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lil.orphan.shannie
07/23/09

In reply to Local Anchor Calls Karrine "Superhead" Steffans A "Rumpshaker"
In reading another gossip site regarding this, they noted that she's refused promote in "black" media outlets. I find that interesting, because I think that's probably the audience that's most familiar with her "career."
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gangey
07/23/09

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Oh Channel 31 - always a paragon of reporting quality.

Seriously, I grew up in Sacramento and this station was (and I assume still is) a complete joke. Unprofessional behavior by the onscreen "talent" is pretty much par for the course, I think.
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coffee milk
07/23/09

In reply to Local Anchor Calls Karrine "Superhead" Steffans A "Rumpshaker"
All I want to do is vroom a vroom vroom and hit those anchors in the head with a shoe.

They were insipid, dismissive, and ill-informed. Nevermind not reading the book, they reduced her to a caricature of a video ho and then patronized her when she showed irritation.
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Hana Maru
07/23/09

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I don't blame the anchors for cutting her interview short, at all. Call me a yahoo, but would have done it sooner.

She started off dressing them down and spent most of her segment continuing to do so, while they were trying to prompt her to promote her work. She seems to not understand that most people who interview authors do not read the books cover to cover. And putting explicit sex illustrations in her book is something that the public is going to have heard about. She was given an opportunity to address that and she squandered it. I guess on top of writing a manual for female subservience, she's an entitled brat without manners or common sense.
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Jezebabe
07/23/09

@Hana Maru: I am not a fan of this woman, at all, but I was extremely amused when she tried to recast her years spent living essentially as a prostitute and a video dancer as "a pretty normal 20's", LOL. Her whole claim to fame is that she had an endless string of illicit sexual relationships with high profile men and a career dancing provocatively in her skivvies on raunchy rap videos. Even her nickname, Superhead, alludes to her prowess in the sexual arts. That's not a pretty normal 20's, it does not even barely count as "dating" like she says. She was extremely unprofessional and combative, she should have taken the high road and promoted her book instead of getting into a passive aggressive confrontation with people who obviously don't even like her in the first place. It's not like she was going to win them over or "put them in their place". Sigh. I mean, look at the cover of the book, it does not scream "date manual" to me. I know this is a superficial judgement, but she appears to be mischaracterizing the book. I doubt the average dating manual shopper is going to take a book by a video ho seriously.
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Hana Maru
07/23/09

@Jezebabe: It took me a little while to understand that comment she made. I was like "She's 31 and married now, she had a normal dating life all through her 20s, she spent the last 5 years writing this book, so, when was she being passed around and traded among married rappers? Am I that bad at math?"
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inabook
07/23/09

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WOW. Their behavior during the interview was terrible, and the way in which they called her a "rumpshaker" makes it even more of an insult-- as if, just because she's danced, she couldn't be intelligent or have decent opinions.

Also, while I haven't read the book-- or even heard about it before now-- their criticism of whatever "X-rated" material might be in the book is stupid, if it really is a dating and marriage manual-- and when she was saying its for girls who weren't taught certain things as kids, I'm curious if she meant things about relationship dynamics and partnerships and self-respect, not just sex.
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Boredinacubicle
07/23/09

@inabook: You should probably google Karrine Steffans, trust me. She is "famous" for sleeping with rappers and other industry types. Her entire career has been based on exploiting this fact.
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lil.orphan.shannie
07/23/09

@inabook: While I do think the newscasters could and should have done a better job at acting professionally, it's hard to take this girl seriously. Her first book was about the time she spent doing music videos and all the rappers she's slept with. Her nickname during that period in her life was Superhead, for crying out loud.

While I don't judge her for doing any of that, I just don't think it's really fair of her to get all defensive when someone essentially asks her, "what makes you an expert?"

The comments above also do a good job at pointing out the skewed math she gave in her interview as well. Although probably not the most credible resource to cite, Crunk and Disorderly also has this video linked and the commenters say a lot (not always nicely) to discredit her interview completely.

IMO, I would have a hard time taking successful, healthy relationship and marriage advice from someone who built a career of giving blowjobs and dancing in music videos.
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hvnlysmile
07/23/09

In reply to Local Anchor Calls Karrine "Superhead" Steffans A "Rumpshaker"
how do you interview someone about a book you have not read? No matter what anyone thinks of her she had a valid point. They weren't intereted in talking about the book. they just wanted to belittle her and I think she handled herself gracefully in the face of these idiot "reporters" who just wanted to be assholes.
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Hana Maru
07/23/09

@hvnlysmile: It's standard for author interviews. They are usually asked questions based on a skim of the material, reviews, their previous work, their public persona, personal life and influences, etc.

