Dear tyra first let me say it would be so cool if you did a male top model. I would jump all on that but what you should do on your show is have a test do the cloths make the man or the man make the cloths have a few guys dress like so called nerds and have them go out.And try to pick up some girls and see how many thay get then dress them up real nice and see waht the out come is. p.s when you get time think about male top model thanks your firend robert

Tyra! you should pose as a poor person and go into the health field and see how your treated.Asked several times if you would like to participate in studies and a lot of people do not know that it is also called experiments.

Please do this and I am sure you will be shocked for the lack of humanity these people have. Most of their patients never see the same doctor twice.

It's also a write up in the essence mag this year about how new york health system experimented with aids on mostly african american foster kids and other cultures.
Love is don't cost a thing!

Tyra! you should pose as a poor person and go into the health field and see how your treated.Asked several times if you would like to participate in studies and a lot of people do not know that it is also called experiments.

Please do this and I am sure you will be shocked for the lack of humanity these people have. Most of their patients never see the same doctor twice.

It's also a write up in the essence mag this year about how new york health system experimented with aids on mostly african american foster kids and other cultures.
Love is don't cost a thing!

Tyra! you should pose as a poor person and go into the health field and see how your treated.Asked several times if you would like to participate in studies and a lot of people do not know that it is also called experiments.

Please do this and I am sure you will be shocked for the lack of humanity these people have. Most of their patients never see the same doctor twice.

It's also a write up in the essence mag this year about how new york health system experimented with aids on mostly african american foster kids and other cultures.
Love is don't cost a thing!

Tyra! you should pose as a poor person and go into the health field and see how your treated.Asked several times if you would like to participate in studies and a lot of people do not know that it is also called experiments.

Please do this and I am sure you will be shocked for the lack of humanity these people have. Most of their patients never see the same doctor twice.

It's also a write up in the essence mag this year about how new york health system experimented with aids on mostly african american foster kids and other cultures.
Love is don't cost a thing!

tyra I love you’re show I also love Americas top model and for a long time I’ve wanted to be a model or at least look like one I have no money to look the best I want and I’m pregnant so I have no clue what I will look like after the baby’s born one of my dreams was to have longer hair that’s my biggest dream of all of but my point is I think the best idea for you’re show would be to find the people who have dreams like mine and to
Change them into the dream girl they want to be would be alsome "to have makeovers for broke people with big dreams on who they want to look like, or how they want to look" to make they’re dream come true

dear tyra im writing on behave of i have a few ideas. but my light is to always give a blessing to some one else prasies goes up blessing come down. i think it would be a great idea to give an appreciation show to those who are heroes in alot of people lives. i have an older sister who is always ther when you call on her shes the type that sends clothing to the homeless the type that give if you need .shes the type that make you feel better if you are down shes also the type thatwould do what ever it take to make you feel wanted or comfortable but she dont get the appreciattion she needs she just got married and is now with child tyra even a call for you to tell her she is appreciated is enough i just hope some one can recieve your blessing. she always wanted to be a model or an actr but my mom neva had the funs to put her thru so she took her good and bad and made the best out of it

Hey Tyra!! I'd truly appreciate it if you could do a show on shy and quiet people. Being a quiet person myself I'd like to see more about people who share this quality with me. You can see view both sides the outgoing type and reserved type of people. You could ask questions as to why people act the way they do. I have been teased over and over because of my quietness. I'm perceived as weak, slow, passive, and sometimes even threatening. They go so far as to say "its always the quiet ones" Its seriously frustrating because they constanstly bring it up. I like to think of myself as calm and maybe wise in a way. they say "still water runs deep" I know soo many people would appreciate it. Maybe even inspire those who want to be free to speak up. It'll be the shy people who'll say "I'm quiet and SO WHAT!!!"

Love, Diana

Hi Tyra,
I think a great social experiment would be to discover the truth about HIV/AIDS and how people with this disease are treated. Even in 2007 these Women and Men, Many teenagers and young adults are treated like second class citizens and just trash for disclosing their status, yet our youth is very sexually oriented and promiscuous. People get HIV today because awareness has diminished and because many straight people worry more about getting pregnant than an STD.
What would happen if all the HIV positive people in the world did not disclose their status out of fear, just like many people do not get tested out of fear, and spread the disease even more?
It is 2007 and the lines between HIV positive, negative, gay, straight and bisexual have blurred and now everyone is all mixed up. HIV Positive people do not look sick and no one could tell you that one person is or is not sick, they look just like you and me. Don’t ask, don't tell is very risky, but even if they do tell, will they tell you the truth?
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Hi Tyra! My social idea is very short. Why don't women get along as well as they should? Why is there always an underlined competition or envy going on? Why can't we just celebrate each others strengths and help each others weaknesses. Why, why, why?

hey tyra my name is ashlye and i am 16 years old and i would love if u can have a show about teenagers depression....and along with that talk about the lifestyle some people teenagers think is the cool thing to do cutting.....i have been a cutter since a month before my 13 b-day and i would love for other teenagers to know the harm of it and i still have scars on my body from cuts back 3 years ago....i would love to share my story with you and let other teenagers and parents know about this thing that teenagers think is cool but is slowly killing them all..

By the way: Tyra i love your show i watch it all the time. Everyday at 11:00a.m i have my t.v on channel fox 8 and i'm watching you.

Ashley

Dear Tyra

hello tyra big fan been watching for awhile me , my niece and my sis watch ur show everyday and we enjoy it , i have an idea for a show that i would like to present to u if i may. on ur show i've noticed all kinds of fashions and for all kinds of different people, u did the one for geeks today u've done the blackout show and i've seen u even do the comfortable in ur skin for ladies who aren't a size zero, but i've never seen u do a show about fashion for chunky or heavier guys and being a 24 yr old white male whos 6' 2" and weighs well over 230 i myself find it hard to find nice clothes that don't only look nice on the rack but also looks nice on a guy whos a lil bit heavier as myself , fashion is said to be 50 % clothes and 50 % atitude and i have the confidence and attitude its the clothes thing im kinda clueless on well i hope u get a chance to read this and maybe i'll get a chance to see it on ur show one day thanxs for listening.

sincerly ur fan Adam

INTERESTING PROJECT IDEA:I AM 21,I WEIGHT 95 LBS MY HEIGHT IS 5'1.I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GAIN SOME WEIGHT FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS AND I HAVENT SEEM TO GAIN A POUND I TRIED TO BECOME A MODEL BUT THEY SAY IM TO SHORT SO I GAVE UP.TYRA I NEED SOME TIPS ON GAINING WEIGHT CAN YOU HELP?

hi tyra im tryin to be on ya show to show u and yhe rest of the world that i can sing and rap i have talent.i am 21 years old and im from louisiana i have a 6 year old beautiful daughter and people dont give me a chance because i had a child at a young age but i know if they herd me i would be in the music game.please have me on your show

Tyra~ you are the most self centered person I've ever seen on T.V.!!! all you ever talk about is you, you, and you!! No matter what the topic of your show is, you find some way to talk about Tyra!!You cut of people who truly need help just to talk about yourself!! you're are sooo annoying!!! I can't believe people watch you just blab about your stuck up rediculous self!!! Go Tyra, NOT!!!!!

Yes, please do a show on MORGELLONS! I caught it on a domestic visit to a patient. I felt something crawling into my skin, but being 'professional' sat there. Later they revealed they were getting bites and their GP wasn't helping. I was treated for scabies, but continued to itch and feel things crawling under my skin. Two and a half years on my life is nearly completely ruined.

I have lost all my freinds because of this and avoid my family when i have it. someone I was dating before I had it, and had seen again recently, hasn't stayed in touch. I had managed to control it/ get rid of it, until this year when the fibres came out. How did I get reinfected? by visiting a so called friend ... who on reflection was a precursor to every infectious outburst I had since the original; because she makes guests in her house where her infected slippers, to protect her second-hand cream carpet!

She even infected me on my graduation day.

This time I told her, it was her (the source). She has no conscious and as her sisters a solicitor, would never admit she had it.

My formerly beautiful youthful skin is wrinkled and burnt like and old lady. If see others near me scratching, I worry I have passed it to them. My evening are wasted cleaning.

