carlagirl commented on Merry Christmas, Black Models, Wherever You Are

"@bernat: Well, Essence explicitly states it's a magazine for black women so there's no other expectation."

carlagirl commented on How Does A Black Woman Feel About The Glamour Controversy? I Asked Myself!

"How many years/decades/centuries of education do white people need before we stop excusing their ignorance of other people?"

carlagirl commented on A Kennedy Clothing Line At Last!

"As a San Franciscan, I think it's kind of pathetic that we get all excited about getting these big New York retailers here."

carlagirl commented on *Inspired by Shirley MacLaine's

" @AMAZONREDHEADEDUBERVIXEN--the complaint isn't merely that she's a token person of color--it's that she's the friggin' assistant. Good actor or not(and I personally think the latter), Hudson did win one of their industry's highest awards."

carlagirl commented on Zahara Jolie-Pitt: My First Handbag

" Not Photoshopped--there are many of these candids all over the web. But the real question--how does a 2-year old keep her white handbag smudge-free????"

carlagirl commented on American Apparel hoodies and

" Well, AA isn't your only sweatshop-free option--there's [nosweatapparel.com] and probably several others by now who don't include workplace sexual harassment (and yeah, when your boss hires you as a potential sexual partner, that's harassment)along with your child-sized tissue tee. And those photos are totally porny, in the vein of Terry Richardson and Calvin Klein's ads."

carlagirl commented on Nicole Miller Follows In Footsteps Of Anna Wintour, Pisses PETA Off

" Did that Paper magazine publisher seriously call those artists "magical" and call their vision of the Fall collections "pure?" How remarkably condescending and yes, there are some of us who will "notlove seeing this world we call fashion - which is usually such an insider's game- so purely and gorgeously through the eyes of these magical outsiders?" This is why people hate the media--they're as dumb as South Carolina pageant contestants!"