Trading Popularity: High School Edition - Tyra (Part 2)

[@LovelyMNGurl02]

I was never the popular girl in my high school or was part of the popular group in school but I was fine. I don't see the need to have a lot of friends. I only have a few friends and I am perfectly happy because my friends are true and sincere. Also, in my high school, having brains was more important than having beauty.

[@ImanAlkoleOfficial]

I don't get this either. They only think about how they look than thinking about how their friends treat them or even education. Intelligence brings you furhter in life than beauty.

[@divadotcom]

Agreed. I kept a very small circle & we are all still friends to this day! I consider them damn near family

[@pam4872]

I wish she still did her show. Its such a good show for teen girls and society in general because she really getting into topics people just see in movies. Thank you for uploading to youtube! Please do more :)

[@Nilamalin91]

I never joke about anyone's weight or look, EVER. Because I know how it feels being pointed out because of my weight. And I have always been underweight, and I hated it. People used to grab my arm and measure how tight they got their hand around my wrist. Then there would always be that comment: "How can someone be so skinny?" or "You are like skin and bones" etc. And the fact that people thought that I was anorectic, when I never was, I often got all the comments about how thin I was, like they thought I didn't already know....like they thought they helped me by pointing it out (because an anorectic person wouldn't be able to tell, and that's what they thought I was). When I got the courage to tell them what I thought about their comments they just rolled their eyes. They did not believe any word that I had just told them. Because everyone thought: Why in the world would someone complain about being skinny when the rest of the world wants to be skinny, are going crazy over dieting or just looks up to those skinny models on tv. So here I was, with no one who understood how bad it felt to hear all the comments, to never find a non-baggy pair of pants, to look like a flat seven year old girl with no boobs when the other girls in the class were getting curves, to hate swimming because it ment that I had to show my naked and boney body with a thight swimming suit on and having nowhere to hide from all those staring eyes. I hope this make people think about what is being written on their keybords by their hands, or the words that comes out of their mouth. It does matter, every...little...word. So choose your words wisely. They will matter in the future. Not just now. Your own life is being shaped by your own words. Want to bully? Well, don't expect anything good from your future, because your victim might just happen to be your boss later in life. And that will matter.

[@ImanAlkoleOfficial]

I can't believe that the popular girls can't see how bullying affects someone's life - especially those beautiful, innocent girls. I am not trying to bash any of them - they are all beautiful, but the bullies are far from beautiful on the inside. Just my opinion.

[@michellekwong3074]

just feel like entering the screen and giving each of the self proclaimed "unpopular" girls a hug. a really really big and sincere hug.

[@FantasmaLuna]

It was really sweet of Tyra to give that girl a hug in the end.

[@britster2345]

i freakin love tyra banks. it makes me so happy she did something like this. i hope this opened a lot of peoples eyes.

[@Anna-gs5ol]

This doesn't seem realistic, because if I was a popular kid dressed as a unpopular kid, even when others made fun of me, I wouldn't be affected since I know that this isn't who they're really making fun of. It's only the disguise

[@rainbowsmile1800]

It is realistic though

[@rainbowsmile1800]

Theyre being rude

[@sydneysmith7844]

The one in the purple who gets made fun of for her weight is so sweet. :( This breaks my heart!

[@kayj3698]

Respect To The Girls Who Were Brave Enough To Show Their Problems To The World . Lotsa Love For Ya .

[@nandabanana_8732]

I'm a 13 year old female in the 7th grade. I get picked on a lot, but if I'm really pissed, I'd just flip them the bird, or walk away. Sometimes, I simply pay no mind because it WILL come back to them. I'll save my energy, and let Karma work it's magic. :D

[@nandabanana_8732]

Cool! 😀

[@krisemmerich8601]

Go ahead tell me to shut up I did that shit to dance in a fat suit they needed a white girl on the show I never mad fun of those girls so please you got something to say say it to me the evil bitch with the oriole headband

[@krissye4995]

Nandabanana _ ficking bitch

[@krissye4995]

Nandabanana _ keep going bitch

[@LordJen]

tf you’re 21 now

[@kristytsang56]

im glad tyra put up this topic on her show, cause i feel that popular ppl are like that in real life, they put us down and dont even care wat you think if u are unpopular.

[@guchisushi]

Tyra is one of the most down to earth, beautiful person out there

[@xxfaithyxx1]

The funniest thing about this is that those girls that are not considered 'beautiful' always end up growing to be one of the prettiest among their friends later on in life.

