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prettieyez
Comment: I don't call 161 lbs fat. But I'm sure if you came on ANTM she would say you are over weight to be model. At least that what she told Toccara when she was on ANTM....
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robijoa
Comment: Tyra is getting in her mid 30's and it's about that time for the body to change. I know alot of black women who had that skinny body back in the 20's, by the time 30's came around, I was like DAMN! She's a black woman and thats normally is what happens. Unless, she wants to work out and diet.
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barnone
Comment: well i wish that were the case 4 me. i'll b 35 n may and is still weigh 105 on a good day. i've always longed 2 b a "brick house", but what 2 do. this is what God gave me 2 work with, so i'm learning 2 love the body i'm in.
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huey
Comment: excuses, excuses, get your lazy butt in the gym and start pushing away from that kitchen table, we've heard the story time and again..."some of my best friends are fat"...beat it loser, get on the treadmill and get to steppin. "muffin top"...pulezze, i call it "jelly belly".....
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ImJustAsking
Comment: I love Tyra's new body. When she had on that leopard print dress on top model I was like damn! I need to get in the gym b/c I'mma need for a dress to fit ME like that. But she has said repeatedly that she likes to eat alot and she gains weight easily, so she should watch it a little. b/c once you become overweight it's a longggg journey back to the fit side.
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McNasty
Comment: Big ups to her for not feeling like she has to maintain 'industry' standards. I think Beverly Johnson, Janice Dickinson and there are several others, look emaciated and hungry for a 50 something 'hasn't been a model in more than 20 years' woman. Besides don't nothin' want bones but a damn dog!
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McNasty
Comment: There is a point where you stop before it gets to looking like Thea but she's got a long way to go before that. If you look like that you need to diet and exercise - Tyra is just fine and what the Commodores were talking about when they made 'Brick House'.
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MDhornet
Comment: I think she looks fabulous. She was very thin when she was modeling (even though she was considered curvy compared to the other waifs). 161 on someone her height is nowhere close to being fat. Real women have fat rolls. I'm sure it it starts to get seriously out of control, she'll put it in check. And could we please put a stop to the nonsense that she told Tocarra she was too big to model. I'v heard this a few times. I'm a big fan of ANTM and can only recall her being a big supporter of Toccarra's when the other judges thought her too big. Every season she tries to get a "plus" size model through. They end up sabotaging themselves by letting the skinny girls get to them. Keep doing you Tyra. By the way, is she married or engaged or something. She has a ring on her hand.
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HoneyMack
Comment: Way to go Tyra. So they think 161 is fat for a woman that is what about 5'10? Give me a fcuking break! Tyra is 33 your metabolism starts to slow down. She is a "sista" so she just hase her natural curves, plus she is no longer interested in modeling so she doesn't hafta starve herself anymore to fit into the 25/20's image to be a model. She is still beautiful and far from fat. If she is happy w/herself shouldn't we be happy for her? What they want another NRitchie? I'm proud of you Tyra u keep it real, you are one of my "Sheroes"
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Sigmatherunner
Comment: Tyra is full of it (pun intended) on one hand she up on that talk show “Oh their nothing wrong with being overweight and bouncing around in a fat suit. While on the other hand she hustling over on "America’s next top substance abuser" Putting down the contestants if they are not stick figure enough to make as a walking clothes hanger. Why would anyone waste their time watching these poor excuses of programming?
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PRDC
Comment: Tyra looks great...skinny is not looking good. Like it was said, she's very tall and can carry it..now to be short say about 5feet to 5'5" yes thats a little big. White America thinks being skinny looks good, but I always look at the face..to be skinny with a old face ...no looks horrible. Think of this inc ase you get sick..you have meat on you and if you loose, you won't look like a ghost.
To Sigmatherunner, she tells the models if they want to be in the business they have to be skinny. WHo if to tell them but her...she was there.
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mseffy
Comment: It will be difficult to fight what is written about you by namecallers with a pen, but keep at it Tyra. Maintaining a positive self image with sharks constantly at your heels is no easy task. Stay focused on God and what He has done in you and through you....and your hit shows and future endeavors will continue to be blessed.
