People are calling out 'America's Next Top Model' for how judges treated contestants.
'America's Next Top Model' came out almost 20 years ago, but the toxic messages it burned into viewers and contestants about beauty, body image and the fashion industry still sting today...
While it's delusional to expect a show that came out in the era of low-rise jeans, sharp hip bones, and Abercrombie & Fitch to have the same body-positive and inclusive beliefs we embrace today, the old clips from the show that people have been pulling up on TikTok and Twitter seem deeply cringe-inducing and problematic even for 2003.
The most recent conversation was sparked by how the show treated Robin Manning, the first plus-sized contestant.
Janice Dickinson is seen here calling Manning 'huge,' while Tyra Banks pressures her to stop 'covering up.' After refusing to do a nude photoshoot, she was was eliminated from the show.
In another resurfaced clip, the judges tell a contestant she 'has an intensity to prove' her 'Africanness' and then chastise her for attempting to defend herself.
And then made her...apologize to the hat?
Here's Tyra criticizing a woman's skin 'texture.'
And then there's this incredibly messy compilation:
And this disaster:
Here are the judges telling a model she can't be a Covergirl with a gap in her teeth:
Many noted that Janice is the true villain:
Of course, there are probably many more incredibly toxic moments from this show, but all we can do now is demand justice.