Waht is Going on With Toni Braxton?
 

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SERIOUSLY!!! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT GIRL SHOWING UP ALL NAKED TO THE GRAMMYS... i SWEAR THAT MY WHITE SCARF IS MISSING. HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT SHE'S GONE WAY TOO FAR, OR IS THERE MORE TO COME http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif

GET A GRIP TONI. ALSO WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT SNOOZER... I MEAN THE GRAMMYS I THOUGHT IT REALLY SU**** IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!

SERIOUSLY!!! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT GIRL SHOWING UP ALL NAKED TO THE GRAMMYS http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif

GET A GRIP TONI. [/QUOTE]

Searching,
I didn't see the GRAMMYS. But I did see that WHAMMY of dress that TONI had on. Toni doesn't need to get a grip, BOBBY http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/cool.gif EARL needs to get a grip... of TONI. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif

Personally, I felt TONI was a tad bit overdressed for the occasion. She could have shedded a few layers or two in my opinion http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif . After I saw that dress, I didn't know if I was gonna be able to BREATHE AGAIN.

To better provide you with an understanding of how I felt about the dress, let me leave you with a quote from a great man:

In the words of Nino Brown, "Yo G Money, I don't know about you, but I'd be looking for the pimples on her boodie http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif !"



[This message has been edited by Bobby Earl (edited February 22, 2001).]

It looked like she was trying to one-up J-Lo.

Well I had no objections to Toni's dress. I mean I was gasping for air as I tried not to die of a heart attack! DAMN! She made jennifer look like she was dressed in a three piece suit.

I just wish that women would get off of her though. I mean she's reclaiming her body and saying f*ck everybody else, I'm gonna wear what I want. It's obvious her man doesn't mind. I watched the whole show and he was right there by her side. Ladies, if you were slobbering when you saw D'angelo's "Untitled" or one of those cheesy calenders with black actors in them, then you have no room to judge. I say to each it's own. I'd never strip down to my b-day suit and appear in a music video but in the same breath, I'm not gonna playa hate D'angelo for doing so either. In the immortal words of Nupes everywhere, "Don't hate the player, hate the game". And I'm out.


Krimson and Kream, every woman's dream!

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[This message has been edited by NUPE4LIFE (edited February 22, 2001).]

I was at a campus event yestersay. I came in right about the time Elton and Eminem were singing their duet (but that's another thread).

I can't see the picture. Does anyone have a working URL?

Try this link... http://grammy.com/photos/imagepages/...b00195851.html
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Thanks Kitten!

Ok, what's the big deal? She is a beautiful woman with a beautiful body! I think she looks alright. I would have picked something different for her because that cut is not flattering for her shape, but it's all good.

I thought J. Lo looked beautiful in her nose dive dress. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif That gown was stunning. The material, the cut, the color, the drape...it was all so pretty to me.

I guess I'm just liberal when it comes to fashion. I see it as art, not just a way to cover-up.

[This message has been edited by Poplife (edited February 22, 2001).]

Spankee you took the words right out of my mouth! She is just trying to out-do J-Lo's dress from last year.

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Sweet dreams are made of this...

All that I can say is SCANDALOUS!!!!

Looks like a combination of Lil'Kim and Jennifer Lopez put together. Perhaps they have the same designers. But for some reason...Toni has a way of carrying herself that even as she wears the bare minimum, she still has a bit of class...but I'm not certain if it's class or confidence. I personally wouldn't have selected the dress, but I think that she wore her "gown" well.

It seems as if the market appreciates this type of attire. Celebrities are applauded for their skimpy adornments. I was just looking at a TIME magazine article on the fads that Brittney Spears has created (although I think the trend predates her), and the influence it has on youth. Now, I don't think that Toni was thinking about the youngings when she made her outfit selection, but I posit that these outfits condone the current atmosphere of sexual freedom. Whether its by speech or media, popular culture seems to suggest that in light of the crises of STDs, teenage pregnancy, and crimes of passion, that it's okay to perpetuate "looseness."