They kept asking her to talk about the book and she refused because she was stuck on what she thought they ought to have done already. They were rude, but so was she.
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Boredinacubicle
07/23/09

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Considering the nickname she was given, and has continued to use, I think rumpshaker might be a step up.
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Hana Maru
07/23/09

@Boredinacubicle: Agree. She's really not known for being a dancer. That was generous.
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CanSomeoneFluffPaul
07/23/09

In reply to Local Anchor Calls Karrine "Superhead" Steffans A "Rumpshaker"
Hang on. Did she not say she wanted to be a role model to young girls with this book? And then got offended when they asked about young girls reading it? Did I miss something?
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roodles
07/23/09

In reply to Local Anchor Calls Karrine "Superhead" Steffans A "Rumpshaker"
The thing is that KS is really smart (even though she admits she did not carry herself very well in her 20s for various reasons which many of us can identify with) and I appreciate her for calling out all of these married rappers for being cheating dicks. She got completely skewered for it but what about these dudes? These news anchors are douchebags...
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Dodai
07/23/09

@roodles:You have a point.
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geeurock
07/23/09

@roodles: I guess thats true but wasnt she hooking up with them knowing that? Then she makes money based on their mutual adultery. I kind of think both parties are jerks. We should always strive for equality, even if it means saying shes pretty dishonest and manipulative as well.
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roodles
07/23/09

@geeurock: but from what I understand she left an (sexually?) abusive home at 15 and went straight into other abusive relationships where boyfriends attempted to turn her out and thought that she was empowered by using her sexuality to get into the inner circle of famous men. Her behavior is fucked but not unheard of among abused girls. In interviews I've seen, she has a pretty good perspective on it.
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beatrice2000
07/23/09

@roodles: Yeah, that first half of her book was very sad and depressing to read, yet it gets forgotten because of the bold-faced names, which, by the time that part came along, I didn't really care, I felt it was bittersweet. Same as how half of Jenna Jameson's book is about her being abused and raped and on drugs before she made it as a porn star.
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rixatrix
07/13/09

In reply to Karrine "Superhead" Steffans To Hoda Kotb: "No Man Is Gonna Want You"
I do NOT understand this double standard - men are superior but easily threatened? Pick a side, stick with it. Either they're macho warrior men who hold the keys to the universe or they're precious egomaniacs who need to be coddled and coerced by women, but you can't have it both ways. How can arguments like the one in this video still be held up as logical?
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Chocolate Sex Bunny
07/13/09

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Yes, because what sensible woman would rather be alone (perish the thought!!) than have the company of an insecure man who is EMASCULATED by the very notion of her independence? Silly wimmens, act like you NEED a man at all times, for everything! Your self sufficiency has a detrimental effect on how men feel about themselves…always remember that and act accordingly!

For more sexist propaganda designed to tear women down, see Steve Harvey's latest book "Think Like A Man Because Your Stoopid Lady Brain is Inferior and Worthless"
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DutchessOfDork
07/13/09

In reply to Karrine "Superhead" Steffans To Hoda Kotb: "No Man Is Gonna Want You"
Apparently Karrine dated Bill Maher. No wonder the girl is loopy, Ann Coulter must be all harpy on her ass for "stealing" her man.
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EKane
07/13/09

In reply to Karrine "Superhead" Steffans To Hoda Kotb: "No Man Is Gonna Want You"
Why are people still giving this woman her 15 minutes of fame?! Superhead has been run through many times, yet she is still a viable source of dating advice. Why are the more undesirable parts of hip-hop culture paraded around to represent the whole? I would bet money (or this delicious cup of coffee I'm drinking) that many people in the industry don't want ANYTHING to do with Superhead, so why does the rest of the world still give her shine?! I'm still mad at Oprah for having her on the show because her niche is setting women back a hundred years and writing about how small so-and-sos penis is.
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femputer
07/13/09

@EKane: Seriously. And dating advice from her? This is some super meta ironic joke, right?
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DutchessOfDork
07/13/09

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Ummmm outdated, sexist silly advice for the win ALEX!
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redsonja5
07/13/09

In reply to Karrine "Superhead" Steffans To Hoda Kotb: "No Man Is Gonna Want You"
I wish Hoda hadn't played into her hand at all though. Saying, "that's actually good advice," just set that dingbat up to score.
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
07/13/09

@redsonja5: agreed. She should have channeled her in Al Roker & issued a verbal smackdown. now *that* would have been illuminating television
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