WORST of all I can never kiss, hug or touch my lovely nephews, neices and family. I am scared to touch my 1 remaining friend, and daren't tell anyone whose itching, what I have had/have and how to treat it. I can't sit in a chair without knowing I may reinfecct myself if I have already sat their while covered with the GLITTER that emergerges from my skin.

I'm worn out. Having revealed this to two sisters over the years, I have been met with avoidance, or being told I'm paranoid. This from a sister who I believe was displaying symptoms.

PLEASE TARA WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PUBLICISE MORGELLONS DISEASE.

BLACK PEOPLE GET IT TOO!

what about a show where one person is set up on a date but they have bad teeth in real life you see how the man or woman or man man or woman woamn react to one another if bad or the notice then fix that persons teeth then give them a second date and the see the reaction now after the fix lol just an idea

I am a female in the United States Air Force, and I am always wondering what the men are thinking about my bieng there. The tasks that I perform daily are typically veiwed as a mans job and at times I can sense the men becoming irritated when I cannot lift something that weighs more than I do. I know at times they would like to have another man around to help them perform the job, but most would never say that to my face, and at times I agree with them because if you had the option of having a 185 lb man over a 117 lb woman helping you load up a truck with equipment that ranges from 1-3500 lbs most would choose the man. Another thing is bieng one of very few females in my career field there are moments of harrassment that are almost always shrugged off. There is a policy of zero tolerance, but bieng one of the few females around, you don't want to get the reputation that you don't know how to take a joke, which for them jokes are without boundries at times. It is an interesting situation and would take some research to get to the truth. Is it still a mans world?

I am a female in the United States Air Force, and I am always wondering what the men are thinking about my bieng there. The tasks that I perform daily are typically veiwed as a mans job and at times I can sense the men becoming irritated when I cannot lift something that weighs more than I do. I know at times they would like to have another man around to help them perform the job, but most would never say that to my face, and at times I agree with them because if you had the option of having a 185 lb man over a 117 lb woman helping you load up a truck with equipment that ranges from 1-3500 lbs most would choose the man. Another thing is bieng one of very few females in my career field there are moments of harrassment that are almost always shrugged off. There is a policy of zero tolerance, but bieng one of the few females around, you don't want to get the reputation that you don't know how to take a joke, which for them jokes are without boundries at times. It is an interesting situation and would take some research to get to the truth. Is it still a mans world?

Dear Tyra,
I am a Baylor University undergraduate majoring in mathematics. I am a senior currently researching and writing my honors thesis. My thesis topic focuses on why women choose to study mathematics. Whether we realize or not, our society discourages girls from pursueing math. Starting as early as middle school, many girls "dumb" themselves down in order to seem attractive to the opposite sex. Girls seek male appeal rather than worrying about our intelect because inteligence is not beautiful. Now, as a 21-year-old math major, I think there are many society prejudices against me. When I tell people of my academic pursuit, they automatically assume I plan to be a teacher. As if the only compatible way for females to study math is to end up in a traditionally female profession. I am also a social and extroverted person, so my major confuses many since mathematicians are generally (not only men) isolated, introverted, and many times pompous (know they are inteligent). It is a fact! The VAST majority of math professors at baylor are male (in fact, only one female holds a PhD on the faculty).
The social experiment I propose is to study the factors girls feel in the average math class in America's high schools. What are girls thinking (math anxiety, I cant do this? Where does this mindset come from?), what does the rest of the class think of the girls (including the teacher), etc...? If you ask any girl who is into math what created her love for the disipline, she will most likely cite an active and influential person who turned her onto the subject and empowered her to succeed. This is very much true for me. I had an AP Calculus teacher in high school who made ALL the difference. He allowed me to believe I can do math and love it too! I still suffer from math anxiety. Despite all the success I have experienced in college, I continue to have negative thoughts! Clearly, if other women are like me, then there is an obvious barrier for women to pursue math.
Thanks Tyra!

Yes, I am a math geek who is still in touch with pop culture! I love Top Model and your show. I wear skirts and makeup, love football, and very extroverted. Yet, I love math. I think society needs to be rocked by people who do not fall into stereotypes and fight against imbedded sexist idealisms in our society!

TAra,

I loved the post regarding the health insurance comments. Along those same lines, Sickle Cell Disease is the sickling of red blood cells, however it is accompanied by major, severe pain (past 10) and the healthcare industry is now saying some Sicklers are "drug seekers" because the pain of a Sickler is subjective. Therefore, pain med is not always given as readily.

hey tyra i am a high school student i am in the tenth grade and let me just say kids are cruel we have to be a certain weight or have certian cloths or be a certain color just to fit in and i see it happen every day.you look weird so people pick and it makes me so mad that people act like that how rude. you never know a persons situation or what they go threw so why do you feel you have the right to judge them i feel like i dont fit in every day just because i'm a little big but i dont let it get to it still hurts but i have friend that care for me but some kids dont and i want the kids who dont get picked on to understan how the kids who do feel and it's like they watch things about kid bringing a gun to school or killing there selfs just because they feel like they dont fit in.but it really dose not hit them and i think it's about time it dose

First let me say i love your show i use to see it at 2pm in Reading,Pa now i could not find you, i believe you are Oxygen channel at 1130pm what happen I have Direct TV MY social experiment is for you to pretent you are sick in the hospital and have great insurance and have another person admitted with no insurance to answer the question who get better care, or is the care the same. I am a Register Nurse by the way this whould be great being this is one of the major topic that is being discussed in up coming election

Hey Tyra!

I'd like to see a social experiment where kids at school have to say what they think about when they see a certain group of kids and why they wouldn't socialize with them, to see what everyone really thinks about each other. The main reason I would like to see this experiment is because I'm a high school student and I see this at my school (plus I know I'm guilty of judging people because of how they look at act, so I really know it does happen.) It would be interesting to see how it plays out in different parts of the nation.

P.S. Love your show!

Actually, it's funny, because I've been wanting to do this experiment MYSELF for quite a while.. yeah, for some reason, I just love doing those random little experiments. They're so interesting. ANYWAY. So, I've been wanting to know whether or not people would be nicer to a young if she looked chaste and virginal or if she appeared pregnant. Let me get back to you later, I have SO many little social experiments.. gotta write them all down.

hey tyra i think a good idea for a social experiment is whether or not kids are nicer to prettier teachers. i think students are more nicer for pretty, young teachers and i think it would be really cool if you tried this out for me. i also think that kids are meaner to "larger" teachers. well i hope you try out my idea and thanks.

I it would be great for you to do a social experiment featuring the stigma attached to mental illness. Have two (more or less) people conversing in a room and tell a group of people watching that one of them has a mental illness. Do not tell the 2 people they are observing which person is supposed to be the mentally ill person or that the experiment has anything to do with that. I bet you'd get some pretty shocking comments. This topic is important to me personally because my favorite job ever was working in an inpatient psychiatric facility. Working there really tore apart the stigma I had prevoiusly held. You get to personally know all of the patients and you don't see them as "the person with schizophrenia." The patients became my extended family. It is very important for society as a whole to understand and not be afraid of mental illness. I miss my job, my coworkers, and all of the patients so much and can't wait to get back to work! (I'd still be working there, but I've beens sick for a year with some unknown digestive problem/parasite).

I think that you should do a show on how people react to beautiful women that live with Bipolar and the fact that it forces women that have this disability because that is what it is, have to hide this information from everyone if they want to fit in with everyone else. The fact that this is one of the most misdiagnosed and misunderstood mental disorders, someone should really try to educate the public on it and maybe let young women that may be suffering alone know that they are not alone and that there is help and most important that THEY ARE NOT CRAZY!! If you would like to know a little more on it, please feel free to contact me, I have been living with this disorder for over ten years and have been able to keep it from just about everyone in my life.

You should do a segment of speed dating on your show, except we should be blindfolded. Only smells and sounds will be exchanged

tyra,
my name is jenny,i am hispanic and white.[i look mostly white] my husband is black.we live in a small city in houston texas. we have have been wrongfully pulled over numerous times by racially profiling. i think it would be interesting to see mixed couples in strange situations to see other peoples opinions, looks, and so fourth.thanks.

Hello Tyra,

I think it would be an interesting social experiment to see how black women rate (attractiveness, style, overall sex-appeal) to white, asian, latino, etc... men. We have noticed that black men in general seem to be a little less restricted when it comes to dating outside of their race. Is it possible for black women to adapt this out-of-the-box attitude, and if so, will other races have us?

