Today I saw this photo of the cover
for the June issue of Vibe magazine. Photoed is r&b singer turned
reality t.v. star Kandi Burrus,
and other reality t.v. stars Tamar
Braxton, Evelyn Lozada,
and Chrissy Lampkin with the title being "Meet
Your New Role Models". Now when I initially seen this I
thought, "That’s a cute picture of them all" but when I scroll down
to read the caption I immediately became upset. With the
exception of Kandi, I'm not sure if I feel comfortable calling any of these
women role models. What are they really teaching/showing young girls to expire
to be??? Ghetto/Ratchet women that refuse to use the standard and proper
English language and diction, that's it's ok to fight over every word used
against you, or that you should be tossed around by one pro-athlete, singer,
rapper, actor, or any other male with higher social status to another in hopes
to gain fame and validation in an industry that only notices you for what you
hold between your two legs rather than your two ears. It's sad to say but this
in no way, shape, form, or fashion should be the influence and
personification that any girl, young or old should look up to. It's actually
sad to know what these women would subject themselves to and be proud to air it
all on national television. Don't get me wrong I like all these women for
entertainment purposes but do I feel they should hold influence on what should
or should not be to other women and girls, NO!!!! All of these ladies with the
exception of Kandi became "famous" and "well known" for
riding the coat tails of someone else who actually made it by their own
doing. Tamar has her sister Toni and her husband to thank for
her relevance, Evelyn has Chad and every other industry dude that she has
been connected to, and Chrissy has Jim Jones and the BIG time crime lords she
was with prior to her and Jim's relationship. Kindi on the other hand is the
only one who made her name off of her own work ethic and hustle. With all of
that being said, I'm sorry but I think I’m better off finding some other role
models and I think you should do the same. Well until next time, Thanks for
having your daily Piece of
PieXOXOX