[@Leratomogase]

Since primary school, I've been bullied about my height (im shorter than most people) and my weight. I am now in my final year of high school, and one thing that I have learnt is that if you don't believe in yourself and accept who you are, NO ONE ELSE WILL! I know it's easier said than done (although ive managed to do it), but stop worrying so much about what other people think of you! High school popularity is not the be all and end all of life! I've actually realized that I stopped caring about other people's opinions about me because before, that was the only thing that was stopping me from living my life.

[@OhMySavy]

A fictional school? That's stupid. It should've been a real school. Now she just experienced what the actors were supposed to do instead of what she would've actually experienced in school.

[@dt4654]

These popular kids will realize that you don't really have a clique in college for popularity besides the soroities

[@MewmewZoey1995]

I wanna hug Tyra. TT_TT This episode is making me cry.

[@thatslavicguy]

the fat girls ice scream story was sooo funny. "One time I was in my ice cream store chewing gum..." I laughed soo hard lol

[@DolledUP96]

at the end of the day she could take off that fat suit so she'll never really understand, so that was pointless.

[@roya2880]

Exactly

[@carlieball]

The end made me cry. Words hurt and everyone has a spot in their heart thats hurting or healing

[@JROB447]

@ 2:07 the dude is like "i can get u a salad if u want" i was dying lol

[@MissUdenGoofed]

Luckily no one gave a crap about popularity at my high school. I think there were kids (teens) that acted as if they ran the school but they were just annoying to everyone else. Especially the ones that liked to start fights. Blah. Not impressing anyone.

[@itsfoshojenoxD]

im so glad i go to the school i go to. i'm overweight, in choir, i spend my time in the choir/band room and with the drama kids, but im hardly EVER bullied. my school is really open minded to everyone, it makes me feel really blessed.

[@michaeljackson726]

"I can go get you a salAd if u wont?" LMFAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@itachi1455]

Tyra acts like it's such a prize to hug her lol

[@sunfire5790]

STAGED

[@louisestyle]

I believe that no matter what, if you are overweight or skinny, popular or not, there is ALWAYS something beautiful about a person. I dont believe in the word "ugly". The girl that talked about how everyone told her she was pretty when she was younger, i can NOT believe that people are calling her ugly now.. seriously, she has such a beautiful face! And the girl at the end that made me cry, i would kill for her hair. That is my opinion =)

[@TAMSclubowner]

"I can go get you a salad if you want" LOL!!!!!!!!!!! gotta admit that was funny.

[@TheJrose7]

She's right. Once you get out of high school everything is going to be different. The things ppl say about you and think about you are going to be irrelevant cuz you're number one thing is surviving in the real world. Once it comes to your life, you tend to not care about other ppl's opinions about you or what group you fit in....it's the truth to a lot of people. However, Some people are stuck in high school mode even after graduating. I call those ppl childish....

[@karenmcnulty1584]

the girl at the end in the audience who was speaking about her experience made me cry

[@rickeyblitz2988]

the chick in pink at 5:16 keeps running her hand through her hair, and it looks SO FUCKING SOFT! i just want to freaking feel her hair!!!..... is it bad thats all i got out of this video?.... yeah....

[@Lipgloss2581]

This really makes me appreciate my school. We have SO little of this.

[@WillerRemyMa]

I ment when she started crying. Such a pretty girl. :)

[@TheCatsMe00w]

"i can go get you a salad if you want" LOL TROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@coolnightshadow]

that's what im saying! the popular girls weren't all that "pretty" but they carried themselves with so much confidence that it makes them attractive

[@YouWillNeverKnoweth]

All of these girls are beautiful. No one deserves to be made fun of for how they look.

[@kaceyjay3003]

All the "unpopular" girls were beautiful, but they all lacked self confidence and that can determine how other's act around you or what they perceive you as. giving them a gateway in treating you differently because you view yourself as a outcast.

[@AbbyNicoleMusic]

tyra is so amazing. :)

[@selaszejk]

I'm not trying to sound cocky, or self-absorbed, but being on of the 'popular girls' at my school, I know that not every popular person is like that. I feel like they're generalizing every 'popular' girl/group picks on or teases people because of the way they look. I know that if me and my friends were in the cafeteria and we saw or heard someone doing that, we would definitely give that person a piece of our minds.

[@JustOneDreamAway]

Beautifully said. Way to go!