Dear Tyra
I have a great idea for the show that millions would love to see. You should conduct an experiment with a stay at home mom and a working father who switch places, roles, duties for one week. I think alot of people would get a better perspective on how the other person feels at the end of the day.

Hi Tyra! I have a great idea for ya to try. Listen to this. I live in a small rural area in Oklahoma. There is a huge problem with racism here. Usually toward Hispanics, but in general, doesn't matter the persons race really. Okay, here is my idea , you dress up first as a white person, woman or man, hillbilly type, overall wearing type individual. There are a couple of so called "sitting spots" in a couple of connecting towns where people sit and gossip/chat. If you are white, all you hear is negative comments about the "colored". If you are of color, all you hear is how bad your race is. Hispanics get shunned away, from stores, rent houses, even some stores in some other cities near by have posted on the front door" No Mexicans allowed". Okay second idea is, dress as an Mexican national and go into a local grocery store or station and try and get service. Here at a local filling station if an Hispanic buy a few items which would need the use of a bag, they will not give them one, they end up carrying everything out in their arms! Can you Imagen being refused a shopping bag?

Because of all the hipe on the recent immigration issues this area has been terrible to the Hispanic race, many are moving away because of it. I personally have a Hispanic last name and I am Cherokee Indian and White and because of my last name I cannot get service in certain areas in town. Let me know what you think!
Peace to all!

Tami Camacho

Tyra you have been such a blessing to my life. You have given me hope when I had nothing or no one to turn to. You have done so much for some many people that you can say you are a positive role model, not for young people but for adults too! I love to draw, write poetry and songs, and dance.However I made some bad decisions in my life. I dont have my high school education but I am back on track getting my GED. So I think you should do a show about people who have had a life where they thought they could not get rid of, But there was a day where they can stand in front of all the people who had no faith and say,"I MADE IT".

tyra...
i am from arkansas..and as a 14 year old there is not much here to do considering i have no car! My sister and I are coming to new york for one weekend. i thought it would be cool for you to have a episode where you analyze peoples names. not the usual sarah, elizabeth, rachel, lauren, megan ect. my sisters name on her birth certificates is MyLisa. i think we should definately find the weirdest names on earth and have a episode.your the best keep up the good work, and get Zac Efron on the show(you got vanessa, its time for him!)

hey tyra!!
i want to be a part in this social experiment.
i think that we should take totally different people and see what happens... i'm am 14 yrs old, i attend ruidoso high school, i am in the popular gruop at my school but i like to stray from the popular group to other groups as well. i am one of the most athletic grils at my school, i play basketball, fast pitch softball, slow pitch softball, track, volleyball, swim team, and i really did play on my school's football team. and started in every game and was never benched unlike some of the guys. hehe!! but at my school we r in diff groups in race and i have always wondered why, i would love to kno why the mexicans dont like whites and whites dont like natives...its all too confusing for me to figure out. but we shold take several diff people and put them together and see what happens

Hey Tyra!
I was very interested in what Kellie from North Dakota (who is currently working on obtaining her Master's in Sociology)had to say about teenagers. I too have watched your "Tyra's Teenville" episode, which I can only hope moved people to see that teenagers are capable of having deep conversations and can actually have some extent of understanding. As I am sixteen, this topic has captured my interest. I have been increasingly frustrated with the stereotypical teenage drivel constantly pouring forth from the mouths of adults. My friends and I are capable of having meaningful conversations-- which isn't limited to debating which physical feature of Zac Efron is the hottest. Neither are we a bunch of physics nerds! I was moved by Kellie's posting today; if you ever consider doing another show similar to "Tyra's Teenville," just know that I would be more than willing to help your show out. And I promise that I'm not usually this sour or pessimistic about life! I would love the opportunity to have either myself or other like-minded teens present to your audience the fact that we use ourselves for more than drinking, doing drugs, having sex, and disobeying our parents and other guardians.

I'm also using this opportunity to tell you how much your show has affected me in a positive matter. I know that you are constantly hearing this, but: you have truly made a difference in my life. You are an amazing woman and a wonderful role model to just about everyone. My mother and I watch you faithfully everyday, and we are never short of entertainment or topics for discussion. America's Next Top Model is also absolutely brilliant! I love watching the difficult process of being ANTM and cheering on all of the girls. Again, I just wanted to thank you for all of the work you do to support, entertain, and educate women. Keep on doing your thing, because it most definitely works for you!

TYRA!!!!!
wow you are my ultimate role model!! i love your shows so much and your talkshow always brightens my mood

i think you should have a show featuring fashion designers such as famous ones and young girls who have the dream of becoming one and help them with how to get into the business

tyra, i love so much how you are always helping others and you always go the extra step to help people out

oh and another idea would be to have a show with a talent show and have all sorts of weird talented people come on

thanks tyra = ))

Dear Tyra,
I want you know to know that I just think that you are so beautifull LL round. I love you for all that you do for all of us.
So tyra I need your help I have a baby girl that is 10 yrs old and has always lived with her mom and her father seperated. Her dad and I were together for 5yrs +. We started out very young. Any ways to get to my point my daughter is just a beautiful beautiful girl and I only wish I could be so beautiful, like she is. We just had a new addition to our family and she is 3 and 1/2 mo old. To continue on we just bought a new house and my daughter has had to start a new school after attending the same one since k in 2001. At this new school she is experiencing ridicule because of me, my looks and my weight. Tyra I am beautiful and I spent my whole dedicated to sports since I was 5 and was always beautiful until I had my babys! I stay at home and try to encourage my daughter to embrace her beauty, how ever my own size has became a problem and I WANT TO RESOLVE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. PLEASE TYRA HELP US, FOR JUST SOME REGULAR FOLK FROM THE MID WEST!!!! LOL!!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND INSPIRATIOM TYRA!!! LOVE YA PEACE AND LOVE LANI

Hi Tyra,

I really think you should do a show on teen pregnancy! This is a topic that all teens need to know about. I found out i was pregnant in Febuaray and I'm due in November. I never thought my babydaddy would turn his back on me in a time like this, but guess what, he has and now I have to face the fact that I'm going to have to raise a baby by myself at the age of 17. I wish I could get the word out about this topic, please try to pull so strings on this topic!
Thanks

Hi Tyra,

I really think you should do a show on teen pregnancy! This is a topic that all teens need to know about. I found out i was pregnant in Febuaray and I'm due in november. I never thought my babydaddy would turn his back on me in a time like this, but guess what he has and know i have to face the fact that I'm going to have to raise a baby by myself at the age of 17. I wish I could get the word out about this topic, please try to pull so strings on this topic!
Thanks

hello again tyra!

i recently just commented on another show idea, but i scrolled down and saw this one and just HAD to comment!

:)
i have a friend who is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! she is so amazing!
....but, she thinks that she could never get a date because she is over weight.

obviously
the media isnt the only one putting fake ideas into our heads, we are doing it to. we believe men love your typical tall, blond, skinny, straight teeth babe.
but i am happy to say that this isnt so.

my idea?
i think you should acquire girls from high schools all over America, and ask them how they think boys see girls, and what "types" of girls they prefer. then get some guys who will tell you how it really is. and what they really want in a date!

by doing this it wont only give my awesome friend confidants but girls everywhere!!!!
woohoo!

love ya tyra!
-kiri!

haha, hello again tyra.
i Just commented another show idea, and while scrolling down your other ideas, i just had to write to this one to.

i have a friend who is a BEAUTIFUL girl! ..but she thinks that no boy will ever ask her out because she is over weight. however, i firmly believe that the media is not the only one protruding untrue thoughts into our heads, but also ourselves. we believe that all men are judgmental, and always go for the tall blond, skinny, funny girl.
which is
SO. NOT. TRUE!!!!!

so, haha, i think it would be neat, to have some girls tell you what type of girl boys dig, and then have boys say which types of girls they actually dig.
i think many girls might just be surprised about the real truth!
and hopefully, this episode will not only give my friend more confidants but girls everywhere confidants!
thanks agian Tyra.
and GOOD LUCK IN NYC!!!!!

I'm not sure if someone else already wrote this because there are like a million comments on here and I don't have time to read them all but, I think that a good social experiment would be on the different types of social/income classes. I think it would be interesting to see what people from certain social classes think about people from other social classes. I think it's important for people to accept other people even if they don't make as much money as them, because just because someone does not have a great job that does not make them less of person.

