![]() I was shocked at first, and tried to figure out a way to understand why and how this came to be. ![]() When I asked a class of eighth graders who their heroes were, I was bombarded with responses that revealed they were avid viewers of the shows these "cover girls" are in. Last week, I had the pleasure to be a guest speaker for a junior high school's career day. I just don’t think it’s fair to block somebody from getting money." This statement illustrates that at the end of the day, these women choose to not even take a glimpse at the bigger picture its all about making sure they can live as comfortably as their sass, pettiness, cruelty, and violence will allow them to. Kandi, in response, to being told about Star Jones' petition against women committing violent acts on reality television: " She may not be violent, but I’m sure she goes off on people in her day-to-day. My issue with these women are that it all seems to boil down to money. I am sure the checks and nice balances on their accounts make up for their "cringe-worthy" moments. These women are paid thousands (and some like NeNe Leakes, garner millions) to behave badly. The women (Evelyn, in particular) admitted they grimace every once in a while at their actions on the show, but I suppose my naivety died a long time ago because I took everything I read with a grain of salt. I read the accompanying article, and honestly received nothing from it. ![]() ![]() The cover of the June issue of the publication is graced with a group image of reality television actors: Tamar Braxton, Chrissy Lampkin, Kandi Burruss and Evelyn Lozada who have donned boudoir-esque ensembles to be heralded as ".Your New Role Models." No need to go check your calendar, it is way past April and this is not a joke. I think this hope died faster than Herman Cain's presidential ambitions after seeing the cover of the new Vibe Magazine. But yet, a small part of me hoped the media would cease and desist and return to the publishing of gem pieces on issues and individuals that matter. Between the obsession with media vixens and the disparaging attacks on black women, I've felt beaten down, overwhelmed and just fatigued. I have grown very disenchanted with media and print publications over the past few years. ![]()
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