Bridget Armstrong

What a feat to be able to show that you turned this ghetto black girl into a world-class supermodel, right?

And when Tiffany didn't perform in the way that Tyra wanted her to, I think she lost it.

But not because she cared so much, but because this was the storyline that she was betting on.

And I'll tell you,

Same as you.

It was like a meme, a funny thing, something I might say.

It's like, you know, my friend is late and I'm like, girl, we were rooting for you.

But when I rewatched it with the context I have and even just thinking about it from Tiffany's standpoint of being like this young black girl who's being produced and pushed and pulled to have...

Tyra, a fellow Black woman, talked to you in that way and also misread your probably frustration, your fear, all of those things to misread that is like a lack of concern or like not caring about this opportunity.

It had to be heartbreaking because I think

Oftentimes, women of color's emotions or the way that we express ourselves can be misread as being aggressive, being withdrawn, or whatever it is.

And so when I rewatched it when we were producing the show, I got a little emotional, to be honest.

And that never happened.

I mean, as many times as I've watched that meme, I've never gotten emotional about it.

But I did when we were doing this show.

But it's such an iconic scene.

I think it's the thing that everybody knows.

But I think it is such a great metaphor for what the rest of A&TM is.

Here's this moment.

Here's what it looks like is happening on the surface.