Hey Tyra!

My name is Mia aka Mickey and I have a great social experiment. I'm a Business Marketing/Fashion Design major at Alabama A&M University. Being around fashion a lot I really get to see how people are when it comes to style and I must admit that I critique people a lot (that's because I'm from Detroit so the style down here is way different than what it is at home) but its really funny to see just how materialistic some people can be. I am to a certain extent but not as much as a lot of people I encounter. So I propose this:

Take the cheapest and most inexpensive denim linen on the market today (Faded Glory at Walmart) or something to that effect jack the price up to some ridiculous amount like $100 from $10.99 and have every celebrity wear it be photographed in them, talk about them, and seen buying them.

I guarantee that everyone will be out looking for those jeans!!!!

I just saw the teensville episode and i don't know how old it is but I wanted there to be another one with a few more urban kids. I'm hispanic and I live in an urban community and I wanted the spanish girl to speak up more. If there is another show on the "teensville" subject I want to be one of the teens that contributes. Thanks.

HI!
You are the bestestest! =0)

Well, I would love to see what people think of other people just by what they are wearing... what they look like and how they talk. I think it would be rather interesting to see someone being confused for a "gangsta" when they are really a Manager of some large retail store...

Hi Tyra! T dont have an idea for a social expriment but I do have an idea for a show. How about doing a show on peoples most embarrassing and/or bad habits and how to prevent them? I have a very bad habit of drooling while Im asleep. It is so embarrassing waking up to a pool of spit on my blouse! what should i do? Tyra, I know you are a busy woman, but how can I stop myself from drooling while Im asleep?

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Sup tyra? First i have to say that I love your show. U always have unique topics that keep me hooked, that's y I love it. Anyways, I think a good topic for your show should be on how hard it is to be a mother and maybe teens or adults who don't think it's hard. U should have them experience it for like a week. Some other shows have had people experience it for like a day...but I think a week is better! Or either I think you should have men carry around some type of pregnant belly to feel what it's like to be pregnant! Well, hopefully you'll read this and get back to me......love u gurl!!

I think a good one would be on Cultural. There is so much you could go with this. I think people would like to know about different cultures. Like the Native Americans many people don't they exist anymore and we have many spiritual ceremonies still. And also our great pow-wows. I think a cultural day or something would be great!

I think a good one would be on Cultural. There is so much you could go with this. I think people would like to know about different cultures. Like the Native Americans many people don't they exist anymore and we have many spiritual ceremonies still. And also our great pow-wows. I think a cultural day or something would be great!

Tyra
Here we go again. What will it take for you to respond to me. I've given you comments about your hair I even had a show idea (Grandmother, Grandaughter fashion show) you never acknowledge me and I watch you everyday Tyra. At least answer me, this is my Mom's email so you have to call me personally (YEAH RIGHT) any way my number is 6097432453 As far as my show idea I'd like to star in it, please respond Tyra. I will continue to watch you regardless of the outcome

I think a show about setting the facts straight about TWINS would be nice. And or the bias people and judgments people make about large families. Let me explain.
I am a SAHM to twin girl’s age 3 years old and 1 year old boy. My husband and I are blessed to be expecting our fourth child. When I am out and about with my children, I get many strange and rude comments. Which is surprising to me that people do not treat children as the blessing they are. I usually get the following comments.

“Boy, you sure have your hands full” or “Boy are you busy”
“Oh, are they twins?” (My girl’s look identical and love to wear the same clothes, it’s pretty obvious)
“How do you tell your twins apart?” –I look at them
“Which twin is older?” – We choose not to tell them.
“Oh, she must be the outgoing one” – no it depends on the day
“Twins? Do twins run in your family?” –hey, nice to meet you, too, how about we discuss your OB history first.
“Oh, look now that you have your boy, you must be so happy to be done having kids” –No, we are not done being blessed with children
“Are they identical?” and when I try to explain to them that I do not know, because I have not had them tested they will usually continue to tell me that yes they are or no they look different. Ugh, Identical twins can look different and fraternal twins can look the same. But, yeah sure some guy off the street who has looked at my girls for 10 seconds can tell me if they are or are not. Humm, I’ll wait until I feel like paying the $160 to get them tested.
“Oh, my husband is a twin, so I’ll have twins, too!” Uh no. Try sex Ed again. It’s all about the women’s eggs. Either they drop two eggs or they split. Nothing to do with his swimmers.
Another phenomenon that happened when I was pregnant with the twins, people wanted to tell me the most horrible stories about how one twin they knew died or something equally as horrible about labor. I was shocked. I usually had people coming up to me when I was pregnant with them at 6 months saying; whoa you look like you are about to pop. Thanks for stating the obvious. Yes, I’m large and I have three months to go. But, when women with stretch marks from their singleton pregnancies complain about stretch marks, I laugh. I’ll show you stretch marks; I have a map of the world on my stomach. LOL.
Numerous people ask me how many children do you want. And when I reply that having at least 7 and then we will see how many we will adopt after that. Their mouths drop and the look at me as if I am some nut case, because I WANT more children. It would just be nice to have a voice heard talking about children being a blessing and not just a thing you add to your resume. As you can tell, I am very opinionated and passionate about this topic. I know people are fascinated with twins and I would make the show entertaining, educational, and funny.
Angela

ur next social experiement should be about the struggles of teenage boys. everybody always talks about tennage girls. what about the boys?

HI TYRA!!!!!!

HOW R U? ME I'M FINE. I THINK THE NEXT ISSUE TO BE DISCUSSED ON YOUR SHOW SHOULD BE. "Y FEMALE FAMILY MEMBERS DON'T GET ALONG." IT'S HARD ENOUGH GETTING ALONG WITH FEMALES PERIOD, BUT TO HAVE TO EXPERIENCE IT WITHIN UR OWN BLOOD IS REDICULOUS. "Y IS IT THAT FEMALE FAMILY MEMBERS ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE ANIMOSITY BETWEEN EACH OTHER?" ESPECIALLY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY!!

Hello Tyra, I think I may have a good idea for a SOCIAL EXPERIMENT. Pherhaps it would be a good idea, since your show has made it's move to "The Big Apple" why not tackle the theory or notion that New Yorkers are impolite. You could call the show "The Theory of Relative Strangers", or something to that degree. You could conduct the experiment by having one individual spend the day on a busy new york street, and have them randomly spark conversations with "PERFECT STRANGERS",(another good show title) and have them attempt to obtain "astetic" personal information i.e. name, job title.. questions along the lines of basic conversation among strangers. First impressions, if you will. I belive it to be a "web" idea, meaning you can branch off this idea to more ideas (i.e the notions of implotiness associated with minorities more so than the majority)or more experimental ways of proving either that "Native" New Yorkers* are in fact impolite, or if that theory is way off, and "There is more to them (N.N.Y.*)that meets the eye". That is my idea for a social experiment. Feedback, if any, is greatly appraciated. I thank you for your time, and hope to hear a positive word.

Naida

P.S. "The Difficulty in life is the simplicity of it." -My Own Quote- (as of yet but not legally).....It's a thinker.

Hi Tyra, my name is Jordan and my parents and me moved to another city a few months ago. I have two older siblings, a brother and a sister, so they were always there with me, and now I'm alone with my parents. It has been hard for me finding a new church, new friends, and adjusting to a different life. Me and a lot of my closer friends barely talk now, and my only true friends are my family. I feel so much distance between me and my friends, I feel alone, it's not the same. I've had many chances to go back and visit with my family and friends, but it is not the same with my friends. Moving has been a hard experience on me, and i'm not sure where to go to. I do an online private school through the computer, so I don't meet friends through my school, and if I did go back to high school, I'm not sure that would be any better. I was really involved in my old church back home, and now my parents and I are struggling to find a new one. My parents love it here, and I don't want to break it to them that I'm not doing okay here. My parents have a lot of friends in this area, because when I was younger we use to live here, and then we had moved again. I'm a junior in highschool, and I'm a 16 year old girl, and finding friends that will actually accept me is a lot harder than I thought. I think a good social experiment would be on teens adjusting to new lives, whether it's from moving, a positive change, or a tramatic experience causing them to start over in life. Can you help us get our lives back on track?

