Why do you only have 3 of the 4 "Shades of Back" on your show today?
You DO NOT have any of the African women where the skin is a DEEP, DEEP Black on. WHY?
I see you have what is termed an American Black, i.e Black but one shade LIGHTER tha the African Women. you have the Light skin life a coffee type color & even the one where you are so ittle Melnin tha they could "Pass for White". But NO African women. Are you going to correct this mistake the next time you have this subject on your show?

SO I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S NOT A SKIN TONE ISSUE.
BEYONCE AND HALLE ARE BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL FEATURES NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE LIGHT IF YOU MADE BEYONCE OR HALLE DARKER IT WOULDN'T MAKE THEM ANY LESS PRETTY. JUST LIKE KENYA MOORE, SOOOO GORGEOUS AND SHES DEFINITELY DARK. IT'S THE BEAUTY IN ONE'S FACE THAT MAKES THEM PRETTY ON THE OUTSIDE NOT THE SHADE THEIR SKIN IS. MAYBE MIXED GIRLS OR LIGHT SKINNED GIRLS HAVE STRONGER HAIR GENERALLY THAT DOESN'T BREAK OFF AS EASY BUT DARK SKINNED GIRLS PUT ALOT OF WORK INTO THEIR HAIR AND CAN MAKE IT LOOK JUST AS NICE AS THE LIGHT SKINNED GIRLS WITH WEAVES/RELAXERS ETC. SO THAT DOESN'T MATTER EITHER. YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO CHANGE WHAT IS COMMONLY PERCEIVED AS BEAUTIFUL IN OUR SOCIETY PERFECT BLEACH WHITE SMILES, PRETTY EYES, NICE NOSE, GOOD BODY, SMALL EARS ETC ETC. IT DOESN'T MATTER IT'S NOT DARK OR LIGHT IT'S WHAT CATCHES THE EYE.

Hi Tyra,
I am a 49 year old white woman that married a 51 year old black man. People look at us funny and some of the black women looks like that I don't belong with him. My husband says to me that people are crazy. I tell him that I don't care what other people says or think. I just laugh at them and go my on way. We get looks all the time and I think that is so funny. I love my husband and I don't care what people thinks. All the women with like skin, medium skin, dark skin and white skin should be happy about themselves. I don't see no color in nobody. I see a person for what they are. No woman should feel like they are the only thing in the world. They should feel beautiful and don't listen to no one else. I go through a lot because people don't see my husband and I are happy and that we will be together. I have seen your show and all the men and women are beautiful. They should be happy about their self.

Oh, grow up people! everyday that I wake up a Black (yes, skin tone too)American descendant of slaves I have to ask God "Is this the day that White people are going to drive all Black people insane? All these phony Negroes who go on these shows get on thier knees every night thanking the Lord that they are "prettier" than thier darker counterparts and bragging about how they get treated better. Thanks a lot "MASSA"

Hey Tyra first of all girl u are yellow black people do not have green eyes you are mixed. i'm not hating but you are. yes light skinned people do have it alot easier than dark skinned. Black men want a light skinned female with long hair. The girls who you have on the show they aren't as different as me and my sister. My sister is half Italian and African. I am whole African and i'm close to Alec Wek complexion. i grew up int his country in Philadelphia PA. being teased called african booty scratcher and black and burnt. People loved my sister because she is light skinned they would always say oh your Abi's sister. i can tell u everywhere i go i am that darkest person there. Boys didn't like me like they did my sister. Honestly if i was light i would tease someone who was my color. i feel like a monster everywhere i go.i used to ask my mom why i coulnd't be mixed like my sister i shead many tears ove rmy skin color. I hated that i was from Africa and did not want to accept my heritage. i only like light skinned men. My husband actually is Mexican. i planed this because if i had a baby with this person they would not be as black as me and woud not have to go through what i went through. I do have a son now and he is a light carmel color. and i love him and think he is so beautiful because he is light skinned. Thank you for having this show because other races have no clue. before your show i would tell everyone about this who was not black and they are surprised and think it is stupid and they are right. White people succeded in seperating us and making us weak.

