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Originally posted by Discogoddess:
[b]I'm sorry, but I can't get all emotional/sympathetic for Ayanna or any other person of color who purposely goes on these shows for the publicity, then acts an ass/gets all new to the game, whether they feel their behavior is justified or not. There ARE better ways of dealing with perceived or real acts of racism; hitting a person on national televisoin is not one of them. I don't think losing one's mother to cancer can be used as an excuse.
Ayanna HAD to have understood the game; she has been on an MTV show before. Thus, she understands that these shows are heavily edited to fit the producers' desired plot lines (slutty guy/girl; troubled gay/lesbian; innocent do-gooder; angry black guy/girl, etc.). She also understood that she was playing the role of "fiery/angry black woman". So, just as some on this board are saying the Norwegian guy shouldn't receive any sympathy (he should have known better), IMO, Ayanna shouldn't either (cuz she CERTAINLY should know better).
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EXACTLY!
I don't believe that MTV is out to portray blacks in a negative light because there have been many black cast members that haven't acted irrational-Kameelah, Cynthia, the girl from London, Heather B, etc. Yes, at times they might have gotten mad and said things, but how many of us and the white people on the show haven't?
Everybody on that show gets rilled up. MTV doesn't pick the happy, straight, calm, friendly, on-track, etc. people (no matter what race) because that's not interesting to the audience. I know that I wouldn't watch it if it were so and not many others would. MTV has never been the norm and never will-that's what makes it so popular.
Plain and simple, this girl was out of line. She was CRAZY then and still is CRAZY. If she is so emotional about whatever is going on in her life, then she shouldn't have went back on the show-considering all the drama she went through the first time. She should have used the time to get her life on track.