Hey Tyra, first off, I want to say I appreciate everything you've done for women, especailly the "So What!" movement. I don't know how you would cover this topic, or even if its worth covering, but I wanted to get my story out there in case there are other women going through what I'm going through. We all have bad times, whether we bring it on ourselves or not. I recently quit my job to take on another. The reason I left my last job was because I was looking for a higher paying job since I have a baby boy on the way. I was about 3 1/2 months pregnant when I quit, now I am 6 1/2. Anyway, the job I thought I was getting was a scam, and no pay was actually promised or discussed no matter how many times I asked. I know I should have done my homework better and never taken the postition in the first place, but I was so intrigued by the fact they said I would make how much I wanted to make. It turned out that this company, which has many horror stories similar to mine on ripoffreport.com/reports/0/191/RipOff0191616.htm, was a pyrmid sales sceme. Therefore, I left that job as well since I needed a stable income for my child; not one based off of how much I could sale. Immediately I went looking for a new job and have been for the past few months, however, regardless of how good my resume looks, no one will hire me because I am alomst 7 months pregnant. In fact, I have had at least 5 jobs turn me down due to my pregnancy. So, I realized I had to do something, my fiance could not afford all the bills on his own. I applied for unemployment-denied-I have applied for welfare and was told we (meaning my fiance) made too much money to recieve food stamps (appearantly a monthly income of $1200 is enough to pay for rent, food, utilies and other bills in a southern california apartment). I am still waiting to hear from welfare if I am eligible for cash aid, which will help with paying rent and utilities, but I dont know how long that will take. We have recieved three eviction warnings from our landlord, paying little by little every week. This week, shes reached enough. She informed us that if we dont pay the rent ($1400) by the 15th, she will evict us. My fiance and I have no where to go. Both of our families have no room to support both of us, let alone another child. I'm not asking to be a charity case, I know that you have to work hard to get by, but it seems that since I'm pregnant, things arent that easy, no matter how hard I work. I want to provide a safe home for my son and I'm willing to work my butt off to get that done if someone will just give me the time of day. Being in this situation has really opened my eyes and allowed me to appreciate everything I used to have. I will never take anything for granted again and I would like to know if any other women have gone through the same ordeal and what they did to get through it.

Dear Tyra,

my names olivia i live in orange county california and due to experience i would like to see a show on for example me....when i was 21-22 i was in a horrible relationship with a guy that would constantly hurt me. He did drugs lots of drugs and would force me to them also i mean there was a time in my life where i consumed myself and i regret it it messed up my life well when i was with this guy i was trying really hard to sat clean after all the beating the almost close stabbing that was to take place to my face.neck and side i told him that either he pick me or the drug...well he said me and toss out the drug or so i thought....one day the cops stop him he has the drug on him he tells them it's mine i go to jail try to fight my case i don't even understand what i'm being charged with and now i have a record for selling drugs that are not on my body and no matter how good i'm doing how far i've gotten i cant get a second chance and its taring me apart i'm 26 now, myself esteem is lower everday and my illness does'nt make it any better i want to see a show where there maybe ppl like me honest though about there change, i mean where do i go from here i'm lost maybe you can get ppl professional on your show that help ppl like me i know i can be "BIG" Tyra i know i can be someone in this world that can make a difference my life experiences have thought me that all i need is an open door. thank you for taking the time to read this.

LuB Olivia

Dear Tyra,

my names olivia i live in orange county california and due to experience i would like to see a show on for example me....when i was 21-22 i was in a horrible relationship with a guy that would constantly hurt me. He did drugs lots of drugs and would force me to them also i mean there was a time in my life where i consumed myself and i regret it it messed up my life well when i was with this guy i was trying really hard to sat clean after all the beating the almost close stabbing that was to take place to my face.neck and side i told him that either he pick me or the drug...well he said me and toss out the drug or so i thought....one day the cops stop him he has the drug on him he tells them it's mine i go to jail try to fight my case i don't even understand what i'm being charged with and now i have a record for selling drugs that are not on my body and no matter how good i'm doing how far i've gotten i cant get a second chance and its taring me apart i'm 26 now, myself esteem is lower everday and my illness does'nt make it any better i want to see a show where there maybe ppl like me honest though about there change, i mean where do i go from here i'm lost maybe you can get ppl professional on your show that help ppl like me i know i can be "BIG" Tyra i know i can be someone in this world that can make a difference my life experiences have thought me that all i need is an open door. thank you for taking the time to read this.

LuB Olivia

Hia Tyra,

a group of depressed teens get together.

Im struggling with my life at the moment. I was dating the man of my dreams for 4 years and 4 months when he told me he liked another girl i was gunna get through it with him. but he called me one night to tell me he mad out with her
and i was sick and tired of putting up with all tha heartache he was causeing me so i broke it off.
but as soon as the next day arrive i changed my mind. but he said he didnt want to hurt me animore. it been almost a month since we broke up. i still talk to him and he still continues to break my heart. but its hard for me to let him go he was my best frend. he was there for me through everything with me. i found out 4 days later he asked out the chick he cheated on me with. I was in the car with my friends brittany and dion when i found out and i balled. i got outta of the car and threw up from being so upset. im depressed still i was depressed before we even broke up. but it just seems to get worse and worse by the day. i live in oswego about 30 mile away from all my family and friends. but i live alone. my mom is only home tuesdays fridays and saterday nights. she works 2 jobs just to keep food on our table. im constanly alone im constally crying. im so sick and tired of not being happy. ive had had suisidal thoughts alot. i told my mom, friends, and brother but none of them dont do anithing to help me. my mom doesnt take me seriously. she says i dont know what depression is. my daily ruteen consits of school, home. sleep, eat, bed time. monday thru firday. im always alone. i tried doing stuff but were i live theres nothing close my backyard is a cornfield. I dont have a car, there for i cant get a job i have no way of getting there. i cant join and after school activites because i live so far away from my school and they dont have after school busses. im lonley, sad , depressed and on the edge of death i feel. my profession in life is fashion photography like you do. but ive lost the happiness it used to bring me. i try but its just not doing it for me. Me and my are broke my dad cares more about his new family then me and doesnt pay child support. he only calls me when he needs something or finds out that my mom is taking him abck to court. i was suppose to get my moms car but she ended up getting into a car accident by hitting a deer. she had to pay to get here car fixxed and now we so low in money problems. i had to use my birthday money to buy myself school close which only consisted of one shirt and a pare of pants form jcpenneys. ive mad new friends out in oswego but none of them live near me and theres no way to get from there house to mine.
i play it off like im always happy i hide my depression good u can say. but its taking over my soul. the things i used to enjoy are nomore. i dont care about life. i dont really care about anithing animore. i care about my friends brittany and dion. and my ex but thats really it. whats even worse is that since im depressed now it brings back bad memories ive had. i cry myself to sleep most of the time from reliveing my rape when i was in 7th grade form someone whom i thought was a friend. plus i was rapped whn i was ether 4 or 5 by my brothers friend who was 13 at the time. that memory is a little fuzzy but bits and pieces react in my head over and over again. My mom and family mebers dont even know about the 7th grade rape. only my really close friends and ex boyfriend know. it haunts me everyday. im so scared to walk down the block at night.i want my mom to know that my depression is real. i need help and i dont know how to get it. ive taken the steps of egknowleging my problem of suisidal thoughts, ive told an adult, but nothing is happening to help. Nobody is taking it seriously. im scared for my life. im scared one day im just gunna get so upset about it im just gunna end it. i have one reason only to live and that is i want to go to heaven thats the only reason i havent done it yet. Heaven. I want help and i think that i have to make a drastic move for someone to knotice i really do have a problem. ive been fighting it off and on for the past 2 and a half years now. i want help i really do. but no one is willing to help me. Tyra can you please help me, help myself?

Sincerely, Nicole Woody

Hey Tyra!! Im a teenager and an aspiring model. Its really hard to find a good modeling agency with out them trying to rip you off. So my suggestion is that you should create a show for aspiring teenage models called America's Next Top TEEN Models.
Love,
*Fatumata aka Fatima*

Hello Tyra Banks Show!

