i love how they kicked off the poor girl last week for being too "catalog" and then this week the guest "super model" was in fact... a catalog model. le sigh. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
Marissa Miller must be doing something right with her barbie toe and her showing off her curves, because whenever I open a victoria's secret catalogue, I ALWAYS want to buy whatever she's posing in. It's gotten to a point where I have to ask myself "do I actually like this bra? Or do I only like it cause she's wearing it?"
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Did anyone else who took ballet as a kid totally do this all the time? I think I spent ages 6-7 on the balls of my feet. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@Penny: Definitely. It took real discipline to STOP being on demi-pointe all the time. Oh, and to only turn out when in class; that shit'll mess your back up if you're not careful. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@Penny: I didn't take ballet, but I did gymnastics for years, and I still find myself standing on my toes when I'm in line at the grocery store or waiting for the train. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@Penny: Ugh, I know the feeling. I can turn out all the way, but due to a lovely (if minor) case of scoliosis, I can't really DO anything with it. I have to turn back in a little if I actually want to, y'know, dance.
Not that it really matters, since it's been 3 years since I've been in a studio, but it's the principle of the thing! #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
Wait, keep your mouth CLOSED? That violates the first rule of sexyface, which I assume is a common pose in Victoria's Secret. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@J.D.Regent: Apologies that I know this, BUT, if you've ever seen a episode of the Kardashians, her sisters make fun of every photo shoot she does, for exactly that—making open-mouth sexyface every time she poses for a shoot. Where's our SuperModel to swoop in and teach?! #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
You know will really take your sexual self confidence down a few notches? Watching Marisa Miller in a bikini teach a bunch of very skinny girls how to pose sexily on a beach. With your boyfriend sitting right next to you. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@morninggloria: Ah, don't sweat it. Marisa Miller maybe, but those poor skinny teenagers are just fumbling for the camera, by design of the cruelty of reality t.v. producers and their evil overlord TyTy.
It's like asking Picasso to teach painting to 2nd graders. Half of them are completely overwhelmed, the other half are hungry and have no idea where they are. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@dreamweave: Is it anything like the squirts? How does one acquire the shorts? Oh, from parents. Check on both, after eating sugar-free maltitol-rich candy this weekend. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
After last night, I'm convinced Erin is going to win. She's a terrible model, an awful person and just downright bad but you can tell the panel wants her to win so badly. Why else would she be in the bottom 3 three times in a row and be saved every single time. Especially even after last night when they commented that she rebels against criticism--because right that's the make of a great model!
I'm rooting for Jennifer (as much as I love Laura...). Not only is she exceedingly talented, but considering the rise of Du Juan and Tao Okamoto in the past year, it'd be nice to see more Asian models make it into the mainstream. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
I am biased though because she is a friend from lawschool's girlfriend...BUT I maintain that I would still want her to win anyway. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
I haven't seen last night's episode yet, but I'm pretty sore about the panel's decision to keep Erin AGAIN. I actually like her as a model, and I think she's getting the sourpuss edit... but if you're in the bottom two THAT often, it's time to get gonnne.
Jen's not necessarily my favorite model, but she's just as good at it as Nicole and Laura. For the first time in years, I'm actually interested in the outcome of ANTM. And I think it's refreshing that all of their remaining girls are actually good at what they do, and are likable to boot. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@EkaterinaBallerina: Erin is the MelRose of this cycle. If she were the eventual winner, the producers would have tried to edit her footage to make her more sympathetic. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@morninggloria: Oh I sincerely hope that's true. I remember thinking MelRose deserved to win over Caridee but when I caught the marathon on Oxygen a few weeks ago when I was sick, I changed my mind. She was awful, definitely glad she lost. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
@EkaterinaBallerina: I'm rooting for anyone BUT Erin. She is whiny, ungrateful, and not a very good model. Jenn is pretty and seems kind. Nicole is weird and awesome and I love redheads. Laura is funny and adventurous and spunky. I just don't like Erin. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
Okay, BUT: every single seventh grade social studies project EVER has taught us that Barbie feet lead to, you know... wheelchairs.
They should've had that guy from Precious on to talk about how Mariah Carey doesn't know how to walk flat-footed instead. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
This was all kinds of wrong. In bad taste and honestly, no model would have to play another race in a basic photo shoot. This is something I have really only seen on the show.
Tyra's narcism has fully replaced any morsel of common sense that was once up there. Jay's repeated WTF faces to her throughout the show were genius. I was intrigued that while all the girls were painted, she left Sundae's face au natural. Im just not sure how appropriate it is to continuously paint white girl's faces black under the guise of a modeling competition. #antmblackface
@ArtfulSlinger: Also, if these girls are ill informed about other races and cultures as most Americans are, why would it be so easy for an 18 year old to jump into the body of an Egyptian. It was like Tyra only wanted the most stereotypical - costumey pictures. #antmblackface
Maybe if the stick wasn't twice her height she wouldn't look 12. 12? Really? You just told a grown woman she looked like a 12 year old, but like a model 12?
Tyra, Tyra, Tyra. You act like an alien. But like a talk show alien. #antmblackface
This post reminds me of the time someone asked me if I was "mixed."
