In her feature there, Ciara talks about her bold, new imaging: “I’m all about the power and the strength right now,” Ciara says. “I’ve started to just take on that mind-set — ‘Try it! Try something different. You can do this!’” Take the video for “Go Girl.” She is a sleek and sultry secretary one minute — with a black bob, black lips and a black smoking (a look seemingly plucked from Yves Saint Laurent’s fall ’08 runway) — and a metal bikini-clad, Mugler-esque super heroine the next. And in the video for her chart-topping duet with Justin Timberlake, “Love Sex Magic,” Ciara slithers around her costar in monochromatic bodysuits and heels says WWD.

Ciara (affectionately known as Cici) will be opening for Britney Spears’ Circus Tour in the UK with her new album hitting stores  May 5th.

“Fantasy Ride” album artwork, designed by Marvel Comics’ Bernard Chang, which depicts Ciara as her superhero alter ego, Super C.



We are fans of Ciara and can’t wait to hear more!
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Claudia Schiffer Vogue Cover

claudia schiffer

Something is to be said about a woman who ages ‘”gracefully.” There is something to be said about a woman
Kudos to Vogue for taking the chance and showing that women are beautiful at every age!Hmmmm….no WONDER why so many older women are going for younger men! NOW, this makes sense!

Mother, wife, former high fashion model who has transformed her career? What a woman! FWO sends kudos to you!

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I think it’s very interesting and I’m very happy that Oprah plans to have a show on this topic. While many people joke and poke fun at Chris and Rihanna, calling them the “Ike and Tina” of our generation, it really washes over the real problem affecting many young girls who are left looking up to Rihanna as a role model.

For those of us who want to pay Chris Brown back with some punches of our own, leave it to someone to come up with a video game where you can punch him out. I knew it wouldn’t take long:

What do you think? Has this gone to far?

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March 8, 2009: Beyonce Knowles shooting an untitled video project in the Tribeca section of New York City today. Credit: Roger Wong/INFphoto.com Ref.: infusny-12

©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Singer Beyonce Knowles looks like a doll in her sequined gown. She is surrounded by dozens of male extras in an alley in TriBeCa while filming a promotional video for her upcoming concert. NON-EXCLUSIVE March 8, 2009 New York, New York www.bauergriffinonline.com

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The attempt of his camp to plant the rumor that steroid rage was the cause of his abuse against Rihanna is RIDICULOUS!!  Yes, we’ve heard about that but the dosage of steroids given to singers to maintain their vocal chords has to be far less than those who abuse it for muscle size and stregnth. The fact that Chris is a product of an abusive household and probably repeated the pattern of abuse he witnessed as a child is MORE likely to be realistic. Did anyone forget that Rihanna admitted that this has happened several times before? Did his camp read the affidavit???

Today Oprah Winfrey and her friend, Gayle King, read the affidavit on the Oprah show.  As Gayle read the details of the night of abuse it made me cringe again.

What do you think?

Source: Mediatakeout.com

March 06, 2009. MediaTakeOut.com just received some EXPLOSIVE new information. We spoke EXCLUSIVELY to a person close to Chris Brown’s camp – and they gave us some SHOCKING NEWS. The insider believed that Chris’ attack on Rihanna was a case of ‘ROID RAGE’

The insider, who asked that MediaTakeOut.com keep their name confidential, claims that Chris Brown has been using steroids for some time – and that it likely contributed to the attack. The source explained, “Chris started using steroids for his voice, and then he started using it more and more … I think he used it too much.”

The source continued, “There were definitely benefits to using [the steroids], like he got more muscular. But it also affected his temper … Everyone around him noticed it.”

And MediaTakeOut.com directly asked the insider whether they believed that the steroids were behind Chris’ attack on R&B singer Rihanna. The source replied, “Of course, Chris’ temper got crazy when he started taking [the steroids].”

Is the use of steroids to improve a singer’s voice common, you ask? Well MediaTakeOut.com spoke to a popular recording engineer who claims that many singer’s routinely use steroids to help their voice. The insider, who asked for anonymity, explained, “If a singer is on tour and their voice isn’t holding up, or if they have laryngitis – you give them a steroid shot, or they can use a spray. It will allow them to perform temporarily.” The insider continued, “Just about every artist I know has used it.” Click here to read more from Mediatakeout.com.

