Tia Mowry says a Teen magazine denied her and Tamera a cover because they were Black

[jemgirl90]

Tia Mowry says she and Tamera were denied teen mag cover because they're Blackhttps://t.co/bJplFWv5Xj
- TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 9, 2020
Source:https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1303761615146438656Read more... )

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[genbu_no_miko24]

"During her interview with "ET," Mowry reflected on the ways that Hollywood has evolved in its treatment of Black women and revealed that she always felt like she didn't have many Black role models to look up to in her industry.

“I would feel insecure about my hair because being young and being in this business, I never saw girls like me. I never saw girls that, you know, were embracing their curls or I never saw curly hair being portrayed as beautiful,” she said."

LOL the 90s were ROUGH on curly hair. It was that sleek straight hair or gtfo!!

Nice to curls get their day in the sun now compared to before but there is still more to be done.

[judasiscariot]

i loved them on sister, sister in part because of their beautiful natural curls so rewatching it now makes me kind of sad that at some point during the series they transition into always having sleek straight hair

[genbu_no_miko24]

I relate to them cause I had curly too and it took years to embrace it.

[yurasama_love]

I remember being sad when they started having straight hair on the show. I loved their natural hair

[artlover2788]

The episode where Tamera gets her hair straightened and then Tia feels bad and does it too... I always felt so bad about that episode because I have curly hair and its hard not to feel like you need to straighten it when other people compliment it so much.

[jemgirl90]

I Have to disagree. All I did was watch every TV show. I assume Tia was working when this woman graced the screens. Everybody talks about Lisa bonet. Let's talk about tempesst bledsoe in the middle and Robin givens with Kimberly Russel on head of the class

[genbu_no_miko24]

Well yeah if you watched most of the black sitcoms it wasn't rough but black sitcoms did not rule the media. Movies, magazines, fashion/models etc...etc were all very straight-haired dominated.

The 90s teen movies occasionally would have those makeover moments and if the main girl had curly hair...it was gone. It implied that straight hair was prettier and more acceptable.

[jemgirl90]

The late 80s early 90s was unfortunately the last time black shows were truly mainstream. Cosby show was the number one show in America for 5 straight years and top 20 after that. A different world was top 5 for 4 years .Head of the class top 20. That was on network T.V. with higher audience numbers then Game of thrones live.I misread Tia as saying Televison and not the media. Plus it does boil down to where you're from and how real life either reinforces or rejects what the mainstream media will try to sell you.

[mary_pickforded]

[jeterluva]

I feel like it was the exact opposite were I lived. Curly hair was in and it wasn't till the 2000 when everyone had a straightening iron.

[genbu_no_miko24]

Lol you're lucky! Everyone around me had straight hair! I was one of few curlies!😭