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The Chiclet reps Tha Woman!
"Express yourself, don't repress yourself."
- Madonna
What's New!?
hihi! I am Nicolette The Chiclet and will be taking care of things. My mission is to promote
awareness of the many faces of Tha Woman - from Chinese and Asian to African and Latino.
I want to hear from you. So vote in the
'interactive' poll to your left, sign my
GUESTBOOK,
or send me an email!
And be sure to join
the Bobo Lo AMX
(a mailing list where we can also CHAT) and participate
in the
Tha Woman BBS. Nicolette The Chiclet brings you...
Whatever, I like doing what I am doing ... promoting Tha Woman and just having a good time. I like to say what I
want and post whatever pictures I like! Here's to the SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY!! OF THA WOMAN! It has changed a lot
early on from a list of pictures (Hall of Fame) and links to pretty much stayed the same thing the past three years.
Content has increased and the main focus is Chinese and/or Asian/African/Latino Women is the main focus now. The fansites have
been tremendously successful. Here's to more great years to come!! =)
I took my notepad and began writing ideas for Tha Woman. Stay tuned. I think this will be a fun and great experience, plus I get paid =)
What do you think? Any suggestion?? E-mail me at cdk_nic@yahoo.com !!!! ^^
I will try to keep this page up to date to the best of my ability!! Enjoy!
(and yes...you are listening to "Big Day" by Kelly Chen) ^.^
And now you can link me!!!! Just copy these images to your site and point the link to Tha Woman
http://www.oocities.org/cdk_nic
Spread the word...promote Tha Woman especially those of Chinese, Japanese, Eurasian, African, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese,
Korean, Thai, Arab, Pakistani, Hispanic, Malaysian, Singaporean, Indonesian, Laotion, Cambodian, etc. etc. Thanks for the support!! ^_^
About This Page
Hilton Who? Meet The Wong Sisters aka 2R!
Why make website filled about Tha Woman? I feel Women don't get enough representation... especially the Asian
Woman. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Filipino, Cambodian, Pakistani, Indian, etc.
I wanted to focus on Women celebs who use their skillz to climb the ranks. I know Women have rallied
against being just an object...but they know when to be sexy before they become old and wrinkled. hahaha. This used to be
the brainchild of Tha Founder but he really didn't care to do this page anymore. I'm still cleaning up the remnants of his
crap. In the works is a new layout, fonts, etc. Must keep the CDK Tradition rolling! @_@
What I plan is to focus on introducing everyone to the amazing talented Women from the other side of the globe. Has anyone
heard of Ayumi Hamasaki or Utada Hikaru? Only the biggest Japanese pop stars with sales the likes of Britney or Janet.
What about Michele Reis? Simply the most beautiful Chinese woman on the planet. Well, okay, so she is mix raced but you
really couldn't tell. Have you heard of Morning Musume or Twins? They are the biggest girl groups in Japan and Hong Kong
respectively! Morning Musume is my favorite, no question!! ^_^ They are so silly, and contain 13 members plus spin-off
groups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a way, it is like Meneduo JPop style!!
You'll see all of these talented Women in Tha Woman 2002 style!!
Enough fronting already, here's what this page is about:
Face/Off - This is the home of my fan pages dedicated to Uma Thurman and Gretchen Mol. Formerly known as Fokus. I decided to rename it when I watched Face/Off and played Face Off! for the zillionth time.
I was gonna expand it but considering all the time I spend fixing Tao of Uma! and Glamourous Gretchen Connection - forget it. This is
the launch pad of the two greatest undergroun fansites ever. If I get my hands
on a graphics program, I'll do a Travolta/Cage thing. (~~um, also check for the voting of The Jade Princess - Nic) Check the page out.
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Hottiez - Another excuse to put up pictures of beautiful women. All the underdogs here. Oh, and my own Top 100 List.
The first time I read Maxim and Stuff last February, I noticed they had a Top 100 list filled with the wannabe hos from their magazine spreads trying to advance their career. My list is the real deal. Ha.
I keep thinking, is this shit written by geeks? A picture of their staff confirmed it. I prefer GQ.
Since the CDK offices acquired a scanner, it had been sitting around unused! Seeing a stack of
magazines sitting on the floor and no real good website of Chinese Woman Celeb Scans - I decided to fill the void by introducing CDK Scanz.
You can find it in the nice Gallery.
Check the page out.
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Hall of Fame - Twenty-five of the most beautiful, coolest, and smartest Women in entertainment man! Whatever. Check the page out.
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Link - No need to explain. Check the page out.
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"Love is blind, and it'll take over your mind.
What you think is love, is truly not
You got to elevate and find."
