Preconceived Notions About Race - Tyra (Part 5)

The Tyra Banks Show - ''Preconceived notions about race'' (Recorded Nov 11, 2008, WWOR)

[@kiwiwaters5623]

I just wanna give the middle eastern girl a hug.!

[@davinacarrell2427]

She so cute!

[@TayKT1629]

I wish more Pacific Islanders could be put on tv

[@seventycandance285]

Yo same I wanna see my poly brothers and sisters in tv and native

[@veiledheart0]

Everything always ends up being about Tyra. It doesn't matter what the topic is, she finds a way to make it about her.

[@carolinapalacios-bermeo6568]

They're both so beautiful. Ethnicity is a beautiful thing.

[@rafaelfontes5088]

"Spanish" isn't a race -- it's a damn nationality! It means someone is from Spain (ONLY)!

[@Richbar-qe6bx]

exactly.

[@user-mr4bx7dx3y]

Neither is Latino

[@badkarma_5288]

@@user-mr4bx7dx3ydid she mention anything about latino?

[@DisneyWitch]

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love hearing you say that. Thank you! U r so right!! I'm a whole lotta Middle-Eastern. My mom is Indian-Iranian-Syrrian, and my dad is Indian-Pakistani-Iraqi, so I really appreciate you saying that. =)

[@smileigel2694]

How can u guess what "race" people r just by knowing their hobbies??? It's impossible and merely based on prejudices and stereo types!

[@LoafEnd]

Tyra: "What nationality are you?" Girl: "I'm Middle Eastern" Me: *facepalm* Her NATIONALITY is Middle Eastern? The middle east is a part of the world not a nationality. One with very different cultures and languages and religions at that.

[@DisneyWitch]

I love Taralyn and Maram! They're so darn beautiful! And I can really relate to Maram. I really hope the racial drama will end soon. Anyone with me?

[@yungaterror]

i love tyra now

[@libbydavis3642]

Dominique and Bree! Some of my favorites in ANTM All Star!

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

The middle eastern girl should come to England.

[@chynalace]

wow, when i came on to watch this i was looking for answers to skinlightening, by the time it was finished i was loving the colour of my skin, that girl who tyra asked on stage is gorgeous. i'm really glad i had the chance to see this.

[@Music_Lover0612]

The second one is so cute!! Aw!

[@keepoo246810]

the 2nd one is soooo cute:)

[@moogahnah]

I recall this show being aired. Great show. I must say though. It would have been nice to see a Native American on the show!

[@salalonzo4084]

damn I guess turtle ...

[@paulineyamson5509]

Tyra God bless u. I cried watching this

[@sofiaaljessar1992]

You know what bothers me? I'm Middle eastern and when people say "you don't look it" they say it's because I'm light skinned. Like so many middle easterns are light skinned

[@jadoisready]

That's why I love London!

[@MaximSupernov]

Totally agree with you..she always pissed me off by asking American citizens what nationalities they are...

[@Alexria1423]

I love how Tyra brought recognition to the fact that there are different shades of African American women because this is true is every "race." (I used air quotes because we are techniquely all part of the human race.) But the reason I loved that is because people that I know and myself are commonly thought of to be a different "race" than we actually are.

[@Aarroonnn]

Thanks for that

[@gigimc]

whew! just made it thru all 5 parts and all I can say is ratings, ratings, rating$... all the 'characters' were so over the top!

[@Poochie9997778]

I am a huge fan of tyra she is my role model wen I began watching her shows i started to feel better about myself and began respecting myself. I so wish I could meet her

[@MyBarbaricYAWP22]

I think everyone on this show is beautiful!!

[@JustWrightWedding]

i love tyra....shows like this allow us to see how compatable humans as a race truly r every race has their dirty laundry n thas what we need to relaize...it's not about diff groups of ppl that have issues it's humans as a whole lmao

[@JeremyJenner]

So the show is about breaking down racial barriers and reminding us that we're all one race- and Tyra ends the show with an all black photo shoot for an all black magazine. Genius.

[@Falarahschulz]

Yeahh come to realise we will always pick a group of ppl to torment. But in the end we nvr blame ourselves.. good job tyra YOU ARE SO AMAZING

[@tarjay35]

It ENRAGES me that there are so many people out there who treat people like Miram the way they do.

[@enyonamyador2510]

I Couldnt agree more!

[@Jeicoreg]

Dude! Same thing happened to me! It's so friggin' ridiculous! My friend is from Pakistan and once he told people what he was, all of a sudden you here a, "Oh shit! He's gonna blow us up!" It friggin pisses me off all the time. Hell! Most of them didn't even know what the true definition of a terrorist was!

