Tyra Banks Breaks Silence After Old ANTM Videos Earned Her Backlash
Tyra Banks agrees that her some of her performances on America’s Next Top Model were insensitive.
Olisatv reported that folks dug up the model’s old videos from episodes of the modeling show in which she body-shamed young black women. In one of the clips, Banks tore down a black woman, mocked her gap-teeth, and told her she was not the kind of girl anyone wants to see on a magazine cover.
And that was not all; folks resurrected some of the harshest criticisms, bothering on the racist, that Banks and her panel of white judges perpetuated during the show.
Now, she has spoken up. “Been seeing the posts about the insensitivity of some past ANTM moments and I agree with you. Looking back, those were some really off choices,” she said on Twitter, adding, “Appreciate your honest feedback and am sending so much love and virtual hugs.”
See her tweet below:
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