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Angel
Comment: I love Tyra and I'm happy she's happy in her skin, BUT she can't get mad at folks calling her fat when she participated in the industry that perpetuated the untruths of what women should look like. Granted, it was just a job and she didn't set forth the standard, but if you are not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
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DCGG
Comment: Tyra go eat a pork chop and shut da fuvk up...
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indipindintthnkr
Comment: Any size larger than Hollyweirds standards is considered fat. To me Tyra weight is ave
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Gurlfrand
Comment: I think Tyra looks great - she does have more baggage in the caboose than she did 10 years ago, but then, she is no longer 22, and she don't have to starve herself to death anymore to pose in Victoria Secret Catalogue in swim suits and loungiere....but, be careful T -
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mayday
Comment: This is one of those instances where Tyra shouldn't have even addressed the critics. She looks great and that is how she should have carried it. Even back in the day when she was modeling they considered her to be "curvy" and she has always said that she likes to eat and that she is simply a black woman and we have curves and she was still able to kick down the door and pave the way for others.
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HarrisThomas
Comment: hmmph . . . (sucking teeth)
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Sigmatherunner
Comment: To >PRDC But at what cost? To the point you will have young women starving themselves? There are many people who have very low psyches to start with. Everyone is not going to be a size zero I guess Tyra must enjoy the fact now she can do some damage to chicken and mac and cheese without worry about the photo shoot lol. Telling these young women they are not skinny enough to be apart of that brain dead business does not help matters. This so called reality show genre go figure.
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bigheadbull2
Comment: Wish I had her problem
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Harriet
Comment: Tyra looks fine to me. A Black woman is supposed to develop as she ages. The bodies we have in our teens and 20s are not the bodies we will ultimately have. Down here in the South brothers would sop her up with a biscuit!
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Soulwriter
Comment: The haters are out of control, sheesh!!! I betchu the main ones talking mess have at least 100 pounds minus 5 inches on Tyra. She still looks attractive and like an earlier poster said, when she's moved enough to make changes, she will. I have a nine month old daughter and have another 20 pounds to lose (I'm currently 130-something and about 5'0 tall), but please believe that my husband still tells me how sexy I am, encourages me and praises how I look NOW after having his baby. it does do wonders to see a non-emaciated woman looking fly on screen, lets the world know that being stick-thin isn't requaired to be considered beautiful. Go 'head Tyra, keep bangin' Girl!!!
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McNasty
Comment: Sigma it's up those females mother's to be their support system and to help build their self esteem. I don't watch ANTM because it is stressed by JD that they need to be thinner and to look at her lookin' like death and skin drawn over bones it's a terrible message to send. Hopefully what europe is doing will help to change what goes on over here. They don't want anymore bones on the runway or in the magazines.
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gingerg
Comment: Tyra is alright with me. I'm 5'7 and weigh 140 lbs. I recently lost 16 lbs by using portion control and reducing fast food intake. The next step is regular exercise and toning. I'm down to size 6 from size 8 and that works for me. However, I can appreciate people who are comfortable with being larger. As long as you're healthy, its fine. The problems surface when you're dealing with stress, hypertension, high cholestrol and a host of other problems that are aggravated by being heavy.
My grandmother is 86 years old and she weighs nearly 280 lbs. This is due to a sedentary lifestyle and outright refusal to follow doctor's instructions. She was raised down south and has gotten accustomed to eating whatever she likes (i.e.,pig ears, pig feet, ox tails, deer meat, etc.) and she refuses to give it up
even though her blood pressure is high and she routinely suffers from stomach problems. She's too grown for me to keep telling her to straighten up.
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Sigmatherunner
Comment: Yes McNasty the support system should start with the parents. That goes for everything but what about people who don’t have the luxury of parents with common sense?
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Babygurl
Comment: That is totally ridiculous that they would attack a woman who is what...5'11 almost 6'. She's a healthy size for her height and for her build as a black woman.
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Harriet
Comment: As I watched the Golden Globes I remember thinking how beautiful Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce looked. The other white women on the carpet looked pale and malnourished and not even a 50thousand dollar couture gown could save them. And then I watched the fashion police (which consists of a lot of gay men) talking about how beautiful and stunning all of this stick pale white girls looked. I thought to myself that at least one real Black woman needs to be on that panel to keep it real with them. One of the reasons American women buy into that thin shyt is because there is always someone somewhere telling them how good they look.