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Winehouse has to appear in court later this month.

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Sadly,   I found a great post about this on the Huffington Post. HP writes:

In the week since “Slumdog Millionaire” won eight Oscars, the child actors have gone to Disneyland, arrived to a heroes’ welcome in Mumbai, and tried to go back to their previous lives.

Two of the kids, Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali, have returned to their homes in the slums. They have also gone back to their English language school, the tuition of which is part of their film payment.

On Friday Ismail was photographed getting hit by his father and as of Sunday, had taken ill, vomiting and with a temperature of 103 degrees:

He has been prescribed antibiotics by doctors, who said he is suffering from fever and exhaustion, but his condition has continued to worsen.
Azhar’s neighbours have also rallied round to build an 8ft by 5ft metal structure for him to sleep under out of the sun.

The families of the two child stars have said their children are not readjusting to life back in the slums after five days of glitz and glamour in Los Angeles.

Mother Shameem Ismail said: “It has all become too much for him. He is very ill and has not recovered from going to America and all the media interest since we got back.”

His father is also saying he wants more money for his son’s film role. In addition to school, the kids were paid for their work and have trust funds set up for when they turn 18. Click here to read more from the Huffington Post.

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Rihanna Wants Chris Brown Back
Chris Brown Takes Anger Management Classes

Outside Sources:

Reuters-LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Rihanna was reported on Friday to have reunited with her R&B singer boyfriend Chris Brown, less than three weeks after he was alleged to have assaulted her.
People magazine said Barbados-born Rihanna — who had hits with “Umbrella” and “Disturbia” — and Brown were spending time together at one of the homes of hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“They’re together again. They care for each other,” People quoted an unidentified source as saying.
“While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves,” the source said in a report on People’s website.
A representative of Chris Brown had no comment on the People report. Rihanna’s publicist could not immediately be reached.
Brown, 19, a rising young star with a huge teen fan base, was arrested on February 8 on suspicion of making criminal threats against a woman after a late-night altercation in a car. Click here to read more from Reuters.

FROM PEOPLE.COM

Rihanna and Chris Brown on Feb. 7 Photo by: Lester Cohen / WireImage

Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The pair have reunited almost three weeks after Brown, 19, allegedly battered the “Umbrella” singer on Feb. 8, a source tells PEOPLE.

“They’re together again. They care for each other,” says the source. The on-again couple are currently spending time together at one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s homes. C

Adds the source: “While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves.” Click here to read more.

FROM TMZ.COM

Rihanna and Chris Brown — Back Together!

Posted Feb 27th 2009 8:26PM by TMZ Staff

What is she thinking?!

The story just broke on People.com and TMZ has confirmed, the couple has reconciled and they are “together.” According to the report, the two are hanging at one of Diddy’s homes.

The L.A. County D.A. is expected to get the case from cops soon and then decide whether to charge Brown for the alleged beating earlier this month. Click here to read more from TMZ.com

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“The best thing would be for [the eight babies] to be adopted straight from the hospital, rather than being allowed to go home and be in real danger,” Dr. Carole Lieberman told The Post yesterday. “Animals have litters, they don’t exert conscious control over the number of babies that they have. It is not psychologically, nor physically, possible to provide sufficient love and attention to the ‘litter’ that Ms. Suleman has chosen to deliver.” OUCH!!

With her mother’s house headed toward foreclosure, the annoying and nosy Dr. Phil has chosen to stick his head into the middle of the mess. He was spotted by TMZ leaving her home and it’s rumored that he is going pay Nadya over 1 million dollars for an interview. Let’s just hope he doesn’t pull another slip up like he did with Britney Spears. Not sure how he even gets away from talking to anyone in trouble with his questionable background.
We also hear that Nadya has been offered millions of dollars to do a reality show and star in adult movies.  Now, WHO WANTS TO SEE A NAKED WOMAN WHO JUST GAVE BIRTH TO 8 BABIES???  Men!
Stay tuned to Forwomenonline for updates!

Here what Nadye has to say and check out how her mother is NOT in agreement:

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If you are like me, you’ve passed these products on grocery shelves or at the local bodegas owned (near me) primarily by Asian, African and Indian families. I’ve seen them before and never gave it a second thought until I saw the post.