[@onlinebeatuytips]

You girls, need to stand up for yourself's! People are cruel, and some people aren't going to realise how mean they are! You are all doing so well - for anyone out there! My heart goes out to you! I am in the middle group - both unpopular and popular are my friends.

[@chellybaby]

this is really making me cry.

[@bluepinkyellogreen]

Tyra always says 'Do you understand', its like her trade mark

[@Nozanorax18]

I think it brave and considerat of the two girls to try and understand the so called unpopular girls lives and feelings

[@theultimatenigrette]

Aww :( It'll be better afterwards, I promise. Stay strong, love

[@phoebeweinberg7923]

I love the girl who spoke about her feelings to Tyra

[@Cloudseeker200]

Good for you @AlexHogan :)! At my school there isn't much of anything bad; we all love each other and although there may be some jerks who tease one another there isn't a "popular group" and "nonpopular group" so everyone has their clique and it's just I love my school honestly.

[@theultimatenigrette]

I'm not much of an emotional person but when that girl from the audience told her story, I found myself wiping tears. Even the popular girls felt bad.

[@starzzzy22]

The girl from the audience is absolutely right. When you go to college no one will give a damn how popular you were or what you did in high school.

[@305noi]

tyra said in so many words- bring your big ass here and give my famous ass a hug ...lol

[@Applebaum]

i agree she is fierce i can see she has the potntial to be really unique and striking when she leaves school she will fly....I can see her being in the fashion industry or something creative

[@JasminKhwaiter]

Ever since I was little, people have called me fat and ugly. So I understand what these girls go through. These years of bullying has led me to grow and become confident. Sure, some days feel crappy but I've gotten stronger from that. And to the bullies, one day you will regret everything you have said. In the end it does not matter how popular you are in school, people change and grow up. And I just want add that both Megan Fox and Christian Bale were bullied at school so there you go.

[@Rome.Monroe]

These girls were all in Amityville high school and none were bullies in real life. These were all the kids on honor roll.

[@MultiAnamarija]

this is making me cry

[@sarahida12]

This made me cry

[@ShaneDawsonandme]

she was both nice and mean we all are. HUMAN NATURE. society sucks that way!

[@AlexanderThomasHogan]

wow.. watching this makes me really want to change, im sort of one of the popular people in our year, i dont really treat people bad, but im not exactly nice to them, now i know what the people on the other end actually feel like.. i didnt realise it affected these guys this bad, starting tomorrow im gonna try to be nice to everyone ):

[@artsyfashion]

a lot of the so-called unpopular girls are super pretty! i'm in middle school and holy crap, this is so real.

[@itsashleylovee]

At my school, there is like a set of "popular" girls who, most of them, are nice to everybody. Then, there is another group of "popular" girls who are just plain mean. They say things behind your back, and to your face, and it really brings down your self esteem.

[@SahilyBeeBop]

Omg I laughed so hard when that girl said "walrus noises" OHGOD

[@reneedoughrity836]

"I can go get you a salad if you want.." xD

[@fruit8899]

I don't think people realize that what they say about someone to their face or behind their back will travel and they may laugh but when they get home they're crying into their pillow!

[@raayamayana435]

The bigger girl in the pink shirt that came up to talk was so pretty! IM JEALOUSE

[@LeahPhoon]

Honestly I think it's all just about the way someone carries themselves. There ARE famous people who are big-sized and 'ugly'. It's about self-confidence and believing in yourself.

[@PrincessSydney09]

Damn, I'm glad I was surrounded with really good friends, who didn't care wtf I looked like. I think that is what everyone needs, good friends to surround you from all that hate. Cuz when I was with my friends I never noticed or cared if someone was hatin' on me. :)

[@luvtolaugh1234]

Agreed. I mean they were all just actors who were told to stare and laugh

[@tweeze123]

Lmfao the walrus bit was funny as hell. I mean it's horrible and everything but LOL...

[@anasaem]

They were probably already hyper-sensitive and with the extra add-on of people making fun of them the thought of going up to any group expecting them to accept you seems totally fantastical. So it's harder than you make it seem.

[@meaganalexander2088]

I was bullied about my weight for the longest time. It didn't really bother me until people I didn't know started making comments about it. I finally got a physical, and my doctor told me I had bad cholesterol - so I made a change.I didn't cry about it, I didn't complain about the past, I just simply took out the effort to LOSE WEIGHT. Now, people who probably judged me before tell me how small I look. I think these girls need to ignore the hate, and DO something about their problems like I did.