My name is Kellie, from the wonderful state of ND, and I'm currently in my second year earning my Master's Degreee in Sociology...and I am a huge advocate of teenagers, period. No matter what the topic, I feel that today more so than ever before our teenagers are growing up too fast, too soon, they're ignored, they're not taken seriously but are expected to be responsible, they have nothing to do and no where to really voice their opinions and feel like they matter in this world. I could go on and on. I saw the show today on "Teenville" and I have a suggestion for you...
I have always wanted to conduct social experiements such as the one you showed us viewers today on your show, but if you are interested in advocating for teenagers, I think you would be amazing!! Tyra as a tv personality has the potential, and probably already does, to have a wide age range for your audiences, and would be able to help educate not only our teenagers, but also their parents, their grandparents, people in the communities, and so forth.
My idea is this...take a representative sample of teens according to our current statistics of our US population, and have panel discussions regarding current events such as pop culture, politics, sexuality, drugs and alcohol, religion/spirituality, emotions, "normal teenager behaviors", friendships, death, disease, world politics, etc. The list is endless...
I believe that getting our parents and communities involved, and actually hearing what our teenagers have say is vital! Not only because they are eventually expected to be well rounded adults, but also because they matter too, and we can learn from them, and they can learn to understand others, and their truths. I truely believe that if we all learn to simply understand and listen to each other, we'll all be happier people and share our happiness with others.
Cheesy? Maybe so, but I just think it'd be amazing!!!

Teenville,
Natural blonde and blue eyed girl.

I would like to see a show about teenagers that have kids at a early age like 12-18....

I would love to see a show where Tyra takes that chia pet, um, wig off her head. I'd also like to see her grab about 10 black women off the street and see if they'll let the world see their natural hair, too. Tyra, you're all about loving yourself, but what message are you giving to young women when you can't even be comfortable with what grows out of your own scalp?

Even though a man's image is always outlined by the buffest, roughest look in Magazines, Fashion Shows, and Music Videos and its never brought to anyone's attention.... SO WHAT! LOL My girlfriend and I are more than a couple, we are soul-mates, we are eachother's eyes and ears, we are best friends. At the start of us dating, we always experienced the "buff" guy or badboys so to say trying to interfere in our pre-relationship. Both of us enjoy partying and dancing, and we couldn't go anywhere without some 6foot guy calling my bluff. Check me out www.myspace.com/Im_Why. I'm a small guy with a beatiful 5"10 girlfriend and tall/buff guys have always been irritated by that. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT! SHE IS MINE! Tyra, I know this may make me sound metro, but honestly... PleEeeeeeeeeeeeeeaASE do a show on this! Talk to your producers and make guys aware that its not right. You are not a man if you can't let another man own what is his!!!! Experiment with this on the show. Have a bunch of "macho" guys and a bunch of "slim" short guys, and have some beautiful single women on the show.... and watch what happens...

hello tyra
i am sanne and i come from holland.
i am 11 years old
i have a question for you
how old are you?
pleas mail it back?

bye bye =)

Dear Tyra,

Hey! i totally agree with Elsie's social experiment idea posted sept 5th. That would be a great idea i would love to participate in.

But otherwise i think you should do a social experiment where you get a bunch of different teens and have them all dress in plain one color clothes and not do their hair or makeup as they usually do. Then have them judge eachother just by talking for a little while. Then take them back and have them come out looking as they always do everyday. And see if judgement is changed by their style of clothes, hair, makeup, and so on.

it would be fun to see what kind of impressions are made.

yours truly, nicole s.

Dear Tyra,

I am now freshmen at a wonderful, all-girls catholic school.

And I have already been stereotyped by people that I don’t even know.

Many private schools in our area have us labeled as sluts, posers, lesbians, and "easy" girls. When I told the people at my middle school that I was going to an all-girls school, they shuddered, and told me all of those labels. I told them that those were just stereotypes, they told me not to turn into a lesbian. Our brother school has us, and another all-girls school. The boys at our shared brother school are labeled by many as gay. The same boys say that if you want a REAL relationship, go for our sister school. If they want someone easy, drop by ours. I hate knowing that my peers and I have been labeled. Everyone I have met at high school so far is talented, smart, and kind. Why would people call us sluts and skanks?
What I'm asking is that you please conduct an experiment that proves any high school stereotypes wrong. I don't think you can pull a "She's the Man", although it would be a fascinating way to prove something, but you can do something. Anything.

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.

Love,
Stephanie

Dear Tyra,
When you live in America, your way is easy. With an easy life like mine, I once found it possible to believe in hope. I now find that hope seems less real. Every Hmong person in Laos will suffer more than I ever will. These people, who are being unfairly killed, need hope that someone will save them.
I have known of the Hmong genocide for years of my life. The killing has been going on since I was a baby. I feel like there is a need for me to help the people. Since no one wants to help them, I feel it is time that we do. The women who are kidnapped, raped, and then murdered need us. They tell their husbands to go in the forest, and many waiting wives wait forever for their return. They need us. When the wives go back into the forest, they often find that their sons and husbands have been murdered. They need us. The daily life of the world is repeating history, the history of the Holocaust. If we don’t try to do something, we will regret not trying to make a difference. They need us. The Hmong are the Jews of today. The Jews were not acknowledged until it was too late. Don’t let the same thing happen to the Hmong. They need us!
I feel the need to know that my family and people who are like family to me are safe. They need safety and security because they do not deserve to feel like they are powerless. The Laos Communist Government is now acting as if this is nothing. They want to do this, to punish the Hmong for helping the United States in the Vietnam War. This war was a long time ago, but it is still going on in secret even though the United States has withdrawn. Because of how the United States withdrew, many Hmong families were left in Laos. They cannot do a thing in the forest for they have lost connections with their families.
I know that I can hope and pray for a better life for them. The time to act is now, and I feel the need to do that and help the people who are in need. If America really wants to help other countries, why not help the Hmong people. These people only ask for what they need, but lately their needs have been put aside. The Hmong helped the Americans, now it’s time we help the Hmong find their freedom!

Breaking the Silence
Upward Bound

Tyra,
I think u should do a racial experiment for teenage boys and girls. Like when u did the show on how different races feel about different women body types. U should have both teenage boys/girls be the judges and both be the models. U should get their opinions on how they feel about the color of their skin (light skinned/dark skinned) and also how they feel about the length of the hair the size of the booty the size of the breast, wats considered fat and wats considered skinny or thick or watever; u know just like in the other experiment. i believe this would be a good idea because us teens can get different perspectives of how we are viewed to our own race and others races. also, my friends and i were having a discussion with some of our boy friends and we were arguing back n forth about y they always prefer light skinned girls over dark skinned girls and y they only choose a dark skinned girl when she really thick and got a booty and y they always say most dark skinned girls have no hair. and i thought that ur show would be the best way to test these conclusions. another issue my friends and i have is the fact that most dark skinned girls hate light skinned girls and most light skinned girls think dark skinned girls are bustdowns and their better than them. thats y i wanted both male and female judges to see if this was true. this would personally be a good thing for me because i have issues with being dark skinned. when i was growing up i always wanted to be light skinned because thats wat i felt the world preferred. im starting to get used to my skin but i always end up comparing myself to a light skinned girl. like sometimes if i see a boy and i see a light skinned girl by me i always conclude that the boy would prefer her over me. im dark skinned with a good length of hair and i think the only reason someone would think im pretty is because of my hair but if i didnt have long hair i dont think they would. and alot of females mainly white dont believe its my hair. i see alot of females lookin and i hear them talkin like i bet u thats not her real hair and i just laugh it off. alot of boys ask me if its my hair and when i say yea some of them still dont believe me or some would be surprised and say u dont see alot of dark skinned girls with long hair;the white girls say it too. which is y i wanted to see how different races act to the length of someones hair compared to their color. i also wanted boys to be models because i hear alot of girls say they prefer a light skinned boy over a dark skinned boy because they like pretty boys and i also hear alot of girls say they prefer a dark skinned boy because they like thugs. but not all dark skinned boys are thugs and not all light skinned boys are nice. this would be a good experiment for teens because we`re still growing up and we`re still learning and to have those thoughts that i just wrote in their minds as an adult is not acceptable becasue their limiting their minds to acceptance. their not bieng open minded their being closed minded and thats not something that u can be as an adult. you have to learn to accept people no matter have they look. u have to learn to date different types of people because each one of those people have different minds and how can u learn if u keep going after the same type of person.

