Lifetime’s Girlfriend Intervention premieres tonight, and the internet is already buzzing with criticism.
Lifetime is set to debut a new show called Girlfriend Intervention on Aug. 27. It's a makeover show similar to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, only this time, a group of black women makeover white women.
The cast is described in the show's intro as "four black women taught to always have it together and tell you like it is."
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The makeover team consists of (from left to right) "beauty pro" Tracy Balan, "fashion maven" Tiffiny Dixon, "home/sanctuary guru" Nikki Chu, and "soul coach" Tanisha Thomas of Bad Girls Club fame.
The show is the brainchild of the production team World of Wonder, also credited with the creation of RuPaul's Drag Race and Million Dollar Listing.
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Many black women carry themselves with a great deal of pride, style and, most importantly, self-confidence. Where does it come from and how can it be obtained? Who better to teach a woman how to get that sparkle in her eye and spring back in her step? Each week, Girlfriend Intervention follows a woman whose personal space and self-esteem are in desperate need of a major makeover and a life-giving dose of diva inspiration.
A teaser for the show opens with "soul coach" Tanisha Thomas saying: "Trapped inside of every white girl is a strong black woman waiting to bust out."
In the opening of the first episode, Thomas proclaims that their goal is to help their makeover subject "reclaim her inner strong black woman."
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