Resurfaced Clips From ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Make Tyra Banks Look Like a Sociopath

The aughts were a wild time for reality television. Back in the day, hosts could practically verbally abuse unpaid contestants of a gameshow and no one would bat an eye. America’s Next Top Model is a prime example of such a show, whose host, Tyra Banks has become infamous for her cruelty. In 2020, as old …
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Former Contestant Confirms ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Paid Contestants Next to Nothing

Last week we discussed the alarming toxicity of America’s Next Top Model, and we’re disappointed to report that conditions were even worse than we thought. After Twitter user @jiggyjayy2 revealed that contestants were paid the astonishingly paltry sum of $40 a day. Former contestant Sarah Hartshorne confirmed this reproachable news, adding that the women earned …
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Amusing Thread Reminisces About The Toxicity Of “America’s Next Top Model”

Reality TV is a wild invention. It’s such an ingrained part of our culture that it’s hard to believe it has only been truly popular over the past twenty years. The obsession of exploiting real people for ratings in the 2000s is basically the reason the word «problematic» triggers the fight or flight of anyone …
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