Hey Tyra first of all girl u are yellow black people do not have green eyes you are mixed. i'm not hating but you are. yes light skinned people do have it alot easier than dark skinned. Black men want a light skinned female with long hair. The girls who you have on the show they aren't as different as me and my sister. My sister is half Italian and African. I am whole African and i'm close to Alec Wek complexion. i grew up int his country in Philadelphia PA. being teased called african booty scratcher and black and burnt. People loved my sister because she is light skinned they would always say oh your Abi's sister. i can tell u everywhere i go i am that darkest person there. Boys didn't like me like they did my sister. Honestly if i was light i would tease someone who was my color. i feel like a monster everywhere i go.i used to ask my mom why i coulnd't be mixed like my sister i shead many tears ove rmy skin color. I hated that i was from Africa and did not want to accept my heritage. i only like light skinned men. My husband actually is Mexican. i planed this because if i had a baby with this person they would not be as black as me and woud not have to go through what i went through. I do have a son now and he is a light carmel color. and i love him and think he is so beautiful because he is light skinned. Thank you for having this show because other races have no clue. before your show i would tell everyone about this who was not black and they are surprised and think it is stupid and they are right. White people succeded in seperating us and making us weak.

This was an interesting show for me to watch today...I personally have no experience as I'm a Caucasian woman...but my fiance is mixed. Growing up he had a hard time with African American people. In fact, while a lot of his friends are African American, he still has some racism towards them based on how he was treated growing up in majority African American schools and neighborhoods. We're pregnant with our first child, and I often wonder where she'll fit in, if she'll be darker or lighter, and if she'll have any issues with her identity because of it.

Hello,

I loved the show today. As a dark skinned woman I too have experienced discrimination and hatred towards my skin color. I have been told I am both "cute for a black/dark girl", as well as been called ugly becasue of it. It's been a hard road coming to the realization that I am beautiful inside and out no matter what my skin looks like. I admire Tyra for having this show becasue it is an issue in the black community (and other ethnic communities such as Hispanic and Arab ones).

As a child I used to wish I was lighter skinned than I am, but as I have gotten older I have come to terms with my skin and my appearance and wish that the world would see me differently instead. All shades are beautiful and it's about time the rest of the world realized it!

In the past I have discussed this issue with both males and females and I am happy to learn that a lot of people recognize the problem and want to fix it. I hope that in my lifetime I can see that shift occur. I'm fairly young (23) so I have high hopes it can happen. Keep up the great work Tyra, and keep the dialog going :-)

I have also had hispanic people come up to me and start speaking spanish to what in the world i even had a black cashier ask me did i need the spanish application or the english application for a CVS discount card. What in the world i am still having to prove my black ness i guess i need a sign that to put on my back that says yes i am black.

Hi Tyra,
You slipped up on stage. That black woman was saying she did not like dark skin. You said, "Would you rather bring home a bitchy white girl or a sweet black girl?" It was pretty funny. You are no diffrent than that girl. You just said you hated white girls. It only shows we all judge. You judge the white girl like that girl judged the dark skin girl. You show you are all for the black woman on your show when you should stand for all women..

Hey Tyra,
I saw the show today, and I thought that it was very sad to listen to sista's talk about how they feel because they are not clear skin. I personally love myself I don't care if the next black person is lighter than I am. I am a proud black woman if anything I feel that some of our sista's do not know the history and they are brain washed in such a way that society is applauding it. For instance, in black films the most handsome black man has a leading lady that is clear skin. Why? Because they are still living in the past thinking that light skin women marks it for blacks. Another example, some sista's and brother's say " Oh I want my baby to have good hair" What is that about? They dont love themselves. The point that I want to put across is I dont' think that light skin people are better than us because our background as black people are all mixed because of slavery furthermore we all should unite as a people than segregating ourselves. Do you see the white people segregating again pale vs. red neck? No. I hope you can see were I am coming from. I am glad you did that show! I only wish I was a guess on it to talk about the topic. God Bless!

I truly am very interested in today's show. Im 37, Jewish and white. I think that all women are beautiful in their own way, light skinned, dark skinned, black, white, Latino or purple. Inner beauty is SO much more important than skin color, weight or the size of anyone's features. If everyone focused on inner beauty instead of skin color, there would be no need to discuss the topic at all.