[@akaiyabeck3603]

my heart broke when she started crying💔

[@lanitana100]

i love how the first one got turned fat, because she thought it wouldn't be all that hard.

[@bunnyluveable]

this is one of the reasons why i'm homeschooled XD

[@bananie135]

The girl at the end made me cry. I have the friends that I love and I would never ever try to become "popular" it just saddens me to see popular kids picking at people but it happens everyday.

[@mererveve]

this episode in paricular is very good, it really opens our eye's.

[@palmer491]

"a lot of times when we laugh, we're crying on the inside right?"

[@rawrxrainbowxninja]

I have a small school with about 140 people in my grade but there is still pretty much the same form as most stereotypical schools. I think that no matter where you go there will always be the 'alphas', the 'betas' and the 'omegas'. It's just how human nature is. However, just like girls with their periods, you can't let nature get you down. Stay strong because if you focus on learning (what school is actually for) instead of popularity you'll succeed after school.

[@francisbakininthekitchen2441]

in my school they've really enforced the no bullying policy since middle school and everyone kind of gets along, the gym teachers never let people pick their own teams which is good

[@marcinhonovavista]

i was thinking just that! she is beautiful!

[@avrilslittlesis]

I used to be mean b/c I understood things faster than other ppl and it aggravated me so much I would bully and hurt them trying to make them understand in a similar way I understood everything. Now I just spread happiness joy and friendship to everyone I meet and know YAY!!!!!!!!!!

[@olivcriss2]

yes you do !

[@xoxHugMercuryxox]

i feel so bad for the girl in the pink at the end. I almost started crying when she did! =[

[@710Lih]

u show & if u stand up 4 urself it won't make u popular but it will make u target free.These girls just need some confidence&it breaks my heart 2 know that they don't have it.

[@ooooobe19]

Omg ppl can be so mean that girls ice cream store story made me want to cry

[@_Al__]

I know it's so shiny and gorgeous!

[@curtainwolf2958]

I agree with everyone here, if any of you is "popular" realize this, either you won't make it to college, in which case disregard this, but if you do, NO ONE CARES about who you were, popularity is nothing after high school, and to be honest it's funny to me when people think popularity leaves high school with you

[@PetraFriedPresents]

she totally is!

[@chibichichio]

I had a much different experience - I went to an all-girls' boarding school of around 300 people. So 'popularity', the word existed but it really meant the girls who got the best grades and wore nice clothes or were good athletes or always got awards etc. So 'popular' to me is a rather - obsolete - term. Now, I'm in a massive college and I'm not 'popular' but a lot of people know me. I agree - me being friendly and outgoing was the first thing people NOTICED and LIKED about me. It was enough :)

[@msfashionlover]

atleast the "unpopular" girls have a group of friends. It's ten times worse when you're unpopular and only have one friend to hang out with.

[@sommi888]

LOL black guy was hilarious

[@quitejaded]

Looking at the "populars" on this show, your statement sounds right. The thing on this show that makes me sad is that one cute chubby black girl who seems like she's probably nice to everyone. She is probably well liked by everyone else at the school, though.

[@AllisonluvsGoodMusic]

The point of the 'experiment' was to show the girls how outcasts were treated at their school. It's actually a very well-done experiment.

[@illusionmagician]

I'm sorry, but I just broke out laughing at the walrus part...I feel horrible now. D:

[@cafecozumel7]

i am sorry but if i was sitting there when she was telling her story, i would have bursted out laughing.

[@iamyourimagination]

okay i was trying to be nice during the walrus noises but....um well u know what just be happy lol

[@kwazymama]

That Chante girl is so pretty! I really think that these popular girls push the other ones down to make themselves feel better. These girls arleady feel insecure, there's no need to add to their pain. There's no point being popular if there is no one to admire u/ envy u/ wanting to b more like u. If the unpopular ones werent there being hated on, these popular girls woundt even be popular!

[@kawaiimol]

am i horrible cause i laughed when she said '" was in the ice-cream store" .. i bet you were sweetie!

[@Slayer34214]

I feel like my high school is a lot more accepting than this school. Their school seems like something you'd see in mean girls lol

[@u2tall4this]

love you tyra

[@90teapot]

KAITLINS SCHOOL HAS AN ICE-CREAM STORE?!?! JEALOUS!!!!!