Last week, I opened my "America's Next Top Model" recap by addressing the controversy over what my colleagues in the media called Tyra's use of "black face." I found the media's rush to use such an incendiary term with so much painful historical resonance in racism was irresponsible - almost ignorant.

In my post, I tried to give some cultural understanding, since I believe that the media was being lazy in not searching out 1) the reasons why the spirit of the "Top Model" shoot wasn't really that similar to the insulting acts of "black face" in American history, and 2), the cultural relevance of the term "hapa" in Pacific Islander cultures.

Plainly, too, I felt the media was being both sensational, as well as overly p.c.

Thankfully, a British news site picked up on how ridiculous the American media can be when it comes to what deserves our uproar and what doesn't, especially when related to race. I love the quote they used by me, too.

Check out the article at The First Post (UK)

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Photo: Nicole pictured up-close from the controversial "America's Next Top Model" photo shoot. Credit: The First Post

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