Crispy's Corner

My regular and only source for the YouTube videos of CNTM hasn’t uploaded the videos for episode 4. I think YouTube has some new rule about uploading copyright material, so without those videos, no screenshots! So instead of an entire recap, here are some highlights and thoughts.

Once again Sisi is getting on my nerves. They had a personal trainer put them through an intense workout and Sisi claimed she was sick and had to stop. Later, when they were having a one on one with him, she revealed that she wasn’t really sick. When he asked her why she told him, she said she just wanted to be honest. OK. What happpened to that BS you were spewing last week about a model should be professional, even if she’s sick?

I read some of her blog comments and I think one poster said it best:
“Sisi, you need to tone down the attitude asap. You give off this superior attitude that you are better then everyone and that is not a desirable trait. There is a way to be confident without being a biatch. Even when the judges talk to you, you look at them as though you could care less.”

Often times when a woman is confident and strong, she gets mistaken for being a “bitch.” I think that is what Sisi is trying to convey but she’s just coming off snarky and arrogant. Another issue I see here is that many reality shows follow a certain formula when casting their shows. Sometimes when I watch the show, I feel as if they are trying so hard to typecast Tenika as “the Black bitch,” and to me, she just isn’t.

Tenika does have her moments, she did go into confessional to say that she thinks Brandi is a snake and she was talking about Sisi with the other girls during this episode. However, I feel that Tenika’s attitude towards Sisi is warranted because if Sisi is going to give attidute, then she’s going to get attitude. In a behind the scenes video on the CNTM website, Tenika and Sisi are having a conversation about runway walking and Sisi interrupts her to tell her that she talks too loud. As she smiles and says sorry, she continues to tell Tenika that she’s such a tomboy and looks uncomfortable in a dress. Whatever Sisi.

Anyway, Sisi’s groupies on her blog seemed to be clouded by their “Asian Pride.” I think there is definately some racial tension here which is unfortunate. Some commenters on Sisi’s page would say that there’s nothing wrong with being a bitch but then the groupies go over to Tenika’s blog and tell her what a bitch she is and that she’s mean to Sisi. OK…I thought it was okay to be a bitch. One commenter even went so far as to say that Tenika has “baboon hands..lips are too big..and they don’t like her hair.” If that don’t sound like some racist shit, I don’t know what is.

In a way, I kind of feel like I shouldn’t be picking on Sisi so much since I am Asian myself but at the same time, I just call it how I see it. According to next week’s preview, Tenika is finally going to let Sisi have it. I hope this doesn’t get edited into a “Black Bitch vs. Quirky Asian.”

Anyway, that’s my 2 cents about that. Onto the photoshoot. This week’s was much better. They posed in lingerie with a sexy male model. They were also asked to pose topless which made a few girls uncomfortable but everyone participated. This week’s shots didn’t look like one of my crappy screenshots for a change and everybody looked good! Even bland Alanna has some spice this week. I guess all it took was a sexy man to turn these girls out! There were supposed to be two photos of each girl, one with their tops and one without. For some some reason, Brandi and Tenika only had one photo on the website….

Ylenia

Tenika and Brandi

Sisi

Andrea

Alanna

And this week’s “bootee.” Bye Heather!

Links to the CNTM recap and videos.