Is ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Racist? Social Media Weighs In

Unwilling to bash H&M for the racism scandal it is currently facing? Tyra Banks.

Soaring high on the wings of her ‘America’s Next Top Model’ reboot Banks sat down for an interview with the ‘BUILD Series’ to promote the series.

What happened when a member of the audience quizzed the former model on the drama?

Fresh insight into the situation.

Banks’ estimation, and the heat ‘Top Model’ is facing for its treatment of women of colour in the past, below…

So I’ve been re-watching America’s Next Top Model and omg between cultural appropriation and patriarchy omg this show is problematic

— alexa (@alexasebert) March 20, 2016

Unfortunately, Banks’ opinion is unlikely to sway those who are rightfully enraged with the brand…or ‘Top Model’s problematic history with race.

Anybody else remember that one season of America’s Next Top Model when Tyra made that black girl cut off all her hair and kiss a racist, then they sent her home??? pic.twitter.com/fcefxSXIoF

— SHE’S DOING GOOD (@yahssihr) November 18, 2017

rewatching Americas next top model and realizing how fuckin racist and problematic some of these models were

— carolina!! (@drxvelikeido) October 21, 2017

I’m watching these America’s Next Top Model clips and they had mad racist ass girls on that show

— Morgan Colón (@morganhoneyb) August 14, 2017

I’ve seen this episode like 7 times why did I never catch this before

— Jannae (@jannnaeee) January 7, 2018

old top model is so racist and nothing in our society has changed except for how open we are about our distaste for minorities

— MATT (@kirsten_noel) December 22, 2017

some episodes of america’s next top model are really problematic. it’s not even about being in the fashion industry. it’s being racist.

— joshua angelo (@semicoIonist) July 7, 2017

I’m watching early seasons of America’s Next Top Model and this show use to be soooo problematic pic.twitter.com/HAbYzWy3A3

— Jolly Gay (@ablackmermaid) October 6, 2017

If America’s Next Top Model was as popular today as it used to be, it’d get so much flack. So many problematic photo shoots omg

— pettywise ? (@xbeliefs) April 7, 2017

So I’m rewatching America’s Next Top Model and I may be tripping but was this show not super problematic? Or were their critiques just how it really is

— Who Cares Girl (@MadiKGoldddd) December 28, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiSFZP1Mv_I

YaYa DaCosta, a former contestant, had this to say about her harrowing time on the series…

Do you agree?

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