NBA player Carmelo Anthony and Lala Vasquez attended the 2008 ESPY Awards held at NOKIA Theatre on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California. The ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 20 at 9PM ET on ESPN.
AFTER PARTY PICS
Vanessa Minnillo, LaLa Vazquez and Tichina Arnold pose for a pic at the ESPY Awards – Exclusive After Party held at Vibiana..
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I definatley feel tha somet folks make this light/dark skin thing a bigger deal than it needs to be..
I think Michael Strahan and Nicole Murphy look relly good together.
LaLa – can I be your stylist…..pleeze?
Wassup wit Toccara and that girl?
Dang, Shaun Robinson cant get a date….must rought out there…lol
Everyone looks good though.
YOU GUYS KILL ME. YOU TALK ABOUT A BLACK MAN WHEN HE MARRY A DARK SKIN SISTA (USHER). THEN YOU F-ING GET MADE WHEN THEY GET WHITE OR BRIGHT. MAKE UP YOUR MINDS PEOPLE!!!!
@Lisa, you mentioned that “Jumping that fence is difficult when there is so much flavor on this side.” I respect your preference sis, but the word “fence” i dont get. You prefer black men that cool but whys there gotta be a fence in the first place? In a free country, there shouldnt be any barriers like this.
Poster # 36, that is EXACTLY THE PROBLEM. Black people do not care about each other or what’s goes on in our community. I love Black people and do what I can to help our community improve. Black Americans minds are POISONED and that is evident by some of the things that have been said on this site thus far. Black people in this country have been programed to believe White is better. So we will use excuses like, “It’s my personal preference” to justify the poison running rampant through our minds. We will go out and get pregnant by a white or hispanic fool simply because we want “a light skinned baby with good hair”, and justify if by saying “I just have a preference for light skin”. You will have sista’s wearing 3 shades lighter foundation on their face, and they will justify it by saying, “it’s my preference”. No no no. I would like to see our people healed to the point of where we can look at photos of black people at the Espy awards and the women reflect the true variety in the Black community and not just the light skinned segment. I want to see a day where Black American women are just as comfortable with natural hair as they are with weaves (and Black men accept them for it). I want to see the statistics involving blacks in interracial relationships more balanced. In 70% of all interracial relationships involving blacks, the male is black and the female is of another race. So that means in interracial relationships involving blacks, in ONLY 30% of the cases the female is black. THAT IS ALARMING and begs the questions of why it is so off balance? Is it a case of Black men are attracted to women of other races more, or is it that men of other races aren’t attracted to Black women as much?
When they did the doll study back in the 1960′s, then again in 2000 where they layed out a black doll and a white doll, and asked black children (male and female) a series of questions including which doll was the prettiest and all but 1 chose the white doll, WE AS BLACK PEOPLE CANNOT blow that off as simply, “well it’s their personal preference”. These children grow up to be adults and subconciously STILL hold those thought patterns and will excuse those twisted thought patterns as simply “a preference”.
We may all have our preferences but Black American’s preferences for the most part has been influenced by White standards and as a black person, that bothers me. We have to look a little deeper and heal ourselves.
Everyone looks nice…. COMMON Factor everyone had a lightskin or white woman on their arm! Is this a requirement as a pro player? Colorism is alive!
I have dated on every scale of the color spectrum. I have dated every possible side of Black, Latino, Asian and White. I do admit, I am very proud of my current boyfriend who is a “dark butt”. But he is so fine his complexion never crossed my mind. We have been together for a while now and we are expecting a baby. The only thing that once bothered me about his color is how negatively people reacted to the news. “That baby gonna be Black” was the usual reaction. The first couple of times I heard this, I was pissed at the nerve of some folks. Then I got sarcastic with it like, “naw, the little nucca gonna come out Chinese”.
@64 Khia, are you serious….the fence was just a metaphor…in a free country race shouldn’t be a barrier either, however it’s the subject of your discussion.
@67 My sister went through the same thing when she was pregnant…ppl can be so ignorant. Everyone said “ooohhh that baby is gonna look just like his black father”….
P.S. Tamara, I think KG is 6’11” even you would look really short next to him
This Braylon Edwards is a cutie. I’ve never seen him before. NEW MEAT IN THE BUILDING! He is younger than I, but he is sexy as hell. I love a man with a goatee. Now, all the non goatee wearing men, please don’t attack me. lol
I still love me some Melo, he just looks like he can lay it down. Maybe that explains why LaLa is still “engaged” after 2 bambinos.