- Eve & Faith Evans
Nic Opinion
Culture
 
(l to r) May looking to "Change Clothes" ... Jigga does a double take
02-05-04 - I was watching with disgust Jay-Z's latest video
to his mediocre single "Change Clothes." Here we have Cambodian sensation May
as the resident UGLY bald freak amongst the slew of glamourous Women like
Naomi Campbell, Liliana Dominguez, Jessica White, et al.
Here we have a chance for Asians to shine in a big budget medium and we get this crap??
Why do Western audiences always view Asian Woman with "olive shaped eyes", tiny pursed lips and huge round head? Why are
the most popular Asian models and actresses of the past decade have been represented by the likes of
Jenny Shimizu, Lucy Liu,
Ling Tang,
Audrey Quock (who was the resident Asian until she was CUT
from the "Shot in the US" issue this year which featured a Russian and Czech on the cover, go figure!), and
Devon Aoki?
Most of them look like a potato with two holes poked in it! I scoff at how The Media declare Lucy as the epitome of Asian
beauty. Asian Women are not a fad nor a fetish. There are many varieties but the same types keep showing up in
mainstream American culture. Case and point. AskMen.com's
take on Audrey Quock. With quotes like "flair for the exotic...a male fantasy come true" and "she is no quack" ... you
know the "unintentional" racist culture rears its ugly head yet again. What I mean is the stereotypes fed to us through The
Media automatically associates Asians with kung fu, peking duck, won ton soup, etc. causes Whites to draw these conclusions.
The face of an Asian in their eyes represents Tha Asian Women we see here:
    
The Western Stereotypes: (l to r) Jenny, Lucy, Ling, Audrey, Devo
Some strides have been made in the mainstream with
Zhang Ziyi in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and established
Japanese model
Ai Tominaga in this year's Pirelli Calendar
but this video has taken us a step back. Please take a look at my website. There is more to Tha Asian Woman face than the
stereotypical look you see. Why can't North American audiences realize that Tha Asian Woman look consists of big and small
eyes, chins, noses, etc.?? I continuously see the same look in Calvin Klein, Lancome, Guess, and other ads. Zhang Ziyi did
have half a millisecond in a Maybelline commercial. It was very disappointing.
  
The Accepted But Still Unknown: (l to r) Zhang Ziyi, Ai Tominaga, Michelle Yeoh
On the flipside, in the Pacific, it is assumed that Eurasians are beauties. "You're Eurasian...they are beautiful."
Maggie Q reminds me of Sarah Jessica Parker. And the desire for
bigger, rounder eyes has had Asians clamoring to their local plastic surgeon. Most of the time, those with naturally
round eyes have huge bugged-out eyes like a goldfish from far-sightedness or lack of sleep.
A good example is Vicki Zhao and
Ruby Lin. When one fan is asked why they
think Rain Lee or
Joey Yung are beautiful, they reply "Because they have big eyes."
    
The Asian Ideal: (l to r) Maggie Q, Rosemary, Ruby Lin, Rain Lee, Joey Yung
AI YA! Why can't more Asians look up to the likes of Elva Siu for the
true epitome of Asian beauty? Or Michele Reis and her Eurasian look.
The Epitome of Asian Beauty (Approved by Me): (l to r) Elva Siu, Athena Chu Yan, Michele Reis, Grace Yip, Uehara Takako, Mayuko Iwasa
Thus, I stress there are many faces of Asian beauty, just take a look around. If only one day, the North American media
will represent Asians who are specimens of beauty just like how blacks are represented by Tyra Banks and latinos have
Adriana Lima. For now, I'll just go back to reading Elle Hong
Kong and Vogue Nippon. I eagerly await for Utada Hikaru aka
UTADA to make her Island Def Jam debut later this year!! Her look will definitely
break the mold! (written by Nicolette)
10-30-02 - On a funny note, Winona Ryder - one of my favorite actresses - will continue her day
in court for shoplifting. The evidence is very clear. There are crystal clear security videos to show her cutting off the
security tags. Oh why, Winona, why? But as history shows, she will be a free Woman soon enough. SO LET'S SUPPORT HER!
FREE WINONA! Just paste this banner on your site ^_^ (written by Nicolette)
07-31-02 - Such shocking news from the world of JPop...Goto Maki and Kei Yasuda have "graduated" from Morning Musume -
Japan's answer to S Club 7 and the Spice Girls, except there's 10 plus members and older members simply move on. A Japanese
Meneudo, you can say. Only, Maki was THE most popular member whose lead vocals launched Morning Musume's single
"Love Machine" into the JPop elite. She would continue to be the lead member for the past two years plus and do her own
solo work. Her graduation comes as surprise since she is still 16.
