doxygirl wrote:
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I am curious and really want to know what you think PattiAnn. Did you think there was racism or unfairness with Jill or with Nyanza or with Antonia? Did you think there was bias against other particular groups? I want to know because I didn't see that but that doesn't mean it wasn't there. I don't think you are saying that Niambi was ready to graduate and to me it looked like she needed more help than the House could give her especially after she said she had depression. But I want to see it from your point of view too if you wouldn't mind. Thanks.
I think that the show was more partial to a certain group of women that just happens to be white women. I think women of color were stereotyped on this show. For instance, let's start with Lisa who is Hispanic. What makes them think that she wanted to learn to do any type of Mexican style dancing? Is this something that she stated, or was this exercise something that they felt she needed in her already Hispanic cultured life? As for the black women, unless you live this life, in a setting where you experience subtle discrimination, you will not fully understand my point of view, but I am happy to share my opinions. Let's start with Audrey, since I can't remember much about Nyanza, I would discuss her. But, I remember very clear when Audrey was ready to graduate, and her supposedly show friend Brenda turned on her, but that was only to be expected; I don't think that they made too much to do about her graduation ceremony either. Then, there was Rain. She was too loud for them; she washed her hair in the kitchen sink, which I might add is a black thing.
I believe that they treated Tawana fair, because they thought that she was a semi-celebrity. I don't think that Rhonda was a good coach to women of color, but that is my personal opinion. And, I really didn't see her interact that much with women of color. Oh! there was Tess, but she was sent home, because she was an angry black woman too. Let's not leave out Deborah, who was also an angry black woman. So, maybe it isn't that women of color are treated differently, maybe it was casting who casted these women who they thought stood out as angry black women.
As for Antonia, I have no idea why she was there, nor why she graduated. Do you think that after 3 weeks, she was going to learn how to budget her finances?
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