Everyone looks nice.
Now, I had to check myself on this post because I also noticed all the light skinned, white women on the arms of the atheletes. I checked myself because I LOVE and prefer chocolate men. I have a preference myself. Now I’m sure it isn’t for the same reason that every pro athelete run to the Anything But Black outlet and find them a trophy wife but it’s their right to have a preference as well.
Yung Berg just took his preference way too far in his explanation and put his Nike in his mouth indefinately.
BTW….I dated dark skinned boys all my life but married a red bone. How about that for ironic. Just proves that if you look on the inside the outside doesn’t really matter.
lala gotta be a damn money hungry dumbass fool to keep shacking up with carmelo’ sorry ass while he still go out on the prowl smashin every groupie …bottom bitch
SAY WHAT U WANT BUT VICTORIA BECKHAM IS A BAD ASS CHICK!! I LOVE HER ASS
AND NICK LACHEY CAN GET IT…ALL OF IT!
LALA heels are FIERCE!!!!
NICK & CARMELO wifed up MTV HUNNIES!!! how funny, let me be a Host !!
LaLa Heels are fierce !!!!!!!!!!
I guess Nick & Carmelo LOVE DEM SUM MTV LOVE!!! =D Let me be a Host 4 MTV.
COngrats to all the hardworking players
T.O. HAS BEEN IN TEXAS TO LONG!
Samantha- YEAH,Young Berg silly behind was saying with Pro athlets obviously think…
Light skin, long hair…=beauty
Well, all these women look the same like Fembots…
I think Brandi, & Nicole look nice
Honestly #65. I believe people like YOU are the problem.
You overanalyze why someone finds love (or lust) outside of their race. Maybe that’s YOUR OWN insecurity that you feel you aren’t good enough. Not mine. I could care less. It’s not stopping my heart from beating. I know someone is out there for me (whether white, black, yellow, or purple).
@ 44 I dont even know why you even acknowledged 38′s comment. That’s got to be about the most ignorant thing I’ve ever heard. Like you said your complection is not the determining factor in how light or dark your offspring come out.
He must still be in middle school, because he definitely sounds like a child that knows nothing about heredity, and genes. I guess. There’s some dumb asses on here sometimes. He’s definitely on a self-hating Berg tip.
ok…here it goes
LALA & MELO
wrong season 4 that shirt/tie & she looks either constipated or she holdin in gas.
FOREST & KEISH
she needs 2 eat from his plate
BECKHAMS
he’s a fly white guy & she’s joan rivers w/style. (ice grill)
MIKE & NICOLE
she’s fierce & they say he’s fieeeerce too lol (snap snap)
TOCARRA+1
they straight. look nice
BETTIS’S
she’s cute but he’s a wee bit sloppy
LISA & MICHAEL
tall!
ADU
flyyy lil guy!
DR J
looks good but outfit is wack
JERRY RICE
nice shoes
BRAYLON
dress at home but u fine! lol
KG & WIFE
hot! literally & gorgeous! literally lol
T.O. & PET
WHACK!!
PAUL & GUEST
they are clean…lookin good!
SHAUN ROBINSON
hate the hair otherwise beautiful
TACHINA’S SHOES
HOT DAMN!
HONESTY+OPINIONS =DOESN’T EQUAL HATE!
ok…here it goes
LALA & MELO
wrong season 4 that shirt/tie & she looks either constipated or she holdin in gas.
FOREST & KEISH
she needs 2 eat from his plate
BECKHAMS
he’s a fly white guy & she’s joan rivers w/style. (ice grill)
MIKE & NICOLE
she’s fierce & they say he’s fieeeerce too lol (snap snap)
TOCARRA+1
they straight. look nice
BETTIS’S
she’s cute but he’s a wee bit sloppy
LISA & MICHAEL
tall!
ADU
flyyy lil guy!
DR J
looks good but outfit is wack
JERRY RICE
nice shoes
BRAYLON
dress at home but u fine! lol
KG & WIFE
hot! literally & gorgeous! literally lol
T.O. & PET
WHACK!!
PAUL & GUEST
they are clean…lookin good!
SHAUN ROBINSON
hate the hair otherwise beautiful
TACHINA’S SHOES
HOT DAMN!
HONESTY+OPINIONS =DOESN’T EQUAL HATE!
p.s. knowledge of self will keep u with ur own. im not racist however I believe that loving, embracing, respecting and appreciating our mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts & any black woman that’s paved the way 4 u will keep u with ur own.
