Twitter Slams Tyra Banks After Old 'America's Next Top Model' Clips Resurface – Parade

According to social media, these show clips do not pass the “body positivity” vibe check.Tyra Banks is catching heat for some of her past behavior on former hit TV show, America’s Next Top Model.The supermodel’s name began trending on Sunday night after a series of video clips resurfaced from the reality series.Claims that Banks “exploited” and mistreated upcoming talent were not uncommon after some scenes of her being highly critical of the models in the competition made their way around the social media platform.”This show was made to break down women n steal their dignities… I hate that we love this show so much,” one user wrote, adding, “It may have had the biggest negative impact on our own lives as well.”Many users were upset after videos of the panel of judges tearing down girls’ appearances came to the forefront of the discussion.”The 2000s were something else. This woman’s body was sickening,” another user commented, using “sickening” in the positive slang version to mean “extremely attractive” or “flawless.””You can’t spell tyrant without Tyra,” one user commented.While some jumped on the Tyra-bashing bandwagon, others brought up another valid point: the modeling world as a whole comes with brutal criticism, especially 10+ years…
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