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RMP7772000
Comment: Huey you need to be quiet some times! And Ginger I agree. I was 90 pounds until I got pregnant at 30, then I put on the weight. I'm 45 and loving who I am. Tyra doesn't seem to have a complaint! If she told all those idiots to kiss her ---, then she'd be called a black snobb. Go head Tyra and live your life with your millions.
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Deb70
Comment: I'm 5'11, 160-something, and I'm 36. And people are always telling me how slim I am. In real life, 161 at her height is real slim. Them runway bytches weigh like, 75 pounds, so next to them, yeah, we're big rotundos.
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stscott
Comment: Takes quite a bit of courage to stand up against "standards" imposed by society on women. I believe IF her being a normal size woman can benefit people who are struggling with poor self esteem due to unrealistic images of what beautiful looks like than she has further done an incredible job and society would then owe a WOMAN (especially black) who turned things back to right side up. I believe she cannot change the modeling industry by being herself. She followed the industry and in her own words made millions. I do believe she IS and will impact all of those who follow and feel she is an inspiration in their life. Even at 5'10" there is a limit. I hope she is not going to allow herself to get completely over weight and then TRY to stand behind a podium to promote big women-- THAT would be hypocritical. Normal women YES, but to get big and then suddenly wave a banner...
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katgrrrl
Comment: That's just Hollywood. Negative 0 is the new size 2. Tyra's smart, rich and (hopefully) happy. Later for 'em. And McNasty, I couldn't agree more with whatcha said. When does one stop being a model!? When you haven't modelled in 20 or so years, it's okay to eat something. Live a little.
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missgee
Comment: If Tyra is healthy and happy with her weight then, it's nobody's business but hers.
If she puts on weight so what.
The entertainment industry gets on my nerves always talking about somebody putting on weight everybody can't and doesn't want to be rail thin.
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Harriet
Comment: Marilyn Monroe was a size 10-12. This skinny shyt is relatively new to Hollywood and artistry period. Have any of you ever noticed the women in Renaissance art or pieces done by Michael Angelo? All of the women portrayed in this art were "pudgy" and had guts!
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CILLA8192
Comment: She looks great and as long as she is happy with herself then what is the problem. As for the poster who said if someone at her weight came on amtm and tried out would be told that she is overweight. well Tyra is now this size now that she is retired she was the ideal model size when she was a model. These women are going on there to become a model so there for they need to meet the standards. However I do get upset at the show sometimes because they know that there will never be a plus sized super model so why even take in the big ones that part of the show I just don't get. Maybe they should have a weight requirement or something.
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Victornator
Comment: Do you think Naomi Campbell is naturally slim like some of the posters on here or do you think she has been starving herself for the last 20 years?
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sultry
Comment: Tyra you have no ned to address anything about your weight gain. You look good girl. You are not fat honey you wear you weight well just say %*$!'em and call it a day!
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Angel
Comment: Victornator - Naomi has been on a diet for twenty (enhanced by snorting coke in the past). That's why she's so evil. If I hadn't eaten a decent meal in twenty years, I'd be throwing ish at people too. LOL
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duckapoo
Comment: At 5'11" I once weighed as much as 163 pounds. Even at that size I was a size 10 and still kept my nickname which was Slim. So I know there is no way that Tyra is fat. She has always been incredibly beautiful and always will be. With her looks and business savy, she is always going to attract jealous haters. The smartest thing she can do is keep on being the best her that she can. There is nothing wrong with working out and eating healthy. But there is no reason for her to try to live up to anyone else's standard of beauty.
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beegirl
Comment: I don't understand why they are bothering her. It's not like she is obese. She looks normal for her height to me. They say Nicole Richie is too skinny and Tyra is too fat. They can't have it both ways. If THEY want to judge themselves by such stupid standards, let them go ahead. But I don't want them dragging US into it because we have different body types than they do. And I would be mad if I was making good money where I could finally afford all the good restaurants, but I couldn't eat at them so I could keep my weight down. No, I don't think people should eat whatever they want, because that is not healthy. But Tyra looks like she exercises and makes good food choices. And she has worked hard to get to a level where she can do what she wants and look how she wants.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Victornator< as far as Naomi is concerned, I think the reason a lot of models start doing drugs is to curb their eating habits.
