is bi-racial,so why is it a big deal,that this person to play him. Indeed-what’s the issue again,with him doing that? Hell it’s called acting!

one the best movies,ever IMO is http://www.amazon.com/Imi...ection-1934/dp/B0000WN0NW

The actress(Sarah Kohner) that played the light-skinned/”passing” for white girl,in the movie wasn’t a black actress,but of Mexican and Jewish decent. So I think it’s doesn’t matter(about this actor playing Mr. Obama) unless-he was being stereotypical in the skit on SNL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kohner

LoL Tyra is a mess but whatever…

yeah Live in Color is pretty good im suprised fysh and chicks got to stay but whatever I know my group status quo betta do well and also that asian group is mad talented….i forget their name….lol

GO FATIMA!!!!

One of those “real” homeless “girls” in the back the one Isis. That is a dude, I seen him on MSNBC when they were explaining the HOUSE movement and the House Balls they have when they vogue and so on. He/She is trying to become a fashion designer.

I like Tyra for the most part, but she should be shot for saying that she experienced homeless life for a day..
Shot.

lol wow you guys are crucifying Tyra for this lol. Anyways I don’t think it was all that serious to get upset over it. Alot of photographers have done serious themes for their photos, and use models reenact the issue for awareness by embellishing it with a top fashion wardrobe. I’ve seen it done before plenty of times and many of you have to. I just think since we all know who Tyra is, it’s easier to get upset at her for this. I don’t think it’s fair but whatever everyone is entitled to their opinions. However I will agree with many of you though she can’t possibly know the torment, struggle, degradation, or destituteness that homeless people go through everyday to survive with only “one day” of experience lol. So I think she should’ve used better choice of words, maybe that she can empathize with them because that’s what most people can only do if they haven’t experienced that.

The Obama episode was funny. I think that’s what made it funny was a white man portraying him. It’s all comedy folks no need to get your panties in a bunch. Man people want entertainment, but when you give entertainment people don’t have sense of humor lol.

I’ve been watching ABDC since the beginning, it grabbed my attention..Live in Color was one of favorite groups and that performance was definatly tight…

The whole Obama on SNL…get over that shit! The dude is not even white…that’s what the REAL issue is about the guy playing him… and he looks like Obama to me. It’s not even that serious, plus Obama mama ( that sounds funny, LOL!) is white, so that should count for something(not really) but it’s just to show how stupid this whole controversy is.

I love Tyra and I admire the strides she’s made as a businesswoman. A black business woman at that. But I think that where she excels in business-sense, she lacks in common-sense. I think she means well, but it doesn’t always come out well, because she and it (her ideas) come off childlike and over the top. You sometimes forget the message she’s trying to send because she messes it up with being overly dramatic or overly childish.

I understand the “homeless” photoshoot was to draw attention to the many, many homeless people out there and hopefully encourage people to help them, but for Tyra to say she understands homelesses because she spent a “day” as a FAKE homeless person for her T.V. show is irresponsible and disrespectful to the people who have to deal with being homeless EVERYDAY and don’t have an EASY way out!!!

I think Tyra’s idea was a lil over the top, but I do like her homeless pose. *shrugs* I think Tyra means well

as for the fauxbama, i dont see the big deal, the ppl complainin to shutup and find something else to talk about, i do think the fauxhillary needs a few wrinkles

You want something to be mad about…be mad at Bill O’Reily and his comment about having a lynching party for Mrs. Obama “if” her comment abot finally being able to be a proud American is true. Tyra, Flav…they are doing what they do best…working the media and getting paid. If they make fools of themselves, then that is on them. They don’t represent me. You don’t have to watch that. They are irrelevant if you want them to be. O’Reily and his sanctimonious behind made a racial comment about a black woman who may very well be the next first lady, and then tried to justify it by giving a crap apology and claiming it was taken out of context…my ass. Get mad about that.

Tyra is a train wreck waiting to happen… simple ass!

The Tyra thing aint that serious cos if a high fashion desinger such as Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs or Balenciaga chose that theme for one of their fashion shows you people wouldn’t say anything.

It seems that Tyra Bank would like to work for such activities. I remember that I watched a video at PozGroup.com , which has become the #1

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in the world, she has was talking about herpes. It’s a kind of society work too.

I don’t know why people are so upset about that guy playing Obama. People do way too much knitpicking sometimes. Eddie Murhphy plays white guys in his movies, Mya Rudolph played Donatella Versace… who cares, it’s comedy!

I watch America’s Best Dance Crew I stop watchin though because they always getting rid of the goods ones, they need to get rid of Fysh n Chicks that girl group they just can’t dance to me.

and for Tyra I just don’t know what to say.

