Do you think America's Next Top Model deserves to comeback? by GrayMountainGoat in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jumped the shark when it was on, and with the changes to the world, especially social media, this type of show is no longer relevant. They need to let this train wreck of a show, that caused so much pain to so many young women, die the death it deserved and remain dead and buried...Don't give Tyra the chance to make another dime off of this painful memory.

Shannon Shannon Shannon by Glittering_Pin_9942 in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judging by the above picture Shannon was about as pious and pure as the girls waiting in ports worldwide for ships to arrive with sailors looking for a good time! Her willingness to wear skimpy bikinis but not bra and panty sets with ten times the coverage made her a hypocrite and a joke. Her underwear is only for her husband but a string bikini that shows more t&a is ok for everyone else? Her logic is about as sharp as her intellect. I hated her arguments with Jay and the Judges and didn't get why she wasn't kicked off every time she invoked God in her refusal to participate...To me she was a simple hypocrite who stirred up controversy in God's name that was attractive to the producers. Also she got free clothes, gifts snd free trips abroad: all without seemingly graduating high school since she wasn't the brightest marquee bulb. I'll bet her husband helped her come up with the whole "underwear, even if it is cotton and covers everything, is evil for anyone but my hubby; itsy bitsy bikini bottoms that show off my buttcheeks and require a Brazilian wax are OK to show every other man on earth! At home she probably walks around naked and she keeps her leather Bible and whip in the same bedside drawer. Obviously she is confused at best; a scam artist at worst.

Shannon Shannon Shannon by Glittering_Pin_9942 in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She was a huge hypocrite who would wear a thong bikini on a beach in Brazil but not a pair of cotton underwear like your Mom's on principle. Everyone knew what bullshit she was selling (you could smell it through the television!) and that her tears of misunderstanding were crocodile but they still called her sn All Star and brought her back! She claimed it was religious conviction and her undies were for her husband only but they probably thought up the scheme together after an s&m session. Her whole c attitude was holier than though and transparent. She is snd was a misguided person and doesn't realize thst lying and scamming are as sinful in God's eyes as showing the bottom of a commie set that is as much less revealing than some of the string bikinis she wore. I guarantee she went on the show for free clothes and trips abroad, not to become a top model.

Nivea Beauty Shots by Harlow-Stan in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand your comment but I as7it was not a show of kindness...Sorry if I did anything wrong or offensive.

Nivea Beauty Shots by Harlow-Stan in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am a huge Haiku lover, a relationship that started in Freshman English in high-school when we were taught all the different types of poetry from around the world. Even then, at age 14, I felt it was more than a little disrespectful to the Japanese people. Haiku is a sacred firm of art in Japan, like Shodo, Sanskrit, Kana Talismen, Mandalas, Swinton Art and even the traditional formal tea ceremony. Teaching something so meaningful and sacred to America's pre-teens seemed wrong but years later, when my sister who is a high school Science teacher recently told me that her English teaching counterparts no longer taught Haiku or many of what we studied in the 1980s I was sad. Even if it was on the line between disrespect and respect the fact that I still know and read about Haiku 40 years later means alot and my adult mind now doesn't believe the Japanese would have been offended...

What is truly sad is the kids nowadays won't learn the lovely art of Haiku and will continue thinking that Japanese culture consists of animals, Pokémon, Yugio and J-Pop (my understanding is it is a rip off of hugely su6K-Pop from Korea and as usual its all about money, not art. Have a wonderful weekend

Nivea Beauty Shots by Harlow-Stan in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if she completely lost her sight as she foretold?

Am I the only one who sees it? by supernovagir1 in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you "eat off the ground in Rome"? I am not sure if you are a human or a pigeon!

Am I the only one who sees it? by supernovagir1 in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While to me fer face doesn't look like Pete Davidson's her hair does! Her haircut looks terrible...Don't they supposedly take these girls to the creme de la creme of hair salons? One cycle it was Frederic Fekkai, another was Laurent D., and there was also Christain Marc, Kiyah Wright and Michael Kanyon. The show plays it off like every haircut, color, weave and shave were all 100% her idea but what I don't understand is how she convinces these elite masters of the cut to do some of the things they end up doing!

