The word “ignorant’ needs to be eradicated from all dictionaries and replaced with another word that correctly entails the original definition of the word. “Ignorant” now means to disagree with another person’s OPINION, as opposed to what it originally meant, which is “to not know”. When the meaing of a word is bastardized and miiappropriated, it leads to confusion. It is someone’s OPINION that the woman is not attractive. It does not make one ignorant to have an opinion. One is only ignorant when their opinion is not based in sound and consistent doctrine or factuality. It’s really much more of a self-esteem issue than a shade issue.

thanks judah a.k.a. merriam-webster.

obviously people can have opinions. i, neither other posters on this site, are not speaking on people disagreeing, but speaking on people saying childish things - “she’s ashy, needs lotion, needs some hair.”

why would that not be considered ignorant?

People we need to change our perception of what is beautiful. My question is this who are we to decide what beauty is, no really? I mean what good is it doing besides giving a negative opinion? Any woman who is confident & comfortable in their skin is the bomb …confidence and loving yourself exceeds everything else on top of that she is gorgeous. I’ve read and listened to her interviews on several occasions and she loves who she is and where she comes from. Perhaps if more people began to love themselves there would be no time left to dissect other people. We bitch and moan about the media but look how we talk about our own or people period. It’s enough going on in this society today the last thing people need is someone giving their negative two cents on what they look like. Come on folks we have come better than this today is a new day!

I don’t have anything nice to say so i’m not gonna say nuthin

i’m sorry but the people who say if she was light-skinned, she would be trashed NEED to stop lying. i’ve seen plenty of average or straight-up unattractive light-skinned women get treated like goddesses. what ppl are doing to alek is exactly what ppl do to ugly light-skinned women anyway. except for tiny.

most high fashion models are ugly. they have a weird look about them, thats what there looking for.

@vee,
exactly! it’s being done the other way. people are happy no matter what.

Alex Wek is absolutely beeutiful. Her features are exotic. She is just as exotic looking as Eddie Murphy’s wife, Nicole Murphy. They are both beautiful women yet they are extreme in color. See it really does not matter “How ashy her knees look” as some of you would say. This women is getting paid millions and is well respected in the modeling world, especially in Europe. Ms. Wek is not westernized to get a hair weave. She has never wore one off stage. She is so very confident of her hair self that she does not alter her skin complexion or add some fake hair to be accepted.PLEASE STOP COMPARING BEAUTY WITH BEYONCE> SHE DOES NOT SET THE STANDARDS!!!!!!!!!

I wish to God, that some of you women would get some self confidence and let go of the fake hair weave and perms and embrace your natural beauty. Its not hard. Its harder to pay someone $50.00 to 800.00 dollars and more to get fake hair so people can think that its yours. Everyone knows its not your Shi*. Actually you look crazy spending your money on hair making the Chineese richer as they put their own kids thru medical school on our hard earned money and give it to them.
They will open more hair stores in our community and would not re invest in us but only themselves. Yes, I was a victim of all of this. I learned to love my naturally curly short hair. I wear it like Nicole Murphy. My hair is naturally curly so the style and length looks great. I swear Idid not know my hair could do all of this until I broke down and cut it the perm out took the weave out. I said enough is enough. I got tired waiting in the beauty shop hours. My time is money. My husband even likes it too. I still fell beautiful.

I am just trying to let all you sisters know that beauty is really inside. So how you feel inside reflects your stride and confidence. I am sure Ms. Wek feels like a million dollars… Yes she is as dark as a bluberry, hair short as *snapping finger*. Yes she is beautiful and I am sure she feels it inside.

@Brandi

Maybe because she is ashy, she does need lotion, and she doesn’t have any damn hair. All those are FACTS. Many black people are so keen on appearing cultured that they try to justify any and everything. They don’t hesitate to cut each other down though. The best thing that can be said about this woman, honestly, is that she is different. There is nothing feminine about her whatsoever. Believe me, the other races (including the Africans) could care less how multi-cultured they are. They hold onto their own and take from blacks. That is a fact. Many black people that claim “Mother Africa” are not even aware of most of the cultural practices in Africa, and how they go back millenia. That modeling stage is mind control. Anyone that the white man throws up there will be considered beautiful for some reason; just because HE put her up there, so in other words, no matter the race or venue, whites still determine what is beautiful on a mass scale.

LMAO, u just stating what u think and it’s nothing wrong with that. Guess what? sudanese men think we are ugly. Wek is the true picture of beauty in their eyes, not us simple thinking americans. She’s not stunning by any means, but it’s just something about her that stands out.

Leave it up to low life blacks to keep bringing each other down. I’m sure whites aren’t tearing her apart like you people are. They even gave her an opportunity at multi-million dollar contracts. Alec’s face is the face of our ancestors, they fought and bleed for all our rights that we so freely take for granted and that IS BEAUTIFUL. But of course that thought would never cross your limited minds.

