43 - America's Next Top Model Part 2: The Reality of Eating Disorders on Reality TV
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Brace yourself, friends; the America's Next Top Model deep dive continues, and things only get messier from here.
In Part 2, Ash dives into the show's treatment of "plus-size" contestants, the impossible standards they were expected to meet (no off days allowed), and the way REAL eating disorders were turned into reality TV storylines. From tokenism and body shaming to some of the most uncomfortable moments in ANTM history, we unpack how a show that promised empowerment often delivered the exact opposite.
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of anti-fatness, body shaming, eating disorders, and eating disorder behaviours. Please listen at your own discretion.
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