Hi Tyra,

I'm so glad you did that show today. I agree to a lot that you said. Living as a bi-racial woman, I have been treated very badly by black women. I had to switch schools throughout the years and my childhood to prevent from constantly getting beat up on and bullied by darker skinned people. Most of them just looked at me and assumed I was stuck up. I still have the same problem until this very day. I definitely don't have any issues with african american women, my daughter is mostly black. I just think that skin tone doesn't matter and that people should stop judging by complexion. I'm glad you broke through with the issue and I hope a lot people stop judging and start taking more time to get to know people. Light skinned people definitely DO NOT have it easier. I've spent my life being teased, jumped on, and caged in my house because of it. Thank You so much Tyra, your show definitely touched me in so many ways. Again, Thanks.

Hi Tyra, My typing is not that good as well,but I really enjoy your show.I feel I cannnot make a comment fairly because my father is white male, and my mother a creole woman (paper bag brown)as far as her complextion. I think we are all people not just people, but AMERICANS. it does not matter the skin rather love for your fellow man. Tyra I have to deal with prejudice from both black and white, yet the love has not changed for either side it has only grown. I am all for empowering black women. I am so proud of you Tyra Banks. I hope to be a guest on your show in person. God Bless

i think that tyra has to be commended for bringing to light such real issues as the impact of your skin tone in society today.and i don't think its just the black community that has this problem but all races.i remember there was one girl on top model-a gorgeous dark skinned indian girl but she never got far because she didn't believe in herself to be beautiful.this is an example of what happens when we as human beings allow other human beings to define who we are.i think that the greater thing to do is to look beyond the outside,look behind this veil of skin tone and color and looks and body types.to go deeper inside and discover who we truly are.to discover that we are ALL the same.we are all connected,we are one.one with each other and one with the source that gives life to everything on earth.when u discover for yourself that truth, all this back and forth abt race,skin tone,weight,age,looks just seems silly

I am Mexican American and we have the same issues bewtween the dark and light skinned Hispanics. I was suprised when I went to college and lived in the dorms when I heard firsthand that it happened in the African American community too! I was friends with alot of girls and I heard one make a comment about another black girl saying "she thinks she's all that because she's light." I was soooo suprised and it ended up being this discussion about how many races have these perceived issues between the light and darker ones within the same race. I am hispanic, but ALWAYS get a look of suprise when I mention it because people assume I am white. I get so offended when I hear comments like, "I thought all mexicans were short and brown". We come in ALL colors and no one is more mexican or less mexican because of it. I will admit though that I have been unfairly treated or "hated" by other hispanics because I am light and have blue eyes. I also have had the issue of having people make negative comments about me in Spanish right in front of me because they assume I'm white and can't understand them. Sometimes I confront them, and honestly, sometimes I don't. I get tired of the ignorance and not justify it with a response. It's hard because I am so very proud of my hispanic heritage, but even members of my own extended family refer to me as the "gringa" of the family. I've heard other cultures such as Indians (from India) and many Asian communities have the same issues. I also wanted to mention as you discussed later in your show, that even though I am very fair I tend to be attracted to medium and darker hispanics in my culture. I think their darker coffee colored skin and dark hair are sexy. I love seeing the contrast between my light skin and their dark skin when we hold hands. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like. Thanks Tyra! I love that you discuss topics that others won't even touch. =)

Hey Girl! I loved your show today! well I do love it every day! I am actually a white 15 year old, but I have some STRONG feelings about the skin types. I have had personal expierances wehre blacks (light and dark skin) people don't like me just because I'm white, but I feel that skin should not matter!!! I feel that it is not importaint. I have black friends of all different types, I have friends of all different colors, and I feel that it should NOT matter. I don't care if you're light or dark skinned, as long as you're a nice person I will be your friend. in my school (in geography/world civ.) we learned about slavery and how there's slavery in africa agains just the colors and I feel that it's wrong, and I feel that slavery in the beginning was wrong also, who cares if you're differen than somebody else, everybody has feelings and everybody should be treated right and be respected, Like they say also the darker the chocolate the richer the taste. but I like all chocolate! but I feel that race should not matter at all and other things shouldn't matter also it dosn't matter if you're fat, skinny, short, tall, or in this case dark or light, we're all people and we all have feelings!
alex
P.S. I love your show! I tVo it every day!! :) and also I sprained my wrist on my left hand so if somethings aren't typed good i'm sorry I have this weird cast thing on so yeah sorry!! :]