I agree w/ #47 stop getting your standards of beauty from low life rap videos who downplay and degrade our women every chance they get.

I am sick and tired of blacks bringing down blacks, this is the reason we are at the bottom of the barrel to the world. Why? because we don’t help and cherich our own like the jews. This really hurts…..

i’m finished, can’t get through to stupid people.

correction……cherish!

wow…we are certainly a very divide culture, while some black people believe that light skin and long hair is beautiful, others believe that dark skin in beautiful. it’s sad honestly because at the end of the day we’re all African American. and for those of you who are quick to call her ugly because the darkness of her skin, remember that those african american men and women with light skin wouldn’t be around if it weren’t for black people with her type of skin.

# 54 yes I said an opinion NoT an iNSULT YOU SAID SHE NEEDS 2 PUT SOMETHING ON HER HEAD !

PPL CAN HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS OF THIS WOMAN. WE KNOW YOU CAN BE DARK SKINNED AND BEAUTIFUL. IMAN, GABRIELLE UNION, NAMOI CAMBELL. I KNOW MANY DARK SKINNED WOMEN THAT ARE JUST GORGEOUS. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SHE IS A MODEL. SHE HAS EXOTIC FEATURES AND IS VERY HIGH FASHION. TYRA BANKS HERSELF SAID THE MOST FAMOUS MODELS ARE NOT THE PRETTIEST. ITS IN YA MIND PPL. BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU SOMEONE IS SO BEAUTIFUL OVER AND OVER YOU BELIEVE IT. THAT’S WHY PPL IS SAYING SHE IS BEAUTIFUL. TO ME SHE IS NOT ALL THAT BUT BEAUTY IS AN OPINION. SO MANY PEOPLE SAY CIARA IS UGLY AND RIHANNA IS UGLY. YOU MAY AGREE OR DISAGREE.

ugly dress

@Brandi

You were finished before you started because you never had a point, that’s why you tried to throw an insult and made an a$$ of yourself you idiot. Why don’t all the African loving black people take a plane back to Africa and set up permanent residence there so you can learn how to be ashy and love your ashiness too. Fake a$$es, lol. I haven’t seen any comments where the opinion of her being unattractive was based on her dark-skin. That’s an issue that is extremely prevalent amongst black women and it’s redundant to the point of disgust. No disrespect; but if you’re a black woman and you cannot get over your own skin color, you are not a functional adult, and furthermore, you cannot raise children because you will pass your self-hate onto them. All this worship of the dark-skin that has become a fad amongst some black women is a cover for their own massive sense of inadequacy. It’s pathetic. What’s funny is that on top of that, they’ll try to con you into worshiping dark skin like they do and act as if they’re dropping some deep enlightening science, lol.

OH GIVE ME A F*CKING BREAK…I’M NOT SUGAR COATING SH*T!

THAT B*TCH IS FUGLY! POINT BLANK. PERIOD. SHE ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE TO ME.

IF YOU THINK SHE IS “BEAUTIFUL”, “STUNNING”, “HAS GORGEOUS SKIN” THEN THAT’S YOU. I DON’T HAVE TO AGREE AND I DON’T! F*CK THAT!

AND YES SHE DOES NEED SOME CRISCO ON HER ASHY AZZ KNEES!

P.S. I DON’T THINK BEYONCE IS PRETTY EITHER. SO KISS MY AZZ!

I didn’t know we were having a Tyra Banks Show on CL!! lmao

[Comment 5] What do you mean that black women should not be that skinny? It seems that people think black women are all voluptuous or big women. And as soon as you come across a black girl who doesn’t fit that stereotype they are more criticized then a white skinny girl within the African American community. Now I am not referring to any sort of eating disorders im speaking for the women who are just naturally thin. I can go on forever because these other comments are just hindering me; “she’s ugly”,”she needs to put something on her head”. I would like to emphasize the “put something on her head”….do you mean a weave? I’m just going to end it here I feel it’s important as a black teen girl to identify with these things early on in life as it events many teen girls growing up.

THAT IS 100% NATURAL BEAUTY!!!!!

lmao at some people here stating the definition of beauty
everybody got his own taste and I don’t care about the judgment of a ugly fat ass monkey black man with no job spending his whole life commenting on the internet and probably hiv positive but not knowing it once he knows he’ll beg alek to settle down with her. stfu

Everytime I see this chick, it gives this average looking chick a chance- I CAN BE A SUPERMODEL TOO. I just don’t see how she made it there….

At first I didn’t like her dress.
But it’s actually kinda cute, maybe for someone who could fill it out a lil more. lol

Anywho, I think she’s beautiful. Then again, I know there are many different forms of beauty. And she’s so sweet and coy in her interviews! love her.

