Tyra Banks Show preview

[Senshi1]

Thanks a lot for the link, Papi! Will check those out later. 😀

 

[babinsky1]

I didn't see the show either, but I am always skeptical
when ever anybody does a "fetish show" on mainstream T.V.
Its usually the same deal..The vanilla public gets a good laugh
at the expense of us "weird-o's". Like when Yaqi use to go on Howard Stern.
They used him for an hour or so of public ridicule.

 

[fabiolas4]

im thankful that i caught the tickling segment but i didnt catch the rest of the show. yes i agree that she was kinda rude to the people with the fetishes. (that was kinda hot when the audience members went down and one of them took the black girl's shoe off too)

 

[chode]

Ok, i saw it. I thought you guys did a good job. Meka.......Im not sure what your getting at, but there was fm, and mf tickling.....?

I thought it was pretty good, but that asshole tyra banks really looked like she had no idea what was going on or what to ask, and she kept wrinkling up her nose to everything, i found her quite annoying.

I will be showing this video to my gf though!

 

[Sir Bombers]

Just saw the clips....

I'm glad that the show was put on... but I didn't think there was enough exploration or explaination...

I understand that there were other fetishes to explore though...

I knew that the audience would not readily warm up to it.

That...in my opinion... is a real downer...

Whenever something different comes across mainstream society... (for instance... tickling) people quickly see it as weird and don't give it a second thought...

You just can't run a subject like tickling across to another person (who isn't into tickling) in the course of 30 to 50 seconds and expect them to understand... I think it just takes time and experience to do the trick...

Just like Tasha said in the clip... when she first got into the relationship with Tommy, she didn't get into tickling untill she experienced it first hand (pun intended 😉 )

If anything in the segment could have been done differently...

I wish some of the audience members had a chance to tickle someone on the show and explain in their way, how it felt to tickle someone (or get tickled)... what did they feel... I'm sure they would have had a different reaction or understanding when they actually experience it... than just seeing a couple doing something out of the ordinary...


But I gotta admit... what Tommy and Tasha did was excellent...

wonderful ambassadors for the tickle community... big kudos for you two...

I hope there will be another chance to tickle the minds of non-tickle fetish people in the future...

 

[Tickle Abuse]

But I gotta admit... what Tommy and Tasha did was excellent...

wonderful ambassadors for the tickle community... big kudos for you two...

I hope there will be another chance to tickle the minds of non-tickle fetish people in the future...[/QUOTE]

Hopefully the point of all this will be that there will be other opportunities for all of us to express ourselves. I have already been contacted by another primetime show to explore our fetish in a little more depth, that would be an honor as long as I have some creative control and KNOW FOR SURE that our fetish is going to be represented properly. I was also contacted by another to do something that in good conscience I had to turn down.

Here is something I posted on TMF:

I am not going to wait for the next talk show, the next TV opportunity to come along. I recently was offered a chance to produce one of my coffin clips for a primetime show. I turned it down because I was confident it would have made us look like freaks for sure. I have been working on something that may make tickling more accessible, maybe give our fetish some mainstream exposure. Still I think, how mainstream do we really want tickling to be? I mean, its bad enough that some producers make videos that really reflect no understanding of our fetish, and I hate seeing those previews on the forum more than anyone. Imagine a flood of people on TMF who are curious, maybe even mocking, but don't have the fetish, and the numbers just begin to overwhelm members who treasure TMF as a place to talk and share. We would all be wading through crap trying to find each other. So sometimes I think its best to leave well enough alone, but it is so damn important to be able to reach out somehow to those who have no idea that a whole community exists that will embrace them and provide support. Overall I am proud of what I did on the Tyra Show, I didn't waiver, I didn't try to be someone else. The show kind of made me out to be more of a lee than ler when I am equally both, some things were edited out. But still, a great and positive experience for me.