I don’t have a problem with Tyra or the photos. It’s something that’s never been done. If she did something from a previous season, people would say she’s not doing anything different. This was to create publicity for the show and attract viewers. She did that. People can be so petty sometimes. Go TYRA. Rep for the up and coming!!!

I do think Tyra can be a lil over the top sometimes, but I think she means well with it. The whole Obama thing is nothing new. They have been doing this since back in the days and it’s not cool. I love the dance crew show, I watch it every week. I love status quo and was so upset that live and color was kicked off. It was very unfair if you compare their performance to phish and chicks they should’ve clearly won. I think afterwards the judges knew that was a bad call when the audience was upset and the other dance crews bought out live and color’s banner. Also I love the going away performance live and color did making the judges regret.

hmmmm @ Tyra…….

Who cares who plays Obama or Hil on the SNL show. It’s a spoof, it’s just cooooooooooooooooomedy! lol… overly sensitve about skin color.

Tyra: Can’t take her seriously. The shyt she pulls is so stupid, you just gotta laugh.

SNL: I don’t see a problem here. He actually looks like Obama in the sketch. I was reading an article which reported that the people who are the most upset and making a big thing about this are white people! SNL has been neglecting and underusing their “token black cast members” for so long, I don’t much of us care about the show anymore.

Madtv has always been funnier, anyway.

Yoooo.. i was soo mad live in color went home. i love fish and chicks, but lil mama knew live in color aint deserve to get kicked off. they looked so mad thourghout their whole entire performance. and the way they walked it out off the stage, like…..”F ALL OF YAL!!!” was the highlight of the whole show.

LOVE Tyara, Drink it up.

Status Quo is hot and so are Live in Color and they shouldn’t had lost…truthfully as diverse as BreakSkate are they should’ve been voted off by now and so should Fysh ‘n Chycks they should’ve lost the last week that past…That was not the first time anyone has seen Tapping except for on the show so that shouldn’t have saved them b/c LIC killed that shit even when they had to walk it out for the last time on stage….they were killing it

I’m rooting for Jabbawockeez and Status Quo b/c those two crews are just fucking SICK

Oh and about Obama yeah I agree they could’ve got Leonard from Wild’n Out or something but the whole thing was Keenan was supposed to do it but didn’t lose enough weight to play Obama in time…

I watch this show everyweek and JC has more of reason for being there than lil mama. She’s not a dancer she’s a rapper! She doesn’t understand the technical part of dance therefore can’t appreciate the beauty of it. I like her as an artist i just think she doesn’t have enough dancing credentials to be a judge. I guess she makes for good tv though.

A.B.D.C. is an addiction for. Live In Color shouldn’t have went home. J.C. shouldn’t be judging on the show, I want him to go away. Tyra is going to be Tyra no matter how much people hate the things she do (which to sad). PLEASE stop trying to be Oprah PLEASE. Whatever @ the whole SNL thing people are taking it way too far.

I mean an addiction for me.

i agree with #67 all the way. im pullin for Kaba Modern 2 win. and fish n chicks really arent that bad trust me, idk which 1 of them is choreographing the stuff on the show but laura edwards, (the blode 1), is an AMAZING dancer n choreographer.

oops i meant blonde lol

Yes, i totally agree with you about the Live in Color crew….it was really messed up that they were booted up against one of the most lackluster crews on the whole show (Fish n Chicks???? who even gets that name!?!?) But anyways, Live in Color are some DANCIN’ FOOLS!!!! And I just hope that they don’t let that get them down.

Once again people are hating on Tyra. Sometimes art is the only way to make people aware of todays issues. Tyra knows that. Some of you ignorant ass people who just sit around hating on positive black people, while not doing anything spectacular, with no plans of doing anything major, would never be able to see that in your state of mind. I like Tyra’s show. People think cause she’s being bubbly and nice all the time, means she’s fake. When someone is being rude, loud, and disrespectful, “they keeping it real.”
But being how ya’ll are, my comments will be IGNORED.

Without haters winners like Tyra Banks wouldn’t have the courage to go on!

tyra banks has become soooo annoying.

THERE IS NOTHING CHIC ABOUT THE HOMELESS LOOK; WHAT IS WRONG WITH TYRA. ALTHOUGH TYRA IS DOING HER THING, SHE IS HYPOCRITICAL MOST OF THE TIME; FOR ILLUSTRATION, SHE TALKS ABOUT SELF-IMAGE AND SHE HAS A SECOND NOSE JOB, A BLONDE WEAVE, AND MAKEUP TWO TIMES LIGHTER THAN HER COMPLEXION. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH A BI-RACIAL MAN PORTRAYING BARACK OBAMA IN A PARODY, BARACK IS ALSO BI-RACIAL.