(I'm a yellow/tan-colored black person. Technically, I would argue that most American blacks are mixed race folks, but I digress.) I said, no, I'm just black. And then they go, "Are you sure?!," acting like I let them down. Apparently being just "black" isn't "exotic" or "interesting."
very quickly, not exactly related, I'm so happy Laura got Greece!! Just because I love her and I love getting to hear her talk about not knowing Greek people. #antmblackface
@notheretomakefriends: I thought the people from Greece were all either Pink Ladies or T Birds? It's Greece just a big nation of high school hooligans with blue doors? What? #antmblackface
Honestly, when they started talking about "sugar cane plantations" and "labour force" for a horrifying moment I thought they were going to do a slavery-themed shoot. I don't know if Hawaii actually had African slaves but I wouldn't put it past Tyra to mix it up with other islands. #antmblackface
@TallyCola: Hawaii was under US control for a long time and was mainly sugar can plantations. They did have black people working there, but it was most Asians (lots of Japanese) and Pacific Islanders. It wasn't exactly slavery as African Americans went through in the US, but there was a LOT of very shady stuff and racial discrimination thanks to the sugar plantations that controlled most of the islands. #antmblackface
@rikki-tikki-tavi: Actually, it was more than just sugar cane - it was also coffee and pineapple (HELLO DOLE COMPANY!). Labor came from all around the world - a lot of South Americans, surprisingly, and even from Portugal. You're right about the shady stuff though - plantation owners paid everyone a different wage based on their ethnicity and planted stereotypes in the other workers' heads about the type of people so they couldn't band together and overthrow the owners. They were paid such laughable wages they might as well have been slaves... #antmblackface
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: I totally missed out on the coffee and pineapple part, thanks for the info.
What really interested me about the history of the plantations is how they used racial attitudes and developed them for capitalist gains. They started to import more workers from different areas once a population of any one or two races grew to a level in which they could create an effective union and make demands.
Really shows the importance of fighting against stereotypes and racial divides. The common worker benefits if we can see past race to create better working environments by uniting. #antmblackface
@rikki-tikki-tavi: The common worker benefits if we can see past race to create better working environments by uniting.
Fucking A! Remember this? (I actually voted for Hillary in the primaries, but I think that this is important in more than the primary sense. Also I love unions.) #antmblackface
@yvanehtnioj: This speech is fucking awesome, love seeing it again. He was trying to get people to vote for Obama in the general election not the primaries--the anecdote was just about someone being racist in the primary elections. #antmblackface
@sheenapunk: I vaguely remembered it being a general election speech, but only rewatched the first couple of minutes before posting, so I got confused. Thanks for clearing it up! #antmblackface
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Not that it really matters, since it's been 3 years since I've been in a studio, but it's the principle of the thing! #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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But, I have a lot of nervous energy. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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Not that I am happy about it but, you know, sisters unite and all... #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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It's like asking Picasso to teach painting to 2nd graders. Half of them are completely overwhelmed, the other half are hungry and have no idea where they are. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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Truer words have never been spoken. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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I'm rooting for Jennifer (as much as I love Laura...). Not only is she exceedingly talented, but considering the rise of Du Juan and Tao Okamoto in the past year, it'd be nice to see more Asian models make it into the mainstream. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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I am biased though because she is a friend from lawschool's girlfriend...BUT I maintain that I would still want her to win anyway. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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I haven't seen last night's episode yet, but I'm pretty sore about the panel's decision to keep Erin AGAIN. I actually like her as a model, and I think she's getting the sourpuss edit... but if you're in the bottom two THAT often, it's time to get gonnne.
Jen's not necessarily my favorite model, but she's just as good at it as Nicole and Laura. For the first time in years, I'm actually interested in the outcome of ANTM. And I think it's refreshing that all of their remaining girls are actually good at what they do, and are likable to boot. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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Cue the "I was edited bad" excuse. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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They should've had that guy from Precious on to talk about how Mariah Carey doesn't know how to walk flat-footed instead. #americasnexttopmodelbarbietoe
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Tyra's narcism has fully replaced any morsel of common sense that was once up there. Jay's repeated WTF faces to her throughout the show were genius. I was intrigued that while all the girls were painted, she left Sundae's face au natural. Im just not sure how appropriate it is to continuously paint white girl's faces black under the guise of a modeling competition. #antmblackface
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Tyra, Tyra, Tyra. You act like an alien. But like a talk show alien. #antmblackface
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(I'm a yellow/tan-colored black person. Technically, I would argue that most American blacks are mixed race folks, but I digress.) I said, no, I'm just black. And then they go, "Are you sure?!," acting like I let them down. Apparently being just "black" isn't "exotic" or "interesting."
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The memories ANTM evoke. #antmblackface
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What really interested me about the history of the plantations is how they used racial attitudes and developed them for capitalist gains. They started to import more workers from different areas once a population of any one or two races grew to a level in which they could create an effective union and make demands.
Really shows the importance of fighting against stereotypes and racial divides. The common worker benefits if we can see past race to create better working environments by uniting. #antmblackface
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Fucking A! Remember this? (I actually voted for Hillary in the primaries, but I think that this is important in more than the primary sense. Also I love unions.) #antmblackface
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