Since the whole theme on this site is to point out what folks are doing wrong here goes:
First off, I see someone at CL is now on the LA LA tip… heres a little tip: BAD CHOICE FOR A FEATURE PIC. She was an MTV Video Jock…she isnt anyone spectacularly famous. Why is she on here and who really cares about her other than you guys anydamnway???
La las ill fitting outfit looks sloppy, her boobs look saggy. In a couple of pics she looks like shes trying to slick scratch her cha cha(maybe shes uncomfortable in the hideous outfit) and the fake smile is soooo tired. Carmelo looks good but those braids are played out. Not cute at all. Grow up and cut your hair. Wanna be a man? Look like one. Tocarra needs to tone down the makeup. She looks like a clown everywhere I see her lately. Tichina looks country(as always…an obvious graduate of the Golden Brooks school of fashion). And Lisa Leslie should NOT have worn sandals.
HOWEVER…..
Braylon Whatshisface sure looks yummy…if only I were a few years younger. LOL.
light skin … check
long hair … check
congratualtions you are now eligible to be a “guest” on the arm of an athlete at the ESPY awards
Life is too short to hate on someone else’s preference. Black women should open up to the possiblity of falling for a nonblack man. I’m attracted to nonblack men, so I can’t hate on these athletes who date the women they choose. Let, these men do them, I bet if Naomi Campbell walked into the a locker room with all these black men who are so crazy about bi-racial or nonblack women, would fall over themselves over her.
Poster #81, I think the problem is we don’t analyze ENOUGH. Say what you will and only care about yourself, but there is nothing you can say that will make me believe all of those women in those pictures being light skinned is a coincidence. There is nothing you can say that will make me believe the high rates of athletes with non-black or very light skinned partners, is just a coincidence.
I am past that, “Oh why don’t we just all get along and love each other because the only thing that matters is love” crap. We have some serious issues in the black community that need to be addressed. I am not against interracial love despite what some my think, but 70% of interracial relationships involving Blacks, the male is Black, and only 30 % are black women is crazy? That is dramatic.
Black people using “preference” is just a scapegoat. Many of you same folks would have chosen the white doll and would have never asked yourselves why. Many of you apparently just chalked it up as “preference”.
Look at it this way…successful, highly paid black athletes only make up a tiny percentage of the whole black community. In the bigger picture, despite interracial relationships and marriages which I’m cool with, most marriages are STILL between black women and black men, or at least black babies born per year outnumber biracial black/white babies. We’re still gonna be here regardless.
I have a preference for nonblack men, because that’s who I’m attracted to, so I don’t care who these men date. I, wouldn’t look twice at them , even if I knew they were millionaire athletes.
Candace Parker & Nicole Murphy(who btw, why don’t u lose ur last name? huh?) look beautiful. Braylon Edwards apparently didn’t realize that this isn’ t the BET awards, coming up in there lookin all G’d up. & wat the hell is Lala wearing?
Oh my days… i just wanted to say that everyone looked nice, and then reading some of your comments, the interracial dating thing pops up with people’s preferences…light skinned, chocolate, dark chocolate.
Yung Berg (dont even know who he is )is a peanut head with his daft comments. He should just keep his ghetto mouth shut
I noticed that in the States, anyone who looks black is considered black, whether you’re half or a quarter (aka Alicia Keys, Halle Berry but in the UK, they’re considered mixed race like Leona Lewis. hmmm ( Brits used to say half caste which was quite offensive)..I digress.
Now let me play devil’s advocate for a minute. Would you females be this upset if Freddy Adu were to show up with a light,bright, close to white? He looks like the type that black females dissed up and down back in the day. But now that he has some dollars, he is a “catch”. Not their “catch” but a catch, that looks good only on paper. I just thought I’d ask.
Love LaLa’s titties
I think La La looks pretty, and although I am not a fan of her man Carmelo…he looks nice as well I guess. LOL!!
I love the Beckhams…especially David…yummy.
I know he just won a championship…but Paul Pierce looks a damn fool with those white shoes on, i’m sorry. LOL!
..but on the other other hand, the other champ K.G and his wife look G.Q. They look great.
I’ve saved the best for last….BRAYLON EDWARDS is fine as all hell. He better work!!
Looks like good times were had by all…next!!
Isn’t Dat Beautiful Frm Flava Of Luv 2???
