MTO - Beyonce Rhinoplasty?

5 women


1. Rihanna
2. Angela Basset (looks amaaaazing btw)
3. ...
4. ...
5. ...


... i'll be back with the rest cuz I gotta think about this som mo

Alias_Avi wrote: It's great that YOU, a self-realized grown Black woman, know yourself and it's great that you're smart enough to choose your role models wisely but this is not the case for everyone, particularly young impressionable Black girls No it's not Beyonce's "fault" that young people want to emulate her... actually that's complete BS It is absoultely her fault that young people (Black girls in this case) want to emulate her. Is that not her ultimate goal? To have that much influence over young people? So yea, in that way she is responsible for the message she sends to young Black girls Your argument reminds me of the "teenagers don't need condoms because they shouldn't be having sex" argument.  Yea, they shouldn't but they do and that's why WE older, wiser ones have to hold ourselves responsible for the message we send young people, ESPECIALLY when we are in a position to affect the masses modelbusiness82 wrote: Because they have nothing better to do with their time. I guarantee this, while we're sitting here debating how good or bad her nose looks and whether or not it makes her an appropriate role model for black women/girls, Ms Bey is still making her millions giving not an eff about such things. IMO only people who I know personally are worthy of role model status. As, you can't admire someone 100% when you don't know them personally and know what they're about when they're not under the microscope. All this drama over her nose. It looked like a bad contouring job since clearly on the inauguration and her press conference, her nose looked normal. So just so I understand, AA's aren't allowed to get nose jobs, but breast implants or taking supplements to get a bigger backside are ok? This falls under that BS about "like yourself for who you are" but where do we draw the line? Anything you put on yourself that isn't what you were born with (exception being clothes) can be seen as a form of "selling out" to please the masses. Didn't we just have a 50+ pg thread on makeup vs no makeup??

OT: I totally disagree with that mindset. I am SOOOOO for sex ed and providing condoms in HS, etc. I grew up in an evangelical household and can speak from personal experience that repressive regimes don't prevent things from happening, just makes them happen in secret. Pretending their is no problem is not an effective remedy. Education is the key to prevention or at least to doing things in an informed and intelligent way.

On topic:

My point is this: Celebrities by default are usually some of the most flawed people on this earth. So, wanting to emulate them is ridiculous. Parents need to present themselves as a role model rather than turning to television entities, politicians, etc to do the child rearing/provide moral compasses for them. At least that way, if a celeb/politico acts a fool, you're child isn't basing their entire moral compass on people they'll never meet most likely. If you're training your children to respect themselves, and see themselves as beautiful regardless of whether they're "high yellow" or darker than dark, then these celebs turning themselves inside out for the almighty dollar won't have an adverse effect.

5 women


1. Rihanna
2. Angela Basset (looks amaaaazing btw)
3. Viola Davis
4. Whoopi Goldberg
5. Oprah Winfrey

6. Taraji P. Henson (gorgeous)
7. Alfre Woodard

Alias_Avi wrote: 5 women 1. Rihanna 2. Angela Basset (looks amaaaazing btw) 3. Viola Davis 4. Whoopi Goldberg 5. Oprah Winfrey 6. Taraji P. Henson (gorgeous) 7. Alfre Woodard

Alias_Avi wrote: 5 women 1. Rihanna    bwahahahha girl that is not contouring she has definitely got a nose job . 2. Angela Basset (looks amaaaazing btw) 3. ... 4. ... 5. ... ... i'll be back with the rest cuz I gotta think about this som mo