fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks agoThe New America's Next Top Model Documentary Has a Villain and a Hero. Somehow, They're the Same Person.
In the cold light of hindsight, America's Next Top Model feels like a fever dream of a reality show. The entire franchise feels like an improbable 30 Rock joke: A gaggle of models in their late teens and early 20s share a house and are run through weeks and weeks of challenges at the behest of ur-supermodel Tyra Banks, who spends most of her time teaching the girls how to "smize." How much blackface is involved? Much more than you'd ever imagine possible.
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