[@thebogangamer1]

the funny thing is this attitude to dividing people to race is absurd we are human not just a colour.

[@sixdegreesofparting]

Both are GORGEOUS and omg, I love both of their voices. They're both sexy, I don't care about the race.

[@SnowofLight]

The first bit: How in the actual hell were you meant to guess the races? Even when they came in front of the screen, I still had no idea what race they were xD

[@TrillaTRU]

im from new york as well, i agree 100 percent with you, it's so much people here from other countries that you won't even be able to guess where a person is from. I have multiple friend that come from a different background except for asian and white but i have a fair share of foreign friends who i get along with very well.

[@MoroccanRose]

When Miram started to talk about how she used to lighten her hair and do stuff that would make people not recognise her true self it made me sad I started CRYING once she said that she wishes she could practice her religion in public but is afraid or can't because people will automatically say that she's a terrorist. I know how she feels as I am a young muslim woman myself. It breaks my heart knowing that she WANTS to practice her religion freely and in public but can't or is afraid!

[@div1189]

Goes to show that nothing is impossible and to anyone who wants to know if we interact with each other the answer is yes! We exchange sweets and food from neighbors for special occasions and celebrate each others religous festivals despite having separate beliefs! That way I learn more about them and they about me! Respect goes both ways.

[@EllaDcant]

ohh, thx

[@DisneyWitch]

That is to say, I hope people can soon realize that all the different colors, and shapes, and sizes, and accents, and everything in the book is beautiful. And I hope people will realize that.

[@brianas6550]

New York is such a diverse place I have had the experience of having friends of different cultures and racial backgrounds. I am first gemeration Jamaican American and new York is my birthplace

[@AAAjelena177]

i love this right girls top :D

[@SolarEclipse002]

Smiling with my eyyess

[@singer2009]

exactly!

[@Molotov850]

They're all so beautiful! And I love Tyra (:

[@lilttlelies]

2:38 love her eyes

[@tyrell300]

Tyra got some gorgeous women in her show!!! How can someone be racist when you have that many different beautiful ladies in the world!!!

[@Aarroonnn]

Brilliant, lol.

[@eritreangal]

it got to me so much she said middle eastern that could be anything syrian,lebanese,jordaninan. embrace ur country and be proud of it!

[@hppy4ever]

interesting... very interesting!

[@babybenz8872]

Both girls are so beautiful, forget race and all that, i wish people would get over that

[@sorasgirl0]

WOOO VA beach!!

[@CannoliCatherelli]

I KNOW! And whenever she's interviewing someone or asks him/her a question, she'll always interrupt him/her.

[@yyanooo]

lol so true !

[@sneki3]

I agree. :)

[@akatobi2002]

mwahhahahah. "they go to my MySpace"

[@babyv2992010]

that middle eastern girl was really pretty and so were many of the other girls throughout the episode. its sad that people are so judgmental, especially in this day and age. i didnt know that there were actually so many people who still thought like that

[@Canntone]

amen !!!!!!!!!

[@Stormith]

FINALLY a middle eastern woman! It's about time she had someone representing southwest asia(persian) & north african(arab). She also has had no pacific islanders, but she probably figures "east asian is close enough".

[@baxstar]

I agree. Beautiful women indeed.

[@LoafEnd]

AMEN.

[@lisalilsmartass]

@wowzers57 ah!!! thanks for clearing that up!!!

[@tammymarcus9242]

Nailed it again! I guessed the first to be like Italian American or something. And the second seemed to be either Israeli or something like Jordanian or something! Yay!

[@LaliEmiru]

I grew up in an all white neighborhood in Austria. When I told people I'm half Turkish their instant reaction was "Oh, you don't look like it!" like it was something bad. Or when people who didn't know me heard my last name, I could hear them whispering right away. As soon as they found out, they treated me differently. Like my father was some kind of illegal immigrant plumber. When he was a neurosurgeon and made three times the money their fathers made. It's just this world...

[@tzeimet]

Hating isn't going to get any one anywhere, u don't have to love anyone just respect them

[@dookiebirds2223]

@MsLenaKay I'm so sorry for you. I really hope things get better soon :(

[@munashafie09]

ohh thanks

[@ToBeAVampire101]

When Tyra said "It's happened to ALMOST every culture in this room", I think the 'almost' wasn't needed. I think it's safe to say it has happened to every culture. BUT I love what this episode did, showing how silly it is that we assume things of other people.