Hi Tyra,

Just finished watching your show on skin color, and it brought tears to my eyes.
My experience in High School of not being wanted as a cheerleader because of my brown complexion and lack of long flowing hair. Also experienced this in Corporate America. Moments before your show, I was complaining to my brother about my hair. I'm attempting to go natural. His comments was you to get over that lily white perspective of beauty. Thank you for airing this issue. It was a healing for me!

Best Regards
Angela

Oh, grow up people! everyday that I wake up a Black (yes, skin tone too)American descendant of slaves I have to ask God "Is this the day that White people are going to drive all Black people insane? All these phony Negroes who go on these shows get on thier knees every night thanking the Lord that they are "prettier" than thier darker counterparts and bragging about how they get treated better. Thanks a lot "MASSA"

I enjoyed the show today. I completely related with some of the light-skinned women that spoke on the show today. Im 19 and am very light and many people, mostly dark skinned women that I first come into contact with always think that I am stuck up without even talking to me at first. I am glad that you had a show like this, it makes it clear that this is not just a small issue.

This was an interesting show for me to watch today...I personally have no experience as I'm a Caucasian woman...but my fiance is mixed. Growing up he had a hard time with African American people. In fact, while a lot of his friends are African American, he still has some racism towards them based on how he was treated growing up in majority African American schools and neighborhoods. We're pregnant with our first child, and I often wonder where she'll fit in, if she'll be darker or lighter, and if she'll have any issues with her identity because of it.

Hi Tyra:

My name is Nida and I am MUSLIM woman and thats just another issue but I am also medium brown shaded. First of all, I really like your show!! It teaches alot about what kind fo different people are living in the same place where people like us who are trying to make things better for us and others. Especially, this show and some others as well have brought this issue up of not liking your own skin colour and trust me, I DID NOT that this kind of issue even exists. I believe that black women are gorgeous! They have that potential that I have not seen in some other races. Even though I am not a black woman, I did not like my skin tone when I was around 16 years old and I think it is something very common amongst many teens. However, I also believe that it is the time that changes everything and Yes it is things that happen in our lives which make us hate a certain thing about ourselves. I am glad that I love my skin tone to this day since the age 17 and now I am 19 years old. That's what I had to say about this.

Hi...I am a 52 yr. old white woman and I have always told people who have issues with any color, race, etc....close your eyes...and everyone is the same! And that's how I see the world...wish everyone else would too.

Hi Tyra-
I am so glad you did this show today because it opened my eyes to a world that I have never experinaced but know my sister has. We are both adopted, i am 21 and she is 20. She was adopted from kenya and I from america. i am a white women but my sister helen is darker than any other black person i have ever met. she has never talked to me abut her skin color affecting her but my eyes are wide open to the hard ships she faces thanks to your show. i remeber one time in 2nd grade our teacher wanted us to draw a self potrait. she put out the crayons and gave us our paper. She than gave my sister a black permenant marker. I got made because I wanted a marker, i thought she was giving my sister special treatment, like most kids i wanted special treatment too, my teacher told me after i had made a scence that Helen got the marker because the black crayon was too light for her to use as her skin color in the picture and with the black permenant marker it would look more like her! At the time i didnt see the harm this caused my sister but now after watching your show i see how things that seem so little can really impact someone. I see my sister as the most beautiful women i have met and i am lucky to have her in my life,i just hope that after seeing your show others will feel the same way. thanks a bunch.

Oh, grow up people! everyday that I wake up a Black (yes, skin tone too)American descendant of slaves I have to ask God "Is this the day that White people are going to drive all Black people insane? All these phony Negroes who go on these shows get on thier knees every night thanking the Lord that they are "prettier" than thier darker counterparts and bragging about how they get treated better. Thanks a lot "MASSA"