I'm sure that people will not agree with me, but the moment that we began to entertain celebrity gossip, politically-related sex scandals, and the proliferation of pornographic material, there seemed to be a decay in maintaining decorum, feminity/masculinity, and decency.

Now, I know I've gone a bit off tangent from the Toni thing. But I think it would be interesting to ponder the relationship between sexual freedom and maintanance of the gender status quo.

[This message has been edited by nikki25 (edited February 23, 2001).]

You know what never ceases to amaze me? Any type of criticism is seen as hating. Women are hating on Toni. Bullsh*t. I don't have a problem with the girl being proud of her body. Ain't nothin' wrong with that. I'm sure if I had the body I wanted, I would wear some sexy stuff, too. However, you don't have to be naked to be sexy. Let me explain it to yall men who think that we are jealous haters. We fight exploitation on the regular. I'm sure we can all count more half-naked women on TV than we can men. Why were we all on D'Angelo's tip?? Because that mess don't happen too often!!! And who knows when it might happen again! Anyway, I digress. We constantly complain about allowing men to exploit us. Then we have women like Toni, Lil' Kim, and the likes, who take us backward instead of forward. Because they take it upon themselves to dress this way, men in the industry think that it's ok to expect women to dress this way. It takes away from our being recognized for our skills and abilities. Just look at the responses of N4L and BE. She got a Grammy. Wasn't neither one of them thinking about her singing skills while she was up on that stage! LOL! I'm not hatin' on yall, but it's true!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif She was there to be recognized for her music and art and talent, and she completely took the focus off of that. That is the problem. We want to be taken seriously. We are not taken seriously when we are looked at like sex symbols ALL THE TIME. Not once in a while. All the time. There is an underlying issue here, please don't think we are jealous haters. We really aren't. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Now, on the other hand. I do commend women that have the confidence to wear stuff like that. So many of us have self-esteem issues and negative body images. But still, come on.

Oh, and the game wouldn't exist if the players quit. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

Just my .08 . . .

I 2nd that!!



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I think that women should be able to wear what they want, but there is a time and place for everything. Maybe if she was on VH1's Fashion Awards Show, then I'd think, "that's serious". However, she was on the Grammy's. So I'm thinking, "what is going on"? In the past, she has worn some nice dresses and was still sexy. This time around she should have pulled off her sexiness in a different way instead of trying to out-do Jennifer. I'm just afraid of what people "aren't" going to wear next year. It wouldn't surprise me if someone put on body latex and called that an outfit.

This website give a pretty good view of her dress and some others.
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/

Ok, F it, I am going to get butt naked here at work and post my pic on the web for da ladies. Go to www.BIGWILLIE.com to see me in the buff.

But really ladies come on. I think that some comments on her dress are fair game, but others come across as Katty. Ok newsflash, some women (Not that anyone here on GC is like this) are simply jealous of each other and try to tear each other down. I am sorry but I had to go there. You all know it's true.

Any woman should be able to wear whatever she wants. As long as she and her man are cool with it. Plus the fact who can deny that that Toni can sing her azz off.

Of course as men we are going to look at her and lust after her. We are men, it's what we do. If she came in here dressed in a suite, I would still want her. I would just be mad becuase it would take me longer to get her clothes off.

MN

hey toni, where are my good curtains???? seriously, i kinda thought the dress was a little over the top. but if i had a body like hers i would probably show a little skin too.

Well we can all have a body like Toni's if you have the money. You know she admitted to having work done and I know it just wasn't the boobs. But that's alright I'll just keep working on my body the right and natural way.

I know people want to say if you have the body then show it. I disagree to an extent. I think I have a nice body but as I get older I don't feel comfortable being half naked unless I'm at the pool!! To me, you can show your body off just as well in a nice curve fitting dress as opposed to wearing a strap!!