I was a little disappointed in Tyra's remarks at the end, but I don't need anyone's approval to do what I do. It's those sort of comments that each of us should use to our advantage. How can you honestly say you love tickling if you never have to defend it? Hell, the past month I found myself defending my appearance and then all of my video samples from so many different people my head was spinning. Not just from the infamous Mike, lol, but from people who I thought were friends, even from a member who has been in my house, drank my wine, and hung out with Tasha and me. But you know what, it keeps me in check and reminds why I do what I do. Did anyone really think Tyra would say that tickling is the coolest thing in the world? I didn't, but I thought it was great that she and her producers gave someone a chance to speak for tickling in a way that wasn't too judgemental. I freely got to say what I needed to say.

I guess my point is that there are pros and cons for mainstream exposure. It's good if it makes our community larger by helping those find us who are searching and longing for our company. Not so good if the forums become filled with idiots mocking us and inhibiting intelligent discussion. Like I said, you have to defend what is important to you, and not likely that those without a geniune interest would stick around too long. That guy Mike had to post 100 times bashing me, lol. Let's hope we never have to multiply that number by thousands of dumbies. Just a thought.

 

[Sockstickler]

I saw your part of the show too (The only part I was really interested in seeing really), and I have to say that I think you did a really great job up there, speaking as a representative for the tickle community. You were eloquent, talked about what you liked about it, and I think you did really well there.
I have to admit I was kind of disappointed with Tyra's remarks too, especially saying "This is weird!". I thought "Gee, nice way to make people feel welcome on your show." Like you said though, we don't need her approval, or anyone else's, to enjoy what we do. Ah well.
That being said, I definitely have to give the two of you props for being willing to go on the show and talk about tickling. You definitely do the rest of us proud.🙂

 

[Meka1]

Ok, i saw it. I thought you guys did a good job. Meka.......Im not sure what your getting at, but there was fm, and mf tickling.....?

I thought it was pretty good, but that asshole tyra banks really looked like she had no idea what was going on or what to ask, and she kept wrinkling up her nose to everything, i found her quite annoying.

I will be showing this video to my gf though!

i know that there were f/m and m/f tickling , but it wasn't a female (lee) male (ler) relationship is what i ment. Sorry for the confusion.


yesterday i read on her website she has a blog section where you can go and talk about her episodes and alot of people said that she was a bitch for acting the way that she did towards her guest on yesterdays show.

we should all just..kill Tyra Banks:dead: kill her dead i say!!

Also, i don't think that Tommy and Tasha did a bad job, of course it's a great that they went onto the Tyra Banks show and tried to explain to the un-cool crowd about tickling. We're the cool kids on the block, who gives a shit what they think.

 

[Sockstickler]

i know that there were f/m and m/f tickling , but it wasn't a female (lee) male (ler) relationship is what i ment. Sorry for the confusion.


yesterday i read on her website she has a blog section where you can go and talk about her episodes and alot of people said that she was a bitch for acting the way that she did towards her guest on yesterdays show.

we should all just..kill Tyra Banks:dead: kill her dead i say!!

Also, i don't think that Tommy and Tasha did a bad job, of course it's a great that they went onto the Tyra Banks show and tried to explain to the un-cool crowd about tickling. We're the cool kids on the block, who gives a shit what they think.

I'll help hide the body. I've got a big trunk in my car.😎

 

[Sir Bombers]

we should all just..kill Tyra Banks:dead: kill her dead i say!!

Tickle her to death first!

...so we may all have a good laugh!

 

[TKLVR181]

We're the cool kids on the block, who gives a shit what they think. [/FONT][/B]

Exactly. 😎

~K

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

the hollywood brother saw this show and while it is good that we got on the air the hollywood brother felt that the audience members hd more respect for the guests than did the host

 

[BigNorm]

they did a great job. you can't please everyone in the community, and people are in it for diffrent reasons than others, but they did a great job, adressing us as a whole. but like i said, there's gonna be people out there who don't agree with how it should be presented in public.

but with the show's episode being on wierd fetishes and such, Tyra's reaction is to be expected.

 

[Tickle Abuse]

the hollywood brother saw this show and while it is good that we got on the air the hollywood brother felt that the audience members hd more respect for the guests than did the host

Tommy and Tasha agree! We had a great time on the show and didn't waiver, but hoped for a little more personal interaction with the host.

