Some of the gals on America's Next Top Model aren't feeling trans contestant Isis.
One of the ladies, Sharaun, remarked, quite crudely, "America's Next Top Model is not going to be a drag queen. I'm sorry. It's not." Apparently Sharaun fancies herself a prophet, or something.
Meanwhile, pals Hannah and Clark bonded over their bigotry, which they justify with their "small town" upbringings.
Fox News is back to its anti-trans ways!
The network garnered some queer criticism earlier this year after trash talking trans man Thomas Beatie.
Now anchor Gregg Jarrett and US Magazine editor-at-large Ian Drew take a few shots at Isis, America's Next Top Model's new trans model. Our favorite part comes when Drew calls Isis' inclusion as a ratings grab and a television trend. Jarrett, of course, is flabbergasted by "him or her."
Last night, Whitney, a 20-year-old student from Florida, became the first ever plus-size winner of America’s Next Top Model. It’s a huge step for the advancement of the belief that all women deserve to be objectified. CONTINUED »
• A Democratic National Committee spokesman asked Queerty if the picture above was "humor or accuracy?" Both! Here's your gay cheat sheet to the DNC.
• Craigslist gives back to the industry he helped destroy.
• Unlike your office manager, we never got into LOLCats. LOlsens is more our style. CONTINUED »
So Martin Crandall, the bass player from the Shins, was arrested for domestic violence against ex-GF and former America’s Next Top Model contestant Elyse Sewell. But in a twist that left us wishing the cameras were there, Sewell was also arrested for domestic violence on Crandall, who bit the bass player in what she claimed was self-defense.
As we remember, Elyse was the “smart one” from cycle one. But we still find it depressing that even emo musicians live up to the rocker stereotype of having unstable relationships with beautiful people.
And America's Next Top Model is…Ok, fine, we won't spoil it for you. But we will give you a couple hints:
Hint 1: Like all prospective winners, she's too old, too fat and not nearly Brazilian enough to make it in the cutthroat world of modeling.
Hint 2: She's about to fade into obscurity somewhere (much like recent winners Jaslene, Danielle and Caridee) only to be periodically trotted out for degrading cameos on ANTM sponsored runway shows and Tyra's daytime gabfest.
That should totally help narrow it down, although the super curious can click here for the answer.
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Though Elle magazine had only "no comment" for us about whether EIC Robbie Myers and creative director Joe Zee were meeting with TV producers about various projects, we've learned they did sit down with Ugly Betty and America's Next Top Model, but meetings fizzled, at least temporarily, because of the writer's strike. (Even though reality show writers aren't union, apparently all of Hollywood is not functioning at the moment.) So far, there have just been "talks," which means any impact on fashion director Nina Garcia and her judging duties for Project Runway are a ways off.
Did you guys hear the one about the reality show that exploited a contestant with a mild form of autism, to boost ratings promote acceptance and tolerance in an industry where (occasionally) putting black people on the cover of magazines is still seen as experimental?
Meet 21-year-old Heather Kuzmich, the "socially awkward" stunner and Aspergers sufferer, who "has trouble making eye contact," is "sometimes the target of her roommates' jokes" and got kicked off last week's episode of America's Next Top Model for having below average map-reading skills.
Although we can’t always shake the nasty habit of writing in the royal we, occasionally one of our editors decides to shake off the cloak of anonymity to write a short, pithy statement long, rambling diatribe about a topic of their choice. Today, Debbie Newman is that editor.
If you're anything like us, then you most likely did not spend the bulk of your Sunday afternoon reading Page Six magazine and pouring over an interview with Seventeen EIC-turned-entrepreneur Atoosa Rubenstein.
Fortunately, Portfolio blogger Jeff Bercovici is a bird of a different feather. And thanks to his helpful/informative recap, we've learned that, in addition to biting the hand that feeds—er, fed her, Atoosa has also finally come to the realization that she is, in fact, a freakshow.
Breaking: Lindsay Lohan has a fake-tan mustache!
Or, as our younger brother puts it, "When the disgusting chemical bath you call 'sunless tanner' begins to collect around your mouth, you don’t look refreshed after a weekend in the Caribbean, you look like a dirty toddler with a juice addiction. Jesus. Stop it."
Looks like someone has another chemical dependency problem! Click here for the disturbing photographic evidence.
Good news fans of The Hills and America’s Next Top Model: More of the top quality reality programming you’ve come to love is coming your way.
By all accounts, by midnight tomorrow, the writers who come up with Conan’s monologues, Grey’s Anatomy and Emmy speeches will go on strike over residuals on DVD and internet sales. And that means networks will rely on reality TV for primetime programming.
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Judging by reality TV, you would never guess that black models are having trouble finding work.
Tyson Beckford has inked a deal to star with Nikki Taylor in Make Me A Supermodel, Bravo's not-very-subtle answer to America's Next Top Model.
Instead of a panel of model hasbeens and pseudo drag queens, this show will rely on on viewer voting to determine who is still in the running to be America's next top model its winner. With any luck, the public will be able to pick a model who is thin enough to actually work in modeling.
Trend spotting for the Times must be a difficult endeavor. After all, it’s hard to tell if just a small group of people are feeling dissatisfied with their South Hampton homes, or if it’s part of larger, widespread movement that speaks to the way we live now.
In this week’s Sunday Styles, Guy Trebay does find a real story: racism in modeling. He even talks to several black professionals in the modeling industry, including Jay Alexander. Yes, that Jay Alexander, the guy who teaches women in their twenties how to walk in heels.
This is a trend story paradox. By talking to Alexander, Trebay implies that America’s Next Top Model has some legitimacy, which is suspect enough. But the article proves that a non-white winner will be too “ethnic” to work outside of her Cover Girl ad.
And we just thought she would be too fat.
There are five stories on John Edwards on MTVNews.com right now. Featured prominently is an interview between Edwards and former America’s Next Top Model Contestant, Kim Stolz aka as the hot lesbian.
Vice Presidential hopefuls and reality TV stars are like roaches: They never die.
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If you’re not, this montage of animated Tyra Banks GIFs should help. [fourfour]
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