Dear Tyra

I have been watching your show here in South Africa for the past couple months now. Our episodes are about 6months old, but we're used to that here.
I have always found human behaviour is very interesting and how one person can balance the flaws of another and vice versa!
We watch those trading spouses type programs sometimes and they always swop the moms/wives, why don't you try a trading husbands instead, i think that might be quite interesting, don't you think? Ps: Would love to visit your show, haven't left South Africa yet and NY would be great!! Bye for now, Hellen E - South Africa

Dear Tyra Banks,
I am a concerned father of a 15 year old daughter named Cassandra Rios. My daughter has big dreams of becoming a hairstylist and make-up artist. I would like to broaden the picture, and show her that her dreams are as big and detailed as she wants to make them.
It is hard for me to really play the role in her life because I have been incarcerated for almost a decade. So my relationship with my daughter hasn't been that great until recently. I would like to do something great for her, and the only idea I could think of was to contact you. I have been watching your shows. And the one that inspired me to write you is when you spoke about unifying women to stop the hating amongst one another. I also noticed you help young ladies with self-esteem problems, and you help inspire them to attain their dreams.
One show was about a lady that made her own make-up and facial creams. Then you, Jada, and Mary J. had a good time experimenting.
I really enjoy my new experiences with my daughter and I don't want her to be content in simple dreams. Meaning, I want her to see pass the small time beauty shops. I would like for her to witness the treasures of hard work. I would like for her to meet you to learn of your struggles and tails in the challenging world of fashion. My daughter is a bright young lady and very determined. So from this prison cell I'm reaching out to you with hopes that you may find it in your heart to grant my daughter the opportunity to meet your make up staff and to experience a day as a make-up artist. My daughter doesn't know that I am doing this because I want her to be surprised if you decide to bless her with your time. I will request that her mother Eileen Rios forward this request to you via-email due to my circumstances so she will forward me any responses from you or your staff.

Tyra,
You should do a show on shoplifting. This has become an epidemic and retail stores are raising prices on merchandise to cover these loses. I work as an investigator for a large retail chain and I can honeslty say that we catch more females shoplifting than males. You would think males would participate into this type of criminal activity but females take the cake. They are often undetected and they walk right out of the front doors with thousands of dollars worth of merchanise without being caught. Shoplifting is a highly addictive behavior. Once you get away with it you continue to shoplift until you get caught. it sounds strange but it's true. Gangs are catching on to shoplifting and saleing merchandise on E-Bay called E-Fencing. As a whole this issue needs to be talked about because it affects us all.

Thanks,

Rashad

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Im 14 and absolutly love your show! Ever sinse I've watched your show I've noticed my confidce has really improved, so thanks! anyway..... i know you would totally love him to be a guest on your show....so how come you haven't got him on yet!?!?!?! CRISS ANGEL would be absolutly PERFECT! He does all this completly awesome magic and i'm sure your audiance would love him so much! :P

Dear Tyra,
I am 16 and I have discriminated against because of my age. I have been asked to leave stores as soon as I walked in because my mom wasn't with me. I have been in a car accident where i was blamed because i was younger, even though it wasn't my fault. I think that adults automatically assume that i am bad because i am a teenager. I think that u should find a way to show that teenagers should not be stereotyped as delinquents because most of us aren't bad, but we're punished because of our age.

hello tyra!
well im tony and im 15 years old..

forst wanna say Jael from cycle 8 roxx!
well my idea isnt one that hasnt been done before...i think you should o a show focusing on gay/bi/lesbian teenagers...i dont have it hard but i know how it is cuz i work and ive gotten some bad feed back..ima mariachi player and it seems we cant be gay or bi or lesbian and be sumthn to do emphasizing our sexual appearance..im a big supporter of gays because im bi...i would definatley go to show if given da chance and have you ask sum questions bout the hard way of gays and the way we trully contribute to the world but ppl dotn see...so yeah hehe

Hellooo, Ms.Banks!

Your awesome!Well,I'm 16 years old ,but this is for my beautiful mom,actually.My mom hasn't been on a date nor relationship in 5 years now due to past issues.She's a gorgeous being,literally physically and mentally!And completely divoted to me ,as the only child.The only thing is that I know my mommie diserves a faithful,good-hearted man.She just lost that 'Umphhh!!!'That's where I thought your show could perfectly come in,Ms.Banks.Maybe there could be an episode with some guys my mom fancies to choose from,then go out on a date...(kinda like "The Dating Show"in the 70's)This would be mean more I could ever understand at my age.I love my mom unconditionally and I want her to feel that warmth and comfort in a good man, (She doesn't need a man to complete her,I complete her,but she has to grow old with
Someone,right?) and I want her to be happy with a REAL man.That'll be beautiful.Thank you for your time and God Bless...

hey tyra! i just want to saw you are GORGEOUS in real life. being on your show for one of those ten teens was amazing!!! i would LOVE it if you did a reunion in a year or so about how weve changed, if we have the same views, whos still virgins, whos still friends etc... it would be sooo cool!!! tell me what you think about it!
ps. thank you so much for ltting me be on your show, my dream was always to go to new york!

Hey Tyra!!
I'm a 17 year old who loves your show! I thought that for an idea, you could do something with the wives/girlfriends of the men in the military who are going to Iraq/are in Iraq/or are going to Iraq. It would be a great way to show people what it's like to be with a person in the military..(not all that fun). I mean, in my case, I'm 2000 miles away from my Fiance. So we pretty much have a relationship over the phone (not too fun). Also, it would help us know if our husband/wife/bf/gf are "normal" when they come back.. And it could help the people who's "other" hasn't gone over there yet so they know what to expect. Becuase I know I wish I knew ahead of time.. But that's just an idea!!

Hey Tyra!
I first off would like to say your show is wonderful and I'm a faithful watcher!! Being in high school I have seen this many times with various teachers, how they will favor certain students over academic achievement, athletics and many more things. I think it would be an amazing experiment if u took different students known for different things such as outstanding achivement in sports, academics, beauty, money etc. and see how the teachers noticably treat the various students differently to the point where other students who are "below" the students who have the money brains and talent feel as though they do not measure up and are cheated by these teachers whether it be by grades or other things. I hope that you will take my idea into consideration because it would be an awesome opportunity to crack open an issue that has exsited for many years.

It would be an interesting show if you went to an opposite country and see how certain people of that country felt about the different races. P.S. Love u TYRA!!!!

Five years ago I unwittingly entered my own social experiment. I colored my hair red. I am petite, blue eyed, naturally D cup, and naturally blonde. When I colored my hair I just wanted a change and thought the only other color that would look natural on me was red, In the months and years after I was amazed at how much better I was treated by the general public, male and female alike. I have enjoyed the experience and now feel that I have learned to be assertive enough on my own to return to my natural blonde. We'll see what happens.

I think I finded intresting the way people act towards pregnant woman. Being pregnant my self once went in to an office that was full of people and there where other pregnant woman there and other people that were not pregnant and healthy and no one got up to give me there seat..I just thought that it was so crazy that people act like that, and the craziest thing that i dont feel that sexy or cute my self now.. my self steam has gone down the toilet I just that I am so fat in total I have gained 50 pounds and I have 2 months til my due date.. wow I was put in bedrest because i was retaining water its horrible help me tira after the baby i am gonna need a make over..

Dangerous dating! WOW love at first sight, ends in a deadly fight...who knew????? mom ,family members friends,you knew deep down inside it was to good to be true...Help women stop making the same mistakes over and over...
Stop the abuse before it gets started.........