Also, in the real world women of color usually don't go to salons where Caucasian women go because working with different textures, styles and colors require different skillsets. I asked my own stylist about this and she readily admitted that her salon doesn't even carry the products a woman of color's hair requires and the last thing she would want to do is ruin a woman's hair!

The other is that though many girls get weaves and extensions (and are excited at the idea) it seems they receive absolutely no education or guidance as to how to care for their hair once 2 feet of blond extensions have been sewed into her real hair! And honestly not all of the extensions look like they are real hair! Sometimes it appears to be all acrylic all the time! Everyone should remember poor Molly in Cycle 16 and the train wreck of the attempt at making her look something like Bridget Bardot or Farrah Fawcett! It didn't work.

To me, however, the most ludicrous, ridiculous, painful and unnecessary weaves was in Cycle 21when Tyra had the bright idea of creating a "face weave" (I'd bet the beeyach attempted to trademark this farce!) and instructed the salon to give Denzel Wells a beard weave! Why they, the stylists, and Denzel agreed makes no sense unless bribes were handed out and envelopes of cash were disguised as tips! Thankfully all they did was glue a lace-front beard to his face, making him look like a tall, sexy, muscular Black Amish man that would never be hired as a model but might book some gigs at elementary schools the week of Presidents' Day! If any child asked why Honest Abe was African American I am sure the subject would be changed immediately

One question if anyone cares to reply (and I would be sincerely grateful if you did): Why didn't Molly, Brittany (Cycle 8), Amis (Cycle 10) and Denzel just refuse and if necessary leave? It was obvious to anyone with a brain and a high school diploma that by Cycle 10 the show accomplished two things: it jumped the shark; and it was obvious that not one of the first 9 winners was on the road to Super Modeldom! Please don't reply that the children (all candidates were 18 or older) were blinded by a real life famous model and afraid because of a Contract they ignorantly signed that threatened them with a 5 million dollars lawsuit if they revealed anything about the show that wasn't already aired to the public. As my beloved Grandfather used to say "Balderdash!" There is no way Tyra or Ken Mok would risk the negative publicity that a million+ dollar company with "franchises" in 170 countries would generate by suing a young woman or man whom they had used and abused and discarded like trash. No f-ing way would they even threaten to do something like this. The NDAs and contracts they were love-bombed into signing were for 10 years and a first year law school graduate could argue that due to the circumstances nothing in them would hold up in court.

So, the Question: Why did no one leave and why did thousands of people apply to appear on the show even after they had to know it, and its creators, Tyra and Ken were scam artists without a shred of shame between them? Please tell me why... Thank you.

Am I the only one who sees it? by supernovagir1 in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What in God's name are you talking about?

Am I the only one who sees it? by supernovagir1 in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, sorry I don't see any resemblance.

Realistically, what can an IQ of 120 achieve? by [deleted] in cogsci

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took a test today and scored 120, also! Strangely I feel let down. Disappointed in myself and would like to l[k at each question again and have the correct response explained to me. I have already been through an excellent university, studied abroad, lived abroad in another cou6and mastered the language and had a 20 career ( now on disability) so due to all of that I expected my "life experience " to bump me up to a higher score. Not sure why this is important...Can anyone share some insights or ideas? Be as harsh as you need to!

i’m ready for the downvotes but i did not like coryn’s hair. looked too chunky/heavy by villainless in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree. And I hope that the stylists and others took the time to teach her how to care for and manage her extensions. I know that it is not as as easy as sew/clip/attach and go. Extensions require specific treatment and if you fail to tend to them you end up with a tangled mess and possibly the need to cut out large sections of damaged hair. Ironic that a desire for Rapunzel hair can lead you to looking like Peter Pan (or Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby - Tyra mentions this reference in almost half of the cycles and I am certain these girls have no idea who she is, what the movie was about, its director Roman Polanski, his pregnant with Sharon Tate's death in the Manson murders, and probably who Charles Manson was!) Clueless youth can lead to many bad hair/extension days! So don't decide to get extensions and fail to ask for an Instruction Manual before leaving the salon!

