Aug
13
o mighty isis
Posted by | Posted in antm, television, tyra | Posted on 13-08-2008
America’s Next Top Model is bringing the fierceness for Cycle 11 on its premiere September 3rd. Isis, a contestant from local Prince Georges County (MD), is “a woman born physically male”, US Weekly reports. In what is sure to be a shocker to some of the other contestants (as well as viewers), GLAAD president Neil Giuliano describes Isis’ participation in the show as “an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television. We applaud Tyra Banks and The CW for making this historic visibility of transgender people possible.”
Isis’ promo page can be found here. Her portfolio modeling shots will expand as we get closer to premiere date and move through the season.
Yeah, I made the mistake of reading the comments after I sent you that article… it never ceases to amaze me how incredibly stupid people are. As if we needed more proof, here comes the Internet and its comments section so morons world-wide can announce their uneducated, bigoted opinions anonymously. Internet comments sections also reveal the disturbing fact that most of the population can just barely read & write enough English to squeak by on a daily basis… OY! I seriously had to pull out my Uneducated-Idiot-to-English translation dictionary for the right-wing religious nut comments. F’realz.
Is it Tyra and Co. trying to further the acceptance and understanding of a people or is it a ratings boost for an otherwise dull show?
It’s totally a ratings boost attempt, but don’t tell her that or she might show up at your door in a really ugly bathing suit and tell you to “kiss her fat ass”.