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Confessions of a Video Vixen

Author: Karrine Steffans
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

13 reviews
Sales Rank: 17282

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Amistad Pbk. Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7

ISBN: 006089248X
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092
EAN: 9780060892487
ASIN: 006089248X

Publication Date: January 4, 2007
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1 out of 5 stars

Quit your self pity Karrine January 10, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I've wanted to get this book for a while now and on Christmas morning '07, there it was in my stocking (I know, I have a christmas stocking still). Anyway, was delighted with the thoughful gift and read it in a day and a half. My simple summary of this book is that this woman is trying to convey a warning to any young girls aspiring to be that video vixen they see on the tv, however in reality she writes as if she revelled in her nickname 'Supahead', she put up with 'beating's' and improper sexual encounters because she was getting money for it but she would have you believe that this was her 'only' way of getting on in life. Eh, sorry love, get yourself a proper job, sure the money wouldn't be the same but self respect would be there and I believe strongly that your son would have respect for you when he comes of age had you gone about things differently. Dedicating this hooker story to your son is nothing short of insulting to him and there is no way in his life will he EVER think you did right by him. If you're going to write a book, write it honestly and call yourself a hooker/prostitute/call girl whatever but be honest. It is clear you did not view yourself this way and that in itself will never change you in the deep profound way you claim writing your story has. Your story is nothing short of a kiss and tell that is diguised as a 'victim's tale'. You're not a victim honey, you made your choices, you made your bed, you lay there quite comfortably and did your thang 'cause you were 'SupaHead' and you loved every minute of it!!!!!

2 out of 5 stars

Not a Great Read November 16, 2007
When i intially heard of this book i truly thought it would dish the dirt

on the famous hip hop and r'n'b stars that we know and some of us love.. in

stead karrine trys her best to JUSTIFY her actions by blaming everyone

else for the way she is and not admitting to herself she has issues

that she has to deal with rather than putting the blame else where.

Instead of making a life for her and her son she partys binges on drugs

and sex and realise's this is bringing her no happiness she resorts to

self harm, but still she contuinues to live her life in this way. When

her son gets older what is he going to think of his mother.. will he

think of her as the head of the household who went out and provided for

her family and was there every night to eat dinner round the table with,

or will it be a case of my mother was a hoe and every one that wanted to

ran up in her??? All in all it was a face paced read...could at times be

eye opening but most definitly not the best of reads i will not be

purchasing the squeal.

3 out of 5 stars

A trollop is as a trollop does... March 7, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a very sad story of someone who never got their
life together. Life is not one big continuous party and it's
unfortunate that Supahead probably still does not
understand this. I started this review stating that it is a
very sad story. However, I don't find the story sad
because of the trials of Ms. Head. I find it impossible to
feel sorry for someone who makes the same mistakes
again and again.

This story is sad because I feel very sorry for the child
that was birthed by this woman. I won't
say...raised...because a woman who would
leave her child at the doorstep of a physically abusive
father or leave for days and even weeks at a time on
X-tab binging parties is not a mother. I found Supahead's
behavior in regards to her child reprehensible. But what
can you expect? A trollop is as a trollop does.

Euftis Emery
Author of Off the Chain

3 out of 5 stars

Misunderstood October 27, 2006
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

When I first heard about the book, I thought what everyone else thought, she just being a skank hoe. Then I started reading the book and could not put it down. Yes she has done some degrading things and she has slept with alot of men, but what women hasn't? The only differnce with her is that she was getting paid for it.

I feel her absent father was part to blame for her antics. She reached out to these men thinking they could give her the attention that she was missing from her father.

She may have done sinister things but at least she's alive to tell the story and I know she has learnt from it.

The book could've been longer, nevertheless it was an intriging read.

Keep strong Karrine!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars

Must Read For Young Girls September 3, 2006
This book should be a required part of any curriculum for young African American girls coming of age. But it should be discussed with them because some may read it and aspire to be the next Superhead. I don't think that this is the message that is trying to be conveyed. However, in this celebrity crazed society, I can easily see young girls arriving at that conclusion.