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Southernbelle
Comment: I think you look great Tyra!!! Tyra knows very well how to maintain her body weight. She's done it for years. I trust that she knows her limits. Our society should be more concerned about the impression that women like Nicole Ritchie have on our youth.
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Southernbelle
Comment: LOL @ Angel. 20 years?!?!? If I skip breakfast and lunch I might hurt somebody.
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mandingoteck
Comment: It's funny how black women on this site are ok with Trya getting fat. Sorry sistas, it is not cool to be fat or get sloppy. Tyra is getting sloppy. That's not a good look. Stop being lazy and get your fat a@@es to the gym and put down the forks.
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Harriet
Comment: mandingoteck- You got your dayumned nerve! Tyra is neither fat nor sloppy nor are we wrong for supporting her in her normal body weight.
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mandingoteck
Comment: Harriet- I said that she was getting sloppy. I guess my definition of sloppy That's just not a good look on a woman. I'm not saying that she should be rail thin. I don't care if a woman was 200 pounds, just as long as her body is tight and not flabby. Sorry, a woman should not have a gut.
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mandingoteck
Comment: Sorry, part of my last message was cut in the middle. I was saying that getting sloppy starts when a person starts to develop rolls any where on their body.
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southernsista
Comment: I do not believe the negative comments that I am reading about Tyra. What is wrong with you? Tyra is a normal black woman and we all know that we are not usually rail thin. I am 5'5 and I weight 157 pounds and by no means am I fat. I am a size 8-10 depending on how the garment is made. I do not have a lot of body fat. Also remember that muscle weighs more than fat and photos can be misleading and altered. Most tabloid pictures have been Photoshopped to death. Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of Tyra, why not focus on the positive: she is not on drugs, she does not have a eating disorder, she is not starving herself because of society's beliefs on what attractiveness is. Instead of the fat comments about how she needs to get off of her %*$ or looking sloppy, why not acknowledge her for what she is doing--keeping it real and being herself. Leave her alone.
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Harriet
Comment: mandingoteck- Have you ever given birth? Talk to me about guts after you do. You disrespected all Black women by calling us lazy and telling us to take our fat azzes to the gym and put down the fork. THAT is what you said.
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SweetieDarlin
Comment: Don't bother with Mandingoteck, he believes what he believes. Every time there is an weight issue being discussed he comes in with the same type of comments. He is very rigid in his belief so until something changes in his life to have him see/feel different anyone trying to debate with him will do nothing but get their own blood pressure up. I don't agree with what he says but it is what it is. BTW Tyra looks good the size that she is, the main thing is being in good health and I didn't see any rolls of fat.
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Harriet
Comment: SweetieDarlin- Oh. Okay. Thanks for letting me know.
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Pamalicious
Comment: Tyra is fabulous. According to the America Medical Association and it's guidelines, Tyra is actually on target. The suggestion is a woman should weigh 100lbs for the first 5 feet and then 5 - 7 lbs for every inch taller afterthat. So Tyra at 5' 10" (if that is her actual height) should weigh between 150 and 170lbs. Now when she was a model, she did speak out against the industry. Has anyone ever read her first book? She talked about the diets, the airbrushing, and she did a photo shoot without makeup... as a way to encourage young women to be happy with their look. I'm so sick and tired of America saying you must be a size 0, in order to be beautiful..... If Tyra is fat, I wish I was as FAT as she is......
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YLawdY
Comment: I for one am happy to see Tyra gain some weight and be happy and positive about it. My 5'11, 140 lb daughter idolizes Tyra and though we as parents may tell our daughters one thing, everything around them (except for black videos, lol) extol maniacally thin woman. I take great pleasure in pointing out to my child that Tyra is hotter for having gained a few pounds.
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Michele
Comment: I can't believe 5'10 and 161 lbs. is even an issue of discussion. 25/20's are a trip. I'm glad that most Black folk don't get caught up in that. You can truly be fit and thick without being "sloppy" - look at Tyra and Beyonce and Serena.