After much investigating online, I’ve learned to realize that this isn’t an issue prevalent just in the Asian community, but it’s a cultural issue for most people of color. From Africa to Jamaica, India to China, women- as well as some men- search for a “purer” complexion in the hopes of a higher status.

In African American history, skin bleaching goes back to slavery where the slaves of a lighter shade, mostly products of the master having sex with the female slaves, gave birth to class status. Customarily, the children of a lighter shade of brown primarily worked in the house and were given certain privileges over those slaves who worked in the field in the hot sun picking cotton. This separation bred inter-race racism in African Americans, giving birth to skin color that equated to status.

Similarly, the same sort of “class and status” issues exist among other ethnic groups. The whiter the skin, the less you were considered a poor person, a farmer, laborer, etc.  The pure smoothness of white skin meant that you were inside away from the sun and therefore, must have money to afford not to labor.

Any therapist will tell you that this is the root of self-hatred and one’s lack of self worth. But how do you conquer this issue when the women who grace the most notable magazines,  television commercials, videos and more, are images of this very same type of woman?  One can say that this is also the issue with women and weight. That will be the next issue we tackle.

There are campaigns like Proctor & Gamble’s “My Black Is Beautiful” and DOVE’s “Campaign For Real Women” that focus on the empowerment of women at every age, every skin color and every size. However, these are just two national campaigns compared to the several hundred images from various beauty and fashion products that tell a much different story.

So, my question raises the issue, when will skin color NOT be an issue globally? With the first African American President elected in the United States, the increase in interracial dating and marriages giving birth to multi-ethnic children, are we as a world, especially the United States, ready for the BROWNING of people?

Tell us what you think? FWO: Forwomenonline.com

Read below:

BLEACHING IN AFRICAN, AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES:

Ads Pressure Hong Kong Women to Whiten UpBy Katherine Reedy- WeNews correspondent Source:www.womensenews.org

Hong Kong’s public transit is plastered with cosmetics ads promoting a beauty ideal influenced by Western women. Skin-bleaching creams are top sellers in cosmetics shops and media ads promote such things as laser treatments to melt the fat away.
HONG KONG (WOMENSENEWS)–Each day, an estimated 3.5 million people ride on Hong Kong’s rapid transit lines, a captive audience for the advertisers who pack stations and train cars with flat-screens and multimedia billboards with their ad campaigns.
One video you might easily find yourself staring at promotes lingerie and is made by the Japanese company Wacoal.
In the lingerie ad, a serious young man first runs his hands over the bosom and buttocks of a thin woman with dark hair. He is then shown working in a futuristic laboratory crafting undergarments from his observations. In the final scene, an Asian woman with long blond hair and light skin wears a diaphanous gown to highlight her newly sculpted hourglass figure and turns to smile seductively at viewers: She has taken on Caucasian features.
Although the idea of women as commodities is nothing new, the outrage expressed by groups such as the Women’s Media Center in the United States is nowhere to be found in Hong Kong, where the sculpting and paling of the model comes as no surprise.
“I think it’s a conscious effort that they are featuring Caucasian models,” Royce Yuen, chair of both the Ogilvy Group in Hong Kong and of Hong Kong’s Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies, said in a phone interview.

Caucasian models, he said, are used to sell everything from real estate to cheap clothing. The advertisers are not doing it because they “might as well” use the same ad in Hong Kong as elsewhere, Yuen said. They do it because “it gives people the impression that they’re more international and more premium.”

In Hong Kong and other parts of Asia, most clothing stores–ranging from high-end retailers like Prada and Burberry to the mid-range Zara–use the same non-Asian models they feature in campaigns in Europe and North America. Click here to read more.

Widely Held Ideal of Whiter Skin

Pale skin is a widespread cosmetic ideal in Hong Kong. But while many women follow sun-deflecting trends like carrying parasols, others try more drastic measures.

Skin-bleaching is common, according to Synovate, a global market research company with offices in Hong Kong. In 2004 the firm conducted a survey of 2,500 women in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan and found 38 percent used skin-whitening chemicals.

The treatments–creams and soaps–fill the shelves of Hong Kong cosmetic stores. In Taiwan, whitening products accounted for as much as 35 percent of cosmetic store sales, according to a 2004 International Market Research Report conducted by Industry Canada.

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