Kei on the other hand is 21, the backup singer and well, not the most attractive member of the group. She was the second
generation of Morning Musume, back before the crazy production. When looks did not matter. Kei is out, but why Maki?? It
really sucks...she is my favorite member. I will continue to support them but I think this is wrong. The girls are too
young too be split up like this. Maki is their leader. It was when I first heard "Love Machine" in the summer of 2000 that
I really got hooked on JPop. The wackiess of the girls, that is unlike the Pop of America. And Maki was there through
it all, I will miss her. ;_; (written by Nicolette)
Where is Zhang Ziyi????
(hint: click pic)
02-22-02 - I went to the bookstore and saw the new issue of American GQ. Sure great, it was of Tobey Maguire promoting
Spider-man but it said "Tobey Maguire & Zhang Ziyi" WHERE?!? She was on the inside flap, her legs were featured on the
cover only. Not only is this an insult to Tha Woman but to Tha Chinese Woman. Would they put a cover of Tom Cruise and just
Penelope Cruz's legs???????? No, they had her on the cover a few years ago. Pure racist American media. I have written to
complain to GQ. You can too. Write to
gqmag@aol.com. Together, justice will be served for Zhang Ziyi and Chinese Actors forever~~~~~~!!!!!!!!
Plus there is the latest issue of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. One of my favorites, Yamila Diaz is on the cover
which marks back-to-back Latino covers, Elsa Benitez snagging the cover in 2001. Finally, Latinos Woman are not being
segragated to a few pages in some "exotic" locale, while "All-American" models portrayed by leggy Eoropeans dominate the
issue. I suppose we must credit Gisele and Adriana Lima for the Brazillian tidal wave that lasted, well, 15 minutes. Mind
you, Judit Masco - a native of Barcelona - graced the cover way back in 1990. So Latinos rejoice, this is no fad.
The world has finaly recognized Tha Latino Woman in all her booty greatness. And we all thought the demise of Ricky Martin
(thank god) would mean the end of Latino Heat. ^_^
And as a side note to Maxim: Please give up trying to compete with "The Real Swimsuit Issue" - a lame issue filled with
unknown Russian models and has-been ex-SI model Kylie Bax. If you can splice a few pages of BOMB! we will give you some
credit as being a worthy rival. (written by Nicolette)
Archive (note how old it is ^_^): I love Tha Woman's style, beauty, and brains. I have no respect for silicone-filled
morons like Jenny McCarthy, Pamela Anderson, and Demi Moore. Unlike the "lifeguards" on Baywatch,
characters like Dana Sculley of The X-Files and Jeanne Boulet of
ER really kick butt. I'm not trying to make any excuses.
Let me get this straight. I am in no means dissing Women by focusing merely on their bodies. If I were to do that.
You'd see dozens links to sleazy sites like Playboy or something. I
have grown to enjoy classy and elegant Women, who actually have a real grasp
on what the world is like. Uma Thurman, Amber Valletta, and Mary J. Blige
come to mind. That's all this page of links is about: my favorite female
celebrities and their work. No more, no less. Women that have drive,
perseverance, and charisma make up all of these links.
"The way the world underestimates me
will be my greatest weapon."
- Calista Flockhart
Models may have paraded in skimpy clothes to make men drool but in
reality they're taking the money from their merchandise (calendars, posters,
runway shows, advertisements) and investing it into production companies.
They're in one of the few industries where tha Woman earns more than the man.
Cindy, Elle, Linda, and Christy are examples. You might notice that I don't call em
"supermodels" cuz that term really has been overused. Now morons from porno stars to
pin-up geeks are labelled that. Models is what they be, or to be more specific, fashion models. But don't ya notice
that they're getting younger and scrawnier? I find no beauty in that. Michelle and Meg produce their
own movies and demand only the best roles. It's good that Julia Roberts got her $20 million pay check. (Now if only she'd stop making those sappy movies.)
No doubt the glass ceiling is filled with male actors who had their share of hits and flops. But
to add a guy like Adam Sandler?! He's talented but come on. Cameron Diaz had one of the biggest
hits of 1998 in There's Something About Mary and Ben Stiller gets all the credit! And y'all know bout Uma...Madonna,
Whitney, and Mariah are in a league of their own...ruling the mic and the
profits....Tha Woman is still far from being man's equal. She ain't no piece of meat. She ain't no dumb blonde.
She got her own brain. She know what She wants. But characters
like Wilma Flintstone and Betty Rubble have showed that even in the past,
Women were capable of being strong and independent. Word. (written by The Founder)
Thank U
"Men adore anybody. You can be butt-ugly and men will
whistle at you just because you have a mini-skirt on."
- Amber Valletta
Thanks to all who visited Tha Woman and to hard work of The CDK Staff (MZA, Jakob, Snoopy, et al. ... who
incidentally have not updated the site in nearly 3 months :P)!
Comments and suggestions can be sent to The Chiclet via e-mail: cdk_nic@yahoo.com.
Thanks for visiting! ^^
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"You don't know what you got
till it's gone."
- Joni Mitchell
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