Comments on: Exclusive: Guest on Tyra Banks’ show says she was tricked and misled

By: Angela Whitmore

Angela Whitmore — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:52:45 +0000

I was invited to be a guest on one of her shows… Now that I’ve read this, NEVER!

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:09:42 +0000

What? Sexy? This is just a kid. One can find photos that can be considered more provocative in a JC Penny’s catalog. Perhaps her mother should have known that Americans see many things in terms of sex that others would not.
Indeed, a pedophile may find such photos stimulating. The girl just sitting there with Tyra and her mother may have stimulated them. Discussing this topic with the girl sitting there may have turned them on. Who knows?

It is a sad state of affairs when a mere model plays the role of family advisor, psychologist, therapist and authority on child abuse. What are her qualifications?
Thank God she did not decide to play the role of brain surgeon.

It might be entertaining for some to watch such a program. I am sure many were entertained by the humiliation and mental anguish the poor child felt. It is up to us to turn this garbage off. Tyra was a photographer’s subject, that and nothing more.

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By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:47:39 +0000

I’m searching for things on Tyra right now b/c my husband and I were asked to be on the show, were in contact with producers for a week, then they were supposed to call us one day to give us our flight info. Well we didn’t hear from them for 2 days and finally I found an email address for the girl I talked to and I contacted her, adn she said the budget had been cut and we couldn’t be on the show. NO ONE CONTACTED US. Obviously they have no sense of professionalism over there and I am soo incredibly irritated with them. My husband had to take off work, we had to make arrangements for our child to be watched, and the day we were supposed to leave I have to contact them to find out we aren’t leaving. Thanks a lot Tyra show!

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By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:55:43 +0000

I know this is an older thread, but I just wanted to say that I recently met this mom and her daughter. I’m a photographer, and I was doing a birthday shoot for her youngest daughter. She brought adorable, appropriate clothes, and her kids were really great.

About halfway into the shoot, I mentioned that my daughter (who is the same age as the youngest girl I was shooting) poses like a “Stop Model” because she has seen a few ATM’s, and thinks that Tyra is saying “Stop Model”. Anyways, as soon as I mentioned that, the mom was instantly upset, and relayed to me what you have heard here.

They GENUINELY were coming to Tyra for HELP. The pictures had already been taken down, and she originally had emailed Tyra for advice and maybe an autograph for her 11 year old who was a huge fan of the show…hence the sexy poses. She said it was terrible, and her 11 year old was humiliated by her idol. It was really sad.

Anyways, I just wanted to let everyone know that yes, the pictures were in bad taste, but the mom got that and all she wanted was advice. I’m happy to report that the 11 year old is happy, beautiful, and I’m hoping to do a photo shoot with HER later this month.

I will make it my mission to get this girl a modeling job, and tell Tyra to put that in her pipe and smoke it.

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By: bubz121

bubz121 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:35:16 +0000

Watching this has made me loose alot of respect for tyra, i dont condone what the mother was doing but the way tyra went about it was really bad she really could have taking a different approach to it instead of trashing the mother on television for everyone to see! she basically treated the mother like a piece of chewing gum under her shoe. People have feelings and maybe talking to the mother like a human bean would have maybe made her listen to what tyra had to say!

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By: Izzy

Izzy — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:06:44 +0000

Europe and the United States are two very different places. I’ve been to Europe, and there is a different attitude toward the human body there. The mother is froma different culture, and according to her culture the pictures were fine. Tyra was being egocentric and just plain mean by attacking her, and demonizing her.

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By: Nicole Buysse

Nicole Buysse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:04:20 +0000

@Isabella Gucci: Being a black successful woman doesn’t give you the right to treat people like shit. You seem to have the same problem. Grow up.

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By: Nicole Buysse

Nicole Buysse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:00:13 +0000

Tyra is a sad sick bitch. And the hypocritical audience attending this show isn’t any better. Get a life, losers. Harassing a mom and her 11-year old daughter in front of an audience? Disgusting, and very very low level. Actually, on the same level as child-porn I would say…

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By: jam

jam — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:49:55 +0000

blah blah blah boo hoo hoo.
you know what that mother wanted tyra advice and she got it, sometimes the truth hurts and someone had too tell it too her straight. those pictures and that little girl was not getting any agencies wanting her because agencies don’t like that.

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By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:25:11 +0000

A 11 year old girl shouldnt be looking like a tramp. The mother should have known she was going to be getting a talking to. Its a talk show not top model

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