America’s Next Top Model Stirs More Controversy
Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by Tara Decoda in Celebs, Fashion, Photo Gallery
Oh, boy! Here we go again. The trailer for America’s Next Top Model Cycle 15 recently started hitting the CW airwaves, and one auctioneer in particular, Ann, caught the attention of all the viewers:
Tall and skinny, and with a waist small enough for Ms. Jay to fit his hand perfectly around, closing both ends, her appearance seemed to upset a lot of viewers:
“There’s no way she’s not starving herself! Look at her!”
“How can Tyra Banks and America’s Next Top Model send out this kind of message?”
“Are they really getting to let her on the show?”
“Ohmagod, is that real?”
No matter what questions are asked, and yes its real, one thing is clear: its an unhealthy body image to promote, especially when the fashion industry is still fighting the issue of eating disorders. The 6′2″ ANTM hopeful strutted in as skinny and awkward as ever, and immediately had the judges attention. Tyra even went on to say “there’s something about her that I like!” *abruptly stops the car in the middle of traffic* Do you now, Tyra? Could it be the pro-curves retired model who usually praises a woman with curves, and speaks out against unhealthy body image is… Dare I say it… Promoting this?
She could be. Or not. Its no doubt that most young girls, and even grown woman, model themselves after, well, models. Looking at everything they do, and taking it as how-to-make-it instructions written in blood, its imperative that we let it be known that its not okay. Some may argue that in no way is Ann healthy, even though she insists. So what if she is healthy? Then what? Should we not promote her to the next level of potentially super stardom? She would require her to look like what she can’t humanly look like? But what if she’s not healthy? Should we not promote her to the next level of potentially super stardom? She would require her to look like what she chooses to not [humanly] look like?
In no way am I promoting an unhealthy body image, because I’ll be the first to denounce it. I am a little taken aback by the fact that Tyra “likes her” as she puts it, but she did take to her twitter to briefly touch on this hot button topic:
Well, if she listened to me and cancelled the show a long time ago, we wouldn’t be going through this. But, let’s hear what she has to say. Oh yeah, here’s Ann’s audition so you can see for yourself:
But what do you guys think of all of this?
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