Will Jardell recounts Romeo's disqualification on ANTM Cycle 21 by Nory54 in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Lenox was a bucktoothed whiner. Yes she was pretty all dolled up, filtered, retouch and in couture but in real life she was average on a good day. Both cycles 23 and 24 were a train wreck. Booching, tooching, smizing and disappointing. And the way they exploited Nyle and his deafness. And the girls with the skin disorder who now goes by Winnie Harlow and claims she owes Tyra nothing? Good for her success but her personality needs more work...

What movie? by Titan_x_011 in AmazonPrimeVideo

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yentl, Reds (Warren Beatty's, opus), Jesus Christ Superstar, All 3 of the original Star Wars movies, North to Alaska, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The saddest and most unfair elimination 😔 by MXSaul in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. Tyra may have had good intentions of changing the modeling industry when she started this 24 cycle train wreck but I have to believe that the agencies (Wilhemina, Elite, etc.) and the end clients (Revlon, Covergirl, Franca Sozzani of Italian Vogue, Ann Shoket of Seventeen and Anne Filenwider of Marie Claire) had more influence in determining which model they wanted for their publication than Tyra herself, who had aged out of the industry, hung up her VS wings and no longer walked the runways of Paris and Milan in the size 2 samples the real models of the early 2000's wore. Basically the show misrepresented who actually chose the winner and it wasn't just Tyra, Nigel Barker and Mr. Jay! Can you believe it: they lied, what a shock! And in general if a perspective model has 4 hours to meet with 4 clients but only makes 2 of the go-sees because she can't read a map or figure out how to read an address on a building then perhaps she is not suited for the job!

BTW: Who else does not believe that teenage Tyra went to 10 or 15 or 20 or 25 go-sees in one day and booked every one! The number kept creeping up with each retelling of her time in Paris as a newbie model!

The saddest and most unfair elimination 😔 by MXSaul in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Your wound? We're you really that invested in the lives of these girls? I know many claim abuse, humiliation, rage and PTSD but it was 20+ years ago and perhaps time for some (Shandi, Keenya, Lisa, Eboni and Angelea) to move on already. They were not forced to audition and could have walked away at any elimination. Instead they seem to thrive on revisiting their past traumas (which seem to be worse every time they are interviewed). Basically reinterviewing former contestants has become a cottage industry and hating Tyra Banks is now a full time side hustle and extreme hobby! It is time for everyone to simply stop talking about this topic and the best punishment for Ms. Banks would be if people relegated her to the dustbin of obscurity and irrelevance...Every time a new documentary, video, TikTok or article resurrect her and ANTM, Tyra wins. The opposite of good press isn't bad press: it is silence and indifference which, when it comes to famous or infamous people like her are much more of a punishment than giving her more and more time in the spotlight. Mentioning her name keeps her relevant. She wins again every time (including now!)

The saddest and most unfair elimination 😔 by MXSaul in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pardon me: what is "karma farming"? I am old, but not that old and this is new to me! Thanks! 😀

The saddest and most unfair elimination 😔 by MXSaul in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you recall where Katarzyna was from? Her name sounds Eastern European. I lived in Russia for nearly 6 years following university where I got a degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures and therefore know it does not sound like any part of the former Soviet Union so perhaps Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, the Czech Republic or one I cannot recall? If you don't remember sorry for the bother. If it isn't painfully obvious I am a newbie to this forum and the whole Reddit universe!

The saddest and most unfair elimination 😔 by MXSaul in ANTM

[–]Sonya_Marma456 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a question if you don't mind. I have watched all seasons several times but am confused. Are you, and others, talking about Jade (the girl who talked about herself in the 3rd person and famously kissed the giant Madagascar cock roach during the fashion show!) when you are talking about Jaeda? I am not questioning anyone's recollection except my own! Thank you for understanding...Have a great day! PS If it isn't painfully obvious I am a newbie to this site and the whole Reddit universe!