I have an idea I am 34 I was ih a terriable car wreck in which it took my life away, at the time of wreck I was 20 yrs. old. pepole often stare and if the police see me walk or listen talk to me,they think that I drunk or I am on drugs. I have had a hard life my father died when I was 11 years old 3 months after that I was beateennn and rapped by two boys and the only thing my mother did was have a talk with the boys parents at the time one was 17 & 18, after that happened I lived down the road in Kentucky, the other one lived right next door from me. The 16 year old rode the saame bus as I did anyway that was just the icing off the cake, my mother then up and moved me to Greencastle Indiana, in which I had no friends, The girls all called me names and that helped with my self-esteem, in ways you could never imaagiane. So ffirst I turn to booze to drowwn my sorrows, then it lead into marijauna then coccaine, the smoke the drug then when that high wasn't enough I went to the needle and keep in mind that I have suffeer a seveer head injury. Please call I have more to tell. But to some it up I would like to start a web site for people with head injuries kind of like aa support group

Tyra,
I love that you have used your celebrity for more than just fashion. I tried a social experiment at www.socialexperiment.info to see if our society would help another human being when in need when the legal system and medical profession has failed this person. The experiment proved that people don't care. Over 45,000 people have now viewed the site and read this story, but only 3 responded with any help and it was from those who knew this person. This person is now so sick and in pain he is dying. He is not suicidal and wants to still find help, but no one will help. Even the media and those in your position have ignored his story which is most horrific. Doctors now have him on lists to refuse to see him in the area knowing how much damage has been done. Please do a story to try to help someone out there who can't get medical help and who have had their lives ruined by these "professionals" who are protected by the law from their actions or lack thereof. You are a beautiful woman and you have power to help those in need. Help people one by one. We donate to "causes" to help millions or cure a disease, but we never seem to take the time to help our fellow humans one by one. That's how we (you) can really make a difference. This person considers his life over after trying everything and every means to get help. You can help at least someone else. www.dentalwarning.info. BTW, I AM that person. And I DO consider my life over. But I'm trying to warn others as my life and health comes to an end.

i think you should do a test based on looks if an unattractive female with a phd or a high degree of some sort went to a job interview would she get the job or will the women with the more bustier chest and thicker frame get it even though she only graduaded high school. tyra we need more subjects like this because i feel like around my neighborhood the better you look, the better the oppurutunities

hi!
when i hurt my arch in ballet, i had to hobble to the doctor on the bus. oh! the people smiled at me, and offered me their seat.. and looked at me like "oh! the sweet handicapped girl is trying to get around by herself!" and then after i was well, nobody does that "polite" stuff!

when i had a cane, nobody in the city would let me sit in the handicapped train seats UNTIL i asked!!

try it!

ATTENTION TYRA: I DARE YOU TO GO WITH ULTRA SHORT HAIR FOR ONE DAY! I recently did this experiment to see how people percieve others with certain lengths of hair. i have extremely short hair and nobody seems to pay attention to me. So one day I bought a wig in hollywood for 50 bucks and wore it. I was in hollywood and i got a couple of compliments. But as the day progressed and i went home after shopping at hollywood and vine i noticed a dramatic change in the way people percieved me. I was taking the last bus home after one last errand and guys were practically rubbernecking at me. guys in cars would be on the other lane of traffic and do a complete u turn just to ask me if i wanted a ride! It was so crazy! U should try it and see what kind of conclusion you come up with when it comes to hair.

Thugs against Violence.In which people like me excons go to schools an read ther shortstory's and poetry of ''True Life'' My new second Book ''Platinum Dreams Lead Reality''is NON FICTION short story's of REAL hustlas and playas that have lost their lives in the street game.Mixed with poems of the Slain Rappers Tupoc,Biggie,easy E, it adress AIDS as well.I have also started a everysaterday DVD night with films on Gang's Black on Black Crime,the ''N word'' subjects that I can get a dialoge going with the Youngins.Sadly I have to do it all ALONE..but It works as excons are looked up to.and It is IMPORTANT that we give them a Positive message. my blog
cornbreadgritsanpolitics.blogspot.com/

Tyra,

First I wold like to applaud you on your whole so what movement...But unfortuantely having extra weight wasn't a big issue in my hometown. Not having the weight in my black community was the issue. Not having the large full butt and curvy body you were considered a ZERO! and everyone had that body except me. I was just wondering if there were other females out there like me that are healthy but just aren't going to get any bigger. This is who I am and since the entire world looks up to you and commends and listens to evry single advice you lay upon them, please let them know everyhtin thats skinny doesn't mean that its unhealthy or have an eating disorder....Just to hear you focus one show on that topic and preach on that there are healthy girl out there would be amazing ad would even make my life better without all the smart jokes about me being skinny because deep down in side it hurts and I'm so tired of it!

Thanks!

Hey Tyra!

Listen, we always hear in magazines and all of these "experts" about the do's and dont's of dating but it is hard to conceptualize them without real life examples.

For that reason, I suggest that Tyra and a few other women go undercover on a date and then have dating experts review their actions to help women (and Tyra too because it is a learning experience for everyone)to avoid common dating pitfalls like giving too much info up front, being afraid to look greedy in front of the date, etc.

Nothing beats a living example!!

Hi Tyra first i want to say im a huge fan!!!!!Anyways I think you should go undercover as an "ugly" person to see how people will treat you.Then half way through the show you should get people who think they're ugly on the show to talk about how hard it is for them then give them a makeover :)

Hey Tyra! I think a great idea for a social experiment would be to take normal sized girls, not the size zero models, and put them in a situation where they wouldn't normally be accepted. Like maybe taking a size 6 or 8 girl and send her to a ballet class. I thought of this because when my mom was younger she dreamed of being a ballerina but her dreams were crushed by her teacher who told her she was too fat to be a dancer even though, at the time, she was only a size 4 or 6! Thank you for listening and I look forward to seeing what you do next!!

Hi Tyra, i have an idea for the show since you covered racism why not cover lesbianism talk bout how people look at them or steriotype them, or the ups and downs bout being gay.

hi tyra my name is anna I go by the name of redz, i'm a 26 yr old ,Its been some yrs since my grandmother passed away with cancer and just recently found out that my grandfather her husband has prostate cancer , well i've been wearing this hair for along time, if its possible in behalf of both i'm willing to donate my hair to those in need.

Tyra you NEED to do a social experiment on how different races view HAIR.. the afro, straight curly,wavy..what do people view as better, or more presentable..

Tyra you NEED to do a social experiment on how different races view HAIR.. the afro, straight curly,wavy..what do people view as better, or more presentable..

Also Tyra i think you should do a show on your life from wear it started to now really. to learn about you growing up and your hard times and brake threws i would love to hear about you and give you an party on you past look and pics you took and movies you did and maby make it funnie by bring people form the audience and re-enact somr things. It would be cool

Hi Tyra i think you shuld do a show on kids my are 10-14 who want to model. teach them about the bissness and theach them about how you made it and what you have to be to make it. Your my idol and i would rather learn how to model and get started from you than anyone else on the screen or on your stage it dosent matter. i think every girl would love to watch it and their parents would know how to start them in modeling so they can persue their dreams

Why not do a show focus on body image and self esteem on men. Since it does not only exist in women, but in some men, although it isn't seen as often But I know several men who have low self esteem and feel they are going to be rejected by women for there short stature. Do women really reject men who are shorter than them etc. Can this cycle be broken..One of my best friends is only 5'4" is has a very low self esteem and is often comparing himself to others...

I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO DO A SHOW ON TEEN PREGNANCY AND SEX IN SOCIETY AMONG TEENS TODAY. SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH OF THIS GOING ON IN SOCIEY TODAY, WHY NOT ADDRESS IT, STARTING WITH HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS DOWN TO SINGLE PARENTS AND WOMEN ADDICTED TO SEX. ME MYSELF PERSONALLY AM TIRED OF HEARING PEOPLE SAY HOW THEY ARE ADDICTED TO SEX, I THINK THAT ITS DEEPER THAN THAT.

hi tyra..
i was reading a post from ashley..well i have a similar feeling..i am a bit over weight and people constantly tell me "start loosing weight". I even joined a play and i was not the lead but i think i did well on my part and my family would even tell me "maybe you would have been the lead if you were thin huh"? I dont like it when people tell me things like this but i knda got used to it.I used to tell myself "do i look fat in this"? but after watching your shows and thinking about it i now tell myself "i dont care if i look fat in this"! this is my body and i dont care what people say.But inside I want to loose weight to persue my dream in modeling.I just dont know how.Maybe you can help me Tyra..and to Ashley I think you should ignore those people because thats what i do and i never feel down about what they tell me!..I am 13 years old turning 14 this October so our age is really close..I know how you feel..I would really love to meet you tyra!Even though i live in the philippines..My parents currently live in Nevada and CAlifornia my mom in california and dad in Nevada. Im living here with my grandmother and finishing school here.Keep up the good work tyra:)

hi tyra, im 15 years old and recently met someone over the internet. america's youth are starting to get alot more into that kinda thing; they meet up with them and it dangerous. anyways, i met this really great guy. and he's now turned into one of my bestfriends. i live in minnesota and he lives in washington; i plan on seeing him one day. but i think it would be great to see youth finally getting connected with the close relationships they make online and to finally fufill it in person.i know it would mean alot to me and alot of other people to finally have this chance

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