Amazing Race Winners

By Gigi on Monday, 9 May 2011

For the third time in Amazing Race history, an African American duo has won the coveted one million dollar prize.

The journey that took them from Australia, through Japan, China, India, Austria, Switzerland and Brazil culminated in a heart stopping race to the finish line back in the USA.

Our first meeting with these young women had always irked me. The usual choice for representation of African American women on television is one where she is loud, angry, promiscuous and desperate. At that time, the editors of the program chose to follow the two women and depict the times that were hardest for them in the race which made Jennifer seem like a little whiner princess who bullied and abused people with disabilities and LaKisha, who was often supportive but was also the sort-of angry impatient one.

We all realize much of the editing is for the ratings and the sighs, because this time around we didn't see the spoiled girl and the angry frustrated one. Either they grew into wonderful women or we're throwing the telly out the window coz it's all LIES anyway!!! (booo hooo)

Needless to say, at Qalil.com, we love watching brown people on television and having Flight Time and Big Easy along with Jen and Kisha was fun. We chewed our nails off whenever we thought they were close to being eliminated or when they struggled with their challenges. We could finally breathe easy once their feet touched the carpet at Phil's feet. (I did love watching Mallory on the show too. How happy can a person be? That happy?)

The previous African American winners of the challenge were