Lastly, Iman is Somali. She is an aethiopid. And that kind of African is completely different than the west African look that you’re used to. You can’t even compare Iman and Wek on the same scale. It’s time for some folks to get off of CL and go check out some books or at least catch some Discovery Channel or CNN!

I saw Alek just last week where I work and I’ve really gotta say that you’ve gotta see her in person. She’s REALLY pretty and he skin is UNCANNY. She was very pleasant with a very nice smile too.

She looks a little rusty.
Needs some moisturizer…

That’s some ugly ass black woman!LOl

To Judah

“Too many black people of the captivity feel this duty to exalt Africans and Africanism when Africans have never done the same in return.”

that has got to be the stupidest comment i have ever heard.I am an african (sierra leonean) living in sierra leone and i can tell you from 1st hand experience black ppl here do nothing BUT exalt african american beauty.EVERYONE here wears weaves and tries to look like beyonce/ciara/any other black american female the media tells us should be our standard of beauty!I can’t even get someone out here to cut my natural hair! In AFRICA!I can’t find a single person who knows how to cut natural hair and you are telling me we don’t exalt black american beauty?!SFU!And come visit Africa before you open your mouth to tlk s%$! SMFH!

@judah
learn to read, you’re talking to the wrong person. you sound like the self hating idiot, not me!

beauty is relative it depends on the person looking..some people have alot of people thinking they are beautiful other don’t
I am african, nigerian to be precise but born and raised in london…so judah u point aint valid to me.
i think she is beautiful..end of.

I see why Michael Jackson bleached his skin white and changed his features to look Caucasian. Some of you people on here sound like Joe Jackson verbally abusing his son Michael Jackson. Such self hate…I am sure you are the most miserable person that goes to the hairdresser every week and give them some fake hair for them to put in your hair….Or look for a light skinned male to have your babies with so your kids will not have a dark face…Such a shame and this is comming from a light skinned Black female all natural female.

she ASHY AS HELL . all that guap and she cant afford no lotion?

Ok she has a skin condition called psorasis. It give the the appearance of a ashen or “ashy” look especially over bony prominces: elbows, knees, knuckles of hands.
Such hostile comments for such a contraversal topic among African Americans… I feel that the Caucasians really get a kick at us biting each other in the azz over color and hair. Because at the end of the day, they will treat us inferior not equal to them. They know we have self hate among us…

i think she need a makeup artist and some lotion for her body

Dark is not beautiful!

#14

self hate? is that you? smh

Alek is flawless; dark chocolate skin, tall, lean , radiant smile, piercing eyes and legs which extend from New York City to Bombay. Her British accent is also very sexy. I feel sorry for black folks like #14 (LMAO) who can’t appreciate her beauty. She is in her natural state, just like God wanted her to be.

I also find it irony that black people make more “ashy” jokes than anyone other race. I guess they try to hide their insecurities by insulting people who look like that.

also find it irony that black people make more “ashy” jokes than anyone other race. I guess they try to hide their insecurities by insulting people who look like them.

I’m sorry, but I just don’t understand why people are calling hr ugly. She may not be drop dead gorgeous, but she is very pretty with nice long legs and flawless skin.
It’s so funny that there’s people commenting about how much they know about fashion, but are trying to call her ugly as hell. If you truly knew about fashion, then those words wouldn’t be in the same sentence. High fashion models don’t always look like the pick of the litter, but they have a look that is striking and can turn heads, and a look that can make them stand out in the crowd. That is why Alek Wek is a high fashion model, because she may not look the best, but she is no where near plain or average, no matter if she is black, white, latino, or asian, she’s is high fashion to me…

I always thought Alek Wek was beautiful. I bet you if all those other models take off their makeup and didn’t have plastic surgery, they wouldn’t have look as good as Alek.

For all you folks, should check out Heidi Klum before her many plastic surgeries. She was very very ugly. In fact most of Hollywood would be very ugly without plastic surgery.

You people have bren so white washed overy the years that you cant see beauty in an original African Queen…becuase she is not bleached and wearing horse hair you can see true beauty..You people of colour wake up and face what many white people are wishing for…dang!!!

As they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is unfortunate living in the west that beauty is associated with white features. I think that Alek is very beautiful she has features that are typically East African and I appreciate that and see the beauty in her face (nice skin, cute nose, beautiful lips and a very symmetric face). If yall can’t see the beauty in that then we as black people need some help.

IN MY OPINON I DONT SEE MUCH PRETTY ABOUT HER…. MAYBE CUZ IM ENGLISH, AMERICANS SEEM TO GET THIS BEAUTY…. SHE IS CRUSTY AS HELL THO LOL…. MY GOD!!!

Actually if Aleck was light she would probably automatically be considered beautiful by most black people, especially those who comment on CL. Amber Rose isn’t that pretty but because she’s bald and has pale skin black people n partcular act like she’s stunning, when in reality she looks like a reguarly blonde girl with a bald head. People can’t see the beauty in Aleck because of self-hatred, and because the media/society feed this idea that anything that looks close to white is beautiful.