“I noticed that in the States, anyone who looks black is considered black, whether you’re half or a quarter (aka Alicia Keys, Halle Berry but in the UK, they’re considered mixed race like Leona Lewis. hmmm ( Brits used to say half caste which was quite offensive)..I digress.”
@92, it’s probably the lasting impact of the One Drop Rule here in the States. I got West Indian family in the UK and they tell me that race mixing is rampant in the UK (mostly black men and white women according to stats), and is generally more accepted. The whole idea of being called biracial in the UK is the norm.
#93, Freddy Adu used to date JoJo, who’s a singer with a great voice and is white, for a minute.
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DANG i forgot cp3(candace parker) was nominated for an award! i hope she won something, btw she looks beautiful. lala girl what the hell do U HAVE ON?
Eddie Murphy’s wife is not attractive to me at all. She resembles a man! And no I am not hating at all. She has a nice body but her masculine face has got to go! LOL LOL. I do think that La La is an attractive woman but that skirt needs to go. It remind me of an ostrich and she should have worn a bra to push her cleavage up!
And as far as the light vs. dark issue is concerned, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I am a darker complexion woman myself. Some folks just have their preferences when it comes to what they find attractive. It might be someone light or dark.
I will admit that Hollywood (acting, singing, sports, etc) tends to give roles more to the lighter complexion folks. Hell, the “darker the berry the sweeter the juice. Black is beautiful and comes in all different shades!!
braylon edwards is FINE…he should have worn dress shoes though.
melo needs to take the cornrows out… not a teenager anymore.
Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker…the dynamic duo on the court, but look very nice.
great pictures
Everyone is pretty!!! Lala got baby weight off her n mellow looking GOOD! Tichina and just everyone !!!
Forest, please stop hiding the food from your wife, she need’s to eat lol is she ok?!
Everybody looks decent thoe!
@98 He looks like the type,i’m not surprised. I’m just surprise he didn’t show up with one at the awards. He looks like he got no play back in the day. But a white woman in college found his dark skin to be exotic.
VelvetJ>>>educate! You are 100% on point. This “preference” mess is B.S. A person can preference their way out of a great relationship. It’s called colorism, aka brainwashing, but nevertheless, whatever floats their boat. Whether they were with white, black, etc., they wouldn’t be with me, so more power to them.
Everyone looks decent.
Ok..why do I see Tichina Arnold Everywhere? Didn’t I read in the May 2008 Essence Magazine, and she said she had a MAN/BEAU that worked for the NBA? Why is she at the Espy Awards ALONE if she has a BEAU that works for the NBA??? The NBA season is over. Where is her BEAU????
Someone needs to tell Keisha Whitaker that the raw food diet is not for everyone. Consult with another nutritionist. the keyword is ‘BALANCE’
I HAVE TO SAY EVERYONE IS LOOKING NICE. BUT I MUST POINT OUT A FEW THINGS.
1.TO + WHITE CHICK= FOOLISHNESS.(MY PERSONAL OPINION)
2.LALA IS MY GIRL BUT WHAT DA HELL HAPPENED?! SHE CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER.
3.?QUESTON? IS IT ME OR MOST OF THE SPORT PLAYER HAVE BRIGHT SKIN LONG HAIR CHICKS?
this the only time i wish i was melo, lala lookin so good. wtf is up with jerry rice
Why does Lala’s tities look asleep on the red carpet but awake at the afterparty???
I am tired of the skin color debate as the be all end all issue. If you ever get a chance to attend a “hollywood” red carpet event (ie. oscars, grammys, emmys etc..) you will understand the pictures don’t begin to speak to the issue we are discussing. The ESPY awards, honor stand out athleticism. These athletes make tons of money, but the people who pay them throw the parties. If I see one more picture of the Beckhams I’m going to just spit. Hollywood is just an allusion. Its a dream you don’t have to buy.
I have had many foreigners speak of Beckham’s mediocre talent in comparison to many foreign soccer players, known and unknown. But if we were to believe all that the American press says and show, he is about the nearest thing to a deity on American soil.
Same perspective for black athletes and white women, only this time, “Hollywood” snaps a picture, creates an image that shows everything except “gold digging” in action. (and successful gold digging requires a “pass” to get into the party.)
wish i was there
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ok who is this with TO…lol he can do 100 times better, um like me!! hee hee I luv to, but mosty BRAYLON EDWARDS …wowaw babi! he is too fine, KG wife is too prettY!