Comments on: DISGRASIAN OF THE WEAK! America’s Next Top Model And “Portraying” Race http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/ You're a disgrace. To the race. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:47:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: cherryteresa http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/comment-page-1/#comment-105 cherryteresa Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:56:39 +0000 http://disgrasian.com/?p=3909#comment-105 Why would a model ever have to do racial drag? Couldn't they just get someone of that actual ethnicity to model? Sheesh. Why would a model ever have to do racial drag? Couldn’t they just get someone of that actual ethnicity to model? Sheesh.

]]> By: namanyonma http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/comment-page-1/#comment-89 namanyonma Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:11:40 +0000 http://disgrasian.com/?p=3909#comment-89 Do you guys remember a few seasons back? This isn't the first racial drag one they did, althoguh this one is distinctly more offensive. But they did a got milk ad, or set of adds, and everyone was in racial drag. Do you guys remember a few seasons back? This isn’t the first racial drag one they did, althoguh this one is distinctly more offensive. But they did a got milk ad, or set of adds, and everyone was in racial drag.

]]> By: Jen http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Jen Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:57:17 +0000 http://disgrasian.com/?p=3909#comment-86 BB--did you see this excellent Racialicious post on describing mixed people? http://www.racialicious.com/2009/09/22/tuesday-nitpicking-mixed-race-people-and-the-language-of-fractions/ BB–did you see this excellent Racialicious post on describing mixed people?

http://www.racialicious.com/2009/09/22/tuesday-nitpicking-mixed-race-people-and-the-language-of-fractions/

]]> By: BlasianBytch http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/comment-page-1/#comment-84 BlasianBytch Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:56:31 +0000 http://disgrasian.com/?p=3909#comment-84 As a person of mixed race, I don't like the term hapa, I'm not half anything. I'm a full person that is Black and Asian. The term to me forces one race to be default and the other to be like some add on bonus or detraction from the first. I try not to be too upset when silliness like blackface gets the green light in the name of fashion - they are in their own little wierdo world. At least all the elasticities were being portrayed as beautiful. As a person of mixed race, I don’t like the term hapa, I’m not half anything. I’m a full person that is Black and Asian. The term to me forces one race to be default and the other to be like some add on bonus or detraction from the first.

I try not to be too upset when silliness like blackface gets the green light in the name of fashion – they are in their own little wierdo world.

At least all the elasticities were being portrayed as beautiful.

]]> By: leebo0901 http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/comment-page-1/#comment-82 leebo0901 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:41:48 +0000 http://disgrasian.com/?p=3909#comment-82 Just hearing the word exotic makes me cringe. I don't get how Asian Americans can find that term as an endearing compliment. I wonder if there has been any backlash for that episode. What are people thinking calling her the next Oprah? Just hearing the word exotic makes me cringe. I don’t get how Asian Americans can find that term as an endearing compliment.

I wonder if there has been any backlash for that episode. What are people thinking calling her the next Oprah?

]]> By: dalianmoon http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/comment-page-1/#comment-78 dalianmoon Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:43:45 +0000 http://disgrasian.com/?p=3909#comment-78 Maybe in a future episode, contestants will be asked to portray Tyra Bank's brain and "feel the crazy." Maybe in a future episode, contestants will be asked to portray Tyra Bank’s brain and “feel the crazy.”

]]> By: mellowyel http://disgrasian.com/2009/10/disgrasian-of-the-weak-americas-next-top-model-and-portraying-race/comment-page-1/#comment-77 mellowyel Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:08:31 +0000 http://disgrasian.com/?p=3909#comment-77 hot. ass. mess. Tyra should know better. that whole shoot was wrong from the beginning. I wonder how Tyra plans on defending herself. hot. ass. mess. Tyra should know better. that whole shoot was wrong from the beginning. I wonder how Tyra plans on defending herself.

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