Feature: Tessanne Chin

Hey guys! It's this week's post! This week we'll be shining the lime-light on none other than our sister from Jamaica, Tessanne Chin. Can i hear a "Woot! Woot!"... So, as we all know, our lovely Tessanne has gone up for the renown t.v. reality series : "The Voice". Some may remember her from the days of her wonderful duet with our HANDSOME Kees Dieffenthaller, "Loving you" which, I must say, is still being played on CNC3.

So this wonderful powerhouse, Miss Chin, belted out her rendition to Pink's "Try" and got a 4-chair turn from the coaches. Ultimately she chose Team Adam (my fav) and proceeded to compete with another member of team Adam and ultimately, she was saved. So it's up to her for next week's knock outs to make it!

Aside from all of that though, and her being our "Jamaican Sister" (cause, you know we Trinis like to support everybody from the Caribbean). How much do you really know about Tessanne Chin before she went up for "The Voice"???

Tessanne Chin is daughter to Richard Chin and Christine Chin. She was born September 23rd 1985, and started performing at the age of 6.

Tessanne has been an opening act to Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight. Her songs have touched many and we hope that she would win "The Voice" Season 5!

Love and Hip hop Atlanta whats there real purpose !!!

           So this week we are discussing Love and Hip-hop Atlanta everybody knew about this show one way or another if its from a friend telling them about it or even if they watched it themselves. Well the cast is made up of new and upcoming rappers and a few people we knew already. Personally I thought that this cast actually had talented people than the cast from New York. Anyway  Stevie J a producer from Atlanta was a part of this cast then we have Lil Scrappy who is a bit irrelevant but still was a part of the cast and to name some of the women there was K.Michelle ,Mimi Stevie J baby mama and Joseline Hernandez  who was at the center of most controversies in the show.

          The issues here however with theses reality shows are ,are they in fact real television .Everything is basically staged because producers have to set up scenes to make the show interesting. So the question still stands are this reality shows truly reality. Also the message that these shows bring towards there viewers are not so powerful. Truth and in fact they are downright foul. What are they telling the young and upcoming generation that it’s okay to go out and fight? When you tune into these shows that’s what you see going on .That is exactly what makes people watch them so much because if  it doesn't have drama nobody would watch it. But are the producers of these shows even thinking about how these shows influence these young impressionable boys and girls. I guess it’s just up to parents to monitor what these kids are watching so they would be able to save them from this crumbling world that we live in today.

The Sex and The City Exposed

So this week we are dealing with a television sit-com, "Sex and the City"; for those of you who are frequent watchers, you know the main characters are played by Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones, Kristin Davis as Charlotte York and Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbs. The setting of this show is based in New York City where these four women are set out looking for basically love and well sex. The show made its debut on HBO back in 1998 until 2004; despite being ran only for six years it has made an impact on many females especially those in their early twenties.

The underlying issue however, is how a show like this impacted us. Most times when women are portrayed in the media, whether it be singers, shows such as these or even in advertisements, one word attached to them is "sex". It is stated many times "sex sells" this is what brings in the revenue. In sex and the city is a great example, which gives women the idea of these things:

•  New York City is the place to be when searching for love and sex.
•  Appearance is everything, in New York City the dresscode must be very appealing. 
• It is about being at a particular size and shape.

These are the main messages being sent out here. The place to be is in New York, now my friends just imagine your daughter or even sister telling you she is going to New York to find men who can give her love and sex. Definitely, you donot want to hear such words. Secondly, these women are always seen with the most attractive and sometimes seductive clothing. Now, what does that imply? It is that a woman's natural beauty is not good enough for her to fine mr. right? Or what is it? Thirdly, these four women are a particaular size, what does that say? Perphaps, this can lead to women feeling insecure about themselves, if they are not that particular size.

Moreover, there are positive issues within the show such as they are all career driven. This can have a positive influence on women and a sense of independence. Below is a video that goes in a little more indepth of some issues, check it out.

















Well my friends, this is the alternative response on sex and the city for this week. Remember media is all around us and it do impact our lives whether positive or negative. Stay tuned for our next commentary with an Alternative Response.