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Tyra, I love you, you are great and down to earth, I watch everyday. I had to comment on todays show, The young people like Richard have enough issues to deal with in this world, I just wish that people weren't so close minded and cruel. My uncle was killed for being gay, by some young kids and left behind a gas station. It was a very hard thing to deal with, I was so angry for a long time. I am rasing three sons and I don't know what there sexual orientation will be but I don't care I love them and no matter what I will support them.
 
I was just wondering if you can start up an ATNM for lesbian studz. We look damn good ad well. You have the typical divas, and full figured but no sexi studz. I am a proud African American androgynous female. This could be a money maker.
 
I am so proud of your successful TV show and the way you make people feel about themsevles. I am also proud that with all of your successes you are still grounded and normal. Stay that way,,, I am your number one fan. Now I have a big favor. I am a pledged ObAMA DELEGATE TRYING VERY HARD TO GET MY FINANCES TOGETHER FOR THE UPCOMING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN DENVER, AUGUST 24-28, 2009. I NEED HELP.MY HUSBAND AND I ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BEING A PART OF HISTROY AND IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THE PLAN FARE AND OR ROOMS THE LORD WILL SHINE ON YOUR GOODNESS, I AM A DELEGATE FROM LOUISIANA. THANKS AND CONTINUED GOOD LUCK.
 
Hi tyra my name is edith.im 16 years old and i live in the city of santa ana in california.well im at school right now but i watch your show every single day at 5:00pm when i watch your show i see how all these people around the world has been through alout and reminds me of me tyra ive had a rough life. ive lived with my mother and my brothers every since my dad abanded us 9years ago my life been a terror.my mother has been trying to support us very hard we are on walfare with the money and foodstamps we get from walfare is the only way we pay our rent and by food every month but that isnt enough money for when we need clothes,supplies for skool or anything else because we it all goes to our rent.my mother cant work because she has problems with her necse and she can not work.my mother trys so hard to support me nd my brothers and just one day i wish we can have a place of our own not living in one room and paying so much for it. tyra i really wisk one day you can change my life i wish my life was the happiest ever!!!!1 I LOVE YOU TYRA YOUR MY ROMODEL!!!!
 
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I would like to say is peopl that are gay are just like us that why i hate it when i go to school and people judge my freind because he is feminme and i think he is scared to tell us how he is feeling sometime i really dont kno what to do but i cant help my self i love all people even gay people because i have a friend that is gay and he understands me sooooo much like i can tell him so many things and i cannot tell my parents because he understand where im comin from but best beleive when i hear people offendin gay people i get so bottle up with anger i just cant help but react but yea i just have nothing against them they are soo much fum to be with.
 
MY BEST FRIEND IS GAY AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIM AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OPENING THE EYES OR AT LEAST TRYING TO OPEN THE EYES OF THOSE THAT NEED TO BE OPENED I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR YOU YOU ARE AMAZING AND SO MANY TIMES YOUR SHOW HAS MADE ME CRY BUT WHILE IM AT WORK AND WATCHING YOUR SHOW I TRY TO HIDE THE FEELING BUT GOD BLESS YOU GIRL KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK YOU ROCK
 
Hi tyra I try to watch your show every chance I get. I had to comment on today's show. Althought I'm not gay, I feel like in today's socitey we judge people on their sexuality instead of their character. I graduated from a predominantly black high school where the kids came from the "getto", mid-class, and upper class homes. You would have gay guys dress like girls and gay girls dress like dudes. But all the students were treated the same in class. Of course, like every other school you have ignorent people that will pick on any and everyone. Infact, I had a gay dude dress like a girl pick on me in class. i don't hold that against all gay people, because it's not his sexual preference it's his character. Weather you're gay or straight we all must be respected and treated equal. I feel in "gettos" or minority communities we are harder on ourselves, like we must work twenty times harder,have no fawls, while smiling and singing with our eyes close, just to be average. In conclusion, we are a sexual driven society and I feel like kids as young as five are deploving sexual preferneces before knowing there ABC's. I'm just saying when I was that young I would wear my father's ties, hats and shoes. Does that make me gay? No, cause to these day I love boys boys boys. But to each it's owns.
 
hey tyra i saw your show today but i would lke to ask you if you would come to my school in Florida can you ask beyoce to
 
Tyra, Im watchin the show about richard and I have to say. I started crying when I heard about his story. Its hurtful because im spanish and im a bisexual and spanish people do see that as a weakness if you like the same sex. I want to thank you for putting his story out there and trying to make people realize that were all the same no matter what we look like or what we like.
 
Tyra, Im watchin the show about richard and I have to say. I started crying when I heard about his story. Its hurtful because im spanish and im a bisexual and spanish people do see that as a weakness if you like the same sex. I want to thank you for putting his story out there and trying to make people realize that were all the same no matter what we look like or what we like.
 
in calif. they just previewed tomorrows tyra show. the guest Marcus of the dating couple is a phoney, only trying to be seen to further his careere. shame on the producers for not catching this guy that has been seen on every reality new show.
 
Does anyone know the name of the song Jose and the other men were posing/modeling too at the end of the show? Thanks!
 
I posted the comment below about race and i stand by what i said and i just want to put it out there that if someone wants to say something to me about it please do... I feel strongly about this issue and i feel its about time that some shed some light on it without being a rude and stupid redneck... So my email is forsaken__entity@hotmail.com feel free to share your feelings b/c i tell people thats are not white how it feels to be white today And we know how every other race feels.... even tho no one seems to think that we do
 
I posted the comment below about race and i stand by what i said and i just want to put it out there that if someone wants to say something to me about it please do... I feel strongly about this issue and i feel its about time that some shed some light on it without being a rude and stupid redneck... So my email is forsaken__entity@hotmail.com feel free to share your feelings b/c i tell people thats are not white how it feels to be white today And we know how every other race feels.... even tho no one seems to think that we do



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