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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[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]