 

[Crockpot]

I don't think anybody should be surprised by Tyra, she's shown time and time again that she's a controlling, self-centered bitch. Half the time she'll take whatever the subject is and make it about herself. She had a show on phobias one time and couldn't stop mentioning her fear of dolphins. Hell, you practically have to make an appointment to be near a dolphin.

I hate her.

 

[dubman]

I have to agree. I don't like the way the show was put together, and I didn't like Tyra. Tommy and Tasha were awesome and it was great that they mentioned the online communities...but fricken tyra made me want to run back into the tickling closet again. I will be the first to admit that out of all the fetishes, this is kind of goofy, but I think it's also the most normal. EVERYONE in the world has been tickled at one point in their life. I even know non-fetishists that like being tied up and tickled or tying someone else up.

In the audience's defense, I think most of them were laughing simply because it was tickling. In my experience, most people think tickling is just funny, which, come on, it is. But it's also fun and the coolest fetish in the world, so **** anyone who says otherwise.

 

[Bashiku]

DAMN Tobi wished he had fixed TV because of this show. Well atleast this is great opportunity for us... we should conquer the world now!! Who is with me 😀

Btw thanks you for representing us!

 

[MistressValerie1]

I don't think anybody should be surprised by Tyra, she's shown time and time again that she's a controlling, self-centered bitch. Half the time she'll take whatever the subject is and make it about herself. She had a show on phobias one time and couldn't stop mentioning her fear of dolphins. Hell, you practically have to make an appointment to be near a dolphin.

I hate her.

I feel exactly the same way about her.

 

[Crockpot]

I have to agree. I don't like the way the show was put together, and I didn't like Tyra. Tommy and Tasha were awesome and it was great that they mentioned the online communities...but fricken tyra made me want to run back into the tickling closet again. I will be the first to admit that out of all the fetishes, this is kind of goofy, but I think it's also the most normal. EVERYONE in the world has been tickled at one point in their life. I even know non-fetishists that like being tied up and tickled or tying someone else up.

I know. Anyone who takes a trip around the internet can see what kind of weird shit people get off on. As far as fetishes go, tickling is about as benign as you can get.

 

[Tickle Abuse]

If Tyra did a show about testicular cancer, she would find a way to make it about herself...

But the point is that she and the producers allowed to me express what I felt was important, they in no way tried to influence what I wanted to say, and I don't think anyone should "run back into the tickling closet" after seeing Tyra's reactions. The audience was laughing with us, I mean, this was probably their first exposure to tickling and at least they didn't look horrified, lol.

Overall it was a postive thing for us. I mean, the producers put an image of me getting tickled on the web site to represent the show, they put our segment on first, they agreed that if Tyra participated in anyway in any of the fetishes it was going to be tickling. Tickling received the most positive feedback by far and I think we all can be proud of that.

Tommy

 

[dubman]

Well, I'm glad you got something positive out of it. Either way, I want to thank you both for going out in the open and mentioning the lot of us here on the net, and for shedding light on the subject to the uneducated out there. So thank you!

 

[BigNorm]

I don't think anybody should be surprised by Tyra, she's shown time and time again that she's a controlling, self-centered bitch. Half the time she'll take whatever the subject is and make it about herself. She had a show on phobias one time and couldn't stop mentioning her fear of dolphins. Hell, you practically have to make an appointment to be near a dolphin.

I hate her.

Tommy and Tasha did a great job on the show. Tyra just made it up in her mind it was wierd and stupid and that's how she centered the show around it, making it seem very strange.

 

[duck171]

we should all just..kill Tyra Banks kill her dead i say!!

*Wizard of Oz Theme* "ding dong the witch is dead"
lol🙂

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

You know what would have been utterly magical for me? If Tyra had introduced the show while in four points bondage. Just as she finishes explaining that the show is about weird fetishes, and the cameras are about to cut to commercial break, 6 or 8 lucky members of the audience all simultaneously tickle her! :evil:



Oh, well. Maybe when she does a similar show...

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Even better! Maybe we can convince Rachel Ray to do a show on tickling! *drool*