Fair enough beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but one can’t deny the fact that dark women are constantly subjegated in both the black and white communities.

You do not have to be light skinned with long hair to be beautiful. If you wre really smart you would judge her for being a great woman who respects others. She is no Naomi Campbell but you never hear anything she has done to land her in jail like crazy ass Naomi. That what would make Alek so beautiful because she is not at all violent and respectful unlike Naomi.

If I was a white student doing research on slavery and it’s affect on African Americans I would have all the material I need here! SMH

Number “75″. Only haters call light skinned women ugly if the light skinned woman is really pretty. If a dark skinned women is pretty, she is just pretty . If she ugly she just damn ugly. Oh well, nobody should not be judging the way no one look. Because I have noticed that women who tend to call women ugly have low self esteem and does not recieve that much attention from men. So they hate. And they seem to be the not most attractive person themselves. Not trying to judge for real. Because I try to keep calling people ugly to myself even when I know this is true. Hint: They do read these blogs.

I think she is a beautiful woman (i’m a little bias though b/c I think dang near all black women are beautiful-well at least the ones w/ self respect) and black women are not the only ones that wear weave..though I do deem to think that some of them take it toooo far to the extreme I know they are not the only ones to wear it.

OBVIOUSLY SOME OF YOU HAVE NEVER MET ANY AFRICANS. ALL THE ONES I HAVE MET HERE IN THE U.S. WEAR MORE WEAVES AND WIGS THAN ANYBODY ELSE SO STFU WITH THAT! LIKE I SAID SHE IS UGLY! IT DOESN’T MEAN I HATE MYSELF OR I HATE BEING BLACK. IT MEANS I THINK SHE IS UGLY! NOTHING MORE. THERE ARE MANY LIGHT-SKINNED PEOPLE THAT I THINK ARE UGLY TOO. JUST LIKE THERE ARE MANY DARK SKINNED PEOPLE I THINK ARE GORGEOUS LIKE MORRIS CHESTNUT, IDRIS ELBA, LAURYN HILL, MICHAEL JORDAN, MEKHI PFIFER, NAOMI CAMPBELL, KENYA MOORE, N’BUSHE WRIGHT, ANGELA BASSET, DEBBI MORGAN, PHYLIS YVONNE STICKNEY, ANUJANUE ELLIS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON . SO PLEASE SPARE ME THE SELF-HATRED SPEECH. IT’S ALL ABOUT WHAT IS APPEALING TO ME AND THAT WOMAN IS NOT APPEALING IN MY EYES.

ignorant people, saying shes too thin
the Sudanese are naturally very tall, thin people.
learn before you hate.

First, let me inform you dumb African-Americans of some things, being that I am Sudanese and know first hand. First, you cannot compare Alek Wek, Iman, Liya Kebede, etc. to African American models like Tyra banks, Jessica white, etc. Alek is 100% African, she has not been diluted what-so-ever. Like someone above mentioned, yes, this is what most of you ignorant African-Americans’ ancestors looked like. Second, she is NOT pretty, and this is speaking from a completely unbiased stand point. It is a known fact that Southern Sudanese women are not attractive. What they are is tall and lean; they have amazing bodies that are ageless, graceful and perfect for the runway/high-fashion modeling. THIS is why she is so successful. In all honesty, Ethiopians and Somalians are far more beautiful, but then again, they are more often than not MIXED.

Is she bleaching?????

She’s interesting bcuz she has a story but other than that is my screen diff from yalls cuz she’s not attractive to me. Not even in the unique beauty kind of way. “That aint it!”

For all who label her UGLY and ASHY, you are basically labeling all other Africans from her part of the world UGLY as well..In fact since most AFRICANS are quite a darker shade, it means we are all dark and ugly as well.. Can u imagine if a native of her country were reading these comments, what they would think?..There are thousands out there to whom she is an inspiration and for you lot to be so negative, it is sad..No one seems to look past her face and actually comment on her life story and struggle, which is what makes her BEAUTIFUL..Beauty features on the inside as well as out and if you are gonna judge people by their physical appearance only, then there is something seriously wrong with all of you( But of course we all already knew that about MOST AMERICANS)…

WHAT ABOUT THE LOTION ALEK !!! THE LOTION !!!

to all those who said wek is ugly u gotta get a life, this very minute can u go and luk in the mirror and tell me if u r important with all those luks you have what did you achieve with ur luk, how much money do u have, are u goin 2 live in ur on world or wha?t who ever said she is ugly u are da one who is. wek has a beta life than u ass holes…… go and get a life and stop commentin other people luks

wek is way much beta than most of us, she is a true image in gods eyes you neva created anyone sooooo get ur ass a job