Comments on: America’s Next Top Model Auditions

By: The Politics of Renaming… – South Side Scholar

The Politics of Renaming… – South Side Scholar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:05:15 +0000

[...] seems that these reality shows that center on women’s bodies as the centerpiece of their drama/entertainment cannot get away from slavery/auction block imagery. [...]

By: dcal08

dcal08 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:52:00 +0000

auction block analogy is right on point. i’m hooked. please keep writing. better yet, come to Tanzania. i could introduce you to some folks here who you probably have already heard of and who would be able to feed your spiritual and activist soul. let’s definitely talk.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:17:00 +0000

And it’s funny, I wanted to go. I was encouraged to go. I had an opportunity to go and audition. But somethign told me no. And I was a lil sad about it, until I read your blog about it. slapped me back to reality. thanks for this.

By: AMB

AMB — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

yeah, in every wave of 50 girls apprx 10 girls get to go to the next round where they model bathing suits, etc…

By: Dumi

Dumi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:33:00 +0000

nice commentary, the auction block thing is so real. i had to talk to one of my little sisters who is being pressured by her older sister and parents to go on “real chance at love 2″ instead of doing a summer internship… sadly not everyone’s folks have their child’s best intentions at heart. her situations made me think of how many countless women saw those shows as their “gateway” it’s a sad commentary on opportunity in our culture. so are you gonna be on? it could be revolutionary feminist praxis at it’s finest and how did only 40 girls feel rejected, did that mean 10 got the nod to the next round?