Virginia Heffernan wrote an article in the New York Times that's titled, 'Charm School Teaching a lot more than Manners'.
In it, Ms. Heffernan makes a case that Charm School presents an unfiltered presentation of America's continuing debate on class and race. But, in a format where African-Americans are the majority and Caucasians and Asians are the minority.
In Mrs Hefferman's mind, "the white and Asian girls here — notably Becky (whom Flav used to call Buckwild), Brooke (Pumpkin) and Leilene (Smiley) — are singled out for their race."
And they are preyed upon by the "the most warlike of the women", Larissa, whom she says "constantly suggests that Leilene is a prostitute".
She's entitled to her opinion of course but why are the black women perceived as aggressive and overly possessed by race; whilst the white and Asian women are victims and stereotyped?
Anyways, you can read the article for yourself and draw your own conclusion.
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I'm Black and I have to say in Ms Heffernan's defense-Larissa is "warlike". Larissa is the quintessential bully. She speaks before thinking and "comes across" uneducated. She may be educated and she is indeed a very pretty girl, but she is too raw, loud and unruly. She is NOT representative of all Black women. I know women LIKE her. Ms Heffernan should realize that there are White women like Larissa.
That article was a load of crap.
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