[@Redbottoms1]

Some of you are gonna have to appologise one day for some of your comments. Nothing wrong with not wanting to associate yourself with a certain group(freedom of association) but spewing hate is counter productive. If you don't like a group of people stay away from them, don't call them names.

[@mssaraleah]

We all need to proudly embrace our ethnicity/culture/heritage but not go so far as to be ignorant of others ethnicity/culture/heritage because each person is unique and doesn't necessarily live under racial stereotypes.

[@AdaezeCUche]

everyone is beauiful!!! no matter what race!!! and I didn't know Dominique was black. you go girl. (;

[@XenoverseComics]

@jubeidu01 - You Preach brother !!!! YOU PREACH ! LOL

[@kiki_love985]

@GwendolynRaine i agree with you ..i cried

[@raial88]

you are totally right about that, nowady in the world, there is almost no 100% of any race left

[@CyanideXsAINT]

@Ilike2makecomments I'm glad someone agrees with me! I know that some times it's just easier to say someone is white. And I don't normally have a problem with being referred to as "white." BUT it does bother me when people say oh I identify with this group because they're colored too. Just because we're not purple doesn't mean we aren't people of color! Are we invisible? Do we not have pigment to our skin like everyone else? It's just ANOTHER color, not a lack of it.

[@JuicyMonstah09]

The middle eastern girl is beautiful!

[@MrMRGamer1010]

[@MsJellyfish10]

Wow 2008!! I wonder if I can still get this? x

[@kakompo]

LOL interesting revelations for me.

[@shonie77]

I'm a human being, doesn't matter what race I am, doesn't matter what race you are. We're all equal, all beautiful & all come from the same source, anyway!

[@jesusitodvis]

@liah14 hispanic/latino is a generalization of different nationalities which each one of them full of all shades of color and different ethnic origins and races. this is based only on the language wich is spanish, but we could take into the group polinesian, filipino, saharians or equiatorial guineans also who speak spanish too as latinos, then.

[@geninthesky]

I'm Fijian and Samoan, and I know what you mean haha, I always get people saying "But that's just the same thing"

[@Pagyptsian]

I teared up for that Muslim girl x

[@chemgirlie]

Rick Astley comes to mind. I was floored the first time I saw him in a music video. I just couldn't believe that he was a skinny white redhead.

[@babybenz8872]

Ikr lol

[@ernesto6103]

very interesting

[@EllaDcant]

yea, for people "Back In The Day"!!

[@oprah7]

@bbgurl22ful exactly what u said, my aunt and uncle are both medium skinned black but 2 of their 4 kids came out light skinned bc my grandfather is light skinned. that just how it works for alot of black families

[@TheDingfish]

@MsLenaKay that is so terrible, im really sorry to hear that and i hope you find the strength to overcome things like that in your life. im asian from an asian country where my race is the predominant one but there are plenty of other asians around, the culture of my country and the way people were raised, the issue of racism is like one percent of what i see/hear about america. there are many muslims in my country, they are the second biggest race and its a testament to what i mentioned above

[@laurieidk]

@xxblueburritoxx It's not about what you're proud of as a race, it's about being proud of who you are in every way, including your race. No, nobody's right. I totally get your opinion. You have every right to be proud of the community you're apart of, because you have a lot to be proud of. I just think you should allow other races to feel the same without questioning it. And to get past the idea that you think you have it the worst so therefore only your race can feel proud. Or the most proud.

[@cuteharpseal]

middle eastern girls voice made me laugh so hard this comemtn was made before i saw her face

[@heavenlyh3av3n]

that wat that is ooo

[@royalsexyblack]

yep

[@marter2006]

@starberry2947 Tyra said at the beginng that her hobbies include: swimming, playing ice hockey, soccer, and was a cheerleader. These sports can burn alot of calories, thus making her skinny.

[@kriptonis]

@ScottieDM yep, it's always the same. When we have a certain opinion we search for signals that tell us we are right and disregard signals proving us wrong. Like, if you think you are with bad luck, you could win the 2nd prize in the lottery and still complain about your bad luck, because you didn't win 1st prize. :P

[@AttackOFTHEPIE]

Yeah my school is about 30% Asian, with most of those Asians being Chinese, Korean, And Phillipino. The Chinese identify themselves as being much different from Koreans. Even though people who aren't from that region in the world don't really see the differences.

[@lovexkarina]

LET'S ALL BE FRIENDS!

[@TheMaryButterfly]

I'm from europe & i have never experienced this much racism. never, never. i don't know one person who is against another race.

[@GolgeIncelemesi]

@JermzzzyFTW THANK YOU!!

[@Menooy22]

5:10 realest shit tyra has ever said