Speaking of sloppy, why do the sistas always get the bad rap for being out of shape? I RARELY see any brothers in my gym, and walking down the street, 9 out of 10 will have man boobs and straight, untoned arms without a hint of a muscle. So if Black women need to get their "fat azzes" in the gym, could the brothers PLEASE put down the ribs and come join us?
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ImJustAsking
Comment: MIchele< and when the brothers do make it to the gym a significant percentage of them focus on weight lifting only and don't do any cardio so they are just as fat as ever with some strong arms! LOL!
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Michele
Comment: ImJustAsking<I've seen that. LOL. And they grunt and yell so everyone can see them lift, and then they slam the weights down and walk around breathing hard, with their pot bellies oozing over the weight belt.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Michele< so true!
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mandingoteck
Comment: Michele and the other ladies- Sorry for being gone for so it long. Anyway, are you crazy? I'm sorry to tell you guys this, but women and men's bodies should not look the same. It looks disgusting when women have guts. SweetieDarlin and Harriet, I understand that it's hard to lose your stomach after you have a baby. However, that doesn't mean you should not try and sit on your a@@es eating fried chicken. I know women(white) who are older, but they at least try to lose weight by eating right and exercising. You can't ask for anything more from them. You can only respect them for it.
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WordUp
Comment: Tyra strut your new found big black azz girl!
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beegirl
Comment: Michele, I hate how men criticize women over our weight, but I see just as many overweight men. They don't care how big their bellies get, but ours look sloppy. And it's scientific fact that men are supposed to have less body fat than women overall because of the way our body compositions are. Hell, a lot of men don't even care if their breath is right, if their hair is combed or if their clothes are cleaned. A man better not tell me I should go the gym if I won't see him there too.
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TinayPretty
Comment: Tyra, you look great!!!! You are not chunky or overweight. You are healthy. Havent we learned to stop listening to the media??? As long as your blood pressure, cholesterol, heart, blood sugar and other vitals are normal, you do what you have to do. Its her body; if ever she feels like she needs to do more..she will. And what makes people think she doesnt exercise??? Of course she does!!!! The media wants us to believe that when you exercise we all should be a size 0-10. Everyones body is different, and there are many factors that play into it. Keep doing your thang Tyra, and "WORK IT GIRL"!!!
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Marlin
Comment: she still the bomb...who cares? she's fat in her pockets too....kudos to the amazon....she can still see better than anyone at all the movies, right? then she's one up on most men....lol.lol.
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mandingoteck
Comment: Beegirl- You are right , a man better not tell you you should go to the gym if he is fat too. However, from what I see ,especially when I go to a club is that there are way to many sista that need to work it out compared to the guys. It should be the other way around. Get it together black women , stop eating and get to the gym. Us brothers like a thick sista . However, thick does not include a gut, rolls, and little or no muscle tone.
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Michele
Comment: Mandingoteck, cut it out. You know good and well that man boobs and stretched-out pot bellies on a man are 10X more disgusting than any rolls I've ever seen on a woman.
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jazzfan
Comment: Tyra is fat only by the white standards of beauty prevalent in this country. She looks PHAT to me!!
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allonme
Comment: Black women are built differently from white women. Tyra you look great.
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zuluman2
Comment: Tyra looks gooood! I'm glad to see that she's comfortable enough with herself to KNOW that she's d*mn sexy. It's amazing to see how many people buy into the Wh!te Man's stereotypical perception of beauty. Black womens beauty is expressed in many, shades,shapes and sizes. I for one can appreciate the variety.
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PHScott
Comment: I'd STILL hit it...
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rikyrah
Comment: Tyra is what -AT LEAST 5' 10"? 160 pounds on that frame isn't bad at all.
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Lucynell
Comment: Tyra set the record straight on her Thursday 2-1-07 show. She came out in the bathing suit that she had on in the pic was taken of her on the beach, that was plastered all over the magazines and shttiy newspapers. She also showed more pics that was taken the same day. It was obvious that the pics that were all over the media were touched up to make her look larger than her actual size. After she defended herself with proof of her actual size, she actually told all the critics to "kiss her fat AZZ." I don't use this word often because I think that it's used SO much it has lost it's true meaning, but it is AMAZING how some people can be SO easily brainwashed into believing whatever mainstream tells them they should be, or do.
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