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Originally Posted by DrPhil
 Those people are neither minstrel show-ish (neither are they coonish). They are expressing themselves, which is what people of all races have the right to do--good or bad--agree or disagree. |
Um, yeah not the way I see it, but okay.
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Yes - she stated that her intent was to portray Hoppa. Unless Hoppa-face (most of them were more olive than black) has historical significance, than it's not the same. My children would be classified as Hoppa if we lived in Hawaii` (half Caucasian, half Hispanic), and I thought it was cool.
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ETA: Yeah, Tyra was excited about the photos that had more of a National Geographic feel, I think she commented that those were more in line with what she was going for. So there's definitely a difference between mocking something and capturing the beauty of it and so I don't see how anyone could mix the two when the intention is so obviously stated.