Chicagoist: ANTM Cycle 9: More Chicago Flavor!

guest

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:07:29 -0600

And, if I were Sarah (the "real-size model") I would just make a real effort to lose 25 pounds so that I could be an actual model. No loser... if you were Sarah, you'd be on television being watched by thousands of people. Instead, you're still living in your mom's basement and talking about other people's lives on line.

Ferdy

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:46:23 -0600

Models are what little girls aspire to look like so they can attract a mate. I don't think that has changed since I was a teeny bopper.

guest

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:35:55 -0600

darlings, this show is a piss take on the modeling industry and the mentalities it draws. I have come to believe that miss tyra is smart (and nasty!) and is aware that she's exploiting these young ladies for ratings and great tv. i really don't care who wins but do I want to see a make over freak-out or three, cat fights galore and ridiculous photo shoots? ohhh, yes, baby, and i'm so there!

Spav1

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:17:33 -0600

Matty, as I recall, you said something once about how all Chicago women need to lose ten pounds. I know you are just itching to jump in...

Margaret

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:55:40 -0600

I agree with Spav too, this is the point of being a model. No one asks Sumo wrestlers to lose weight. Models look like that on purpose and the reason is to wear clothes. Models should not be anorexic scarecrows, but tall and thin is in the job description. I don't think its about being a role model either...designers aren't going to design around wide hips and big boobs, you need a model that can wear 95% of your clothes. Short, pleasantly curvy looking women can't get away with that. And since when was a top model a role model anyway?

matty

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:46:44 -0600

oh jesus. here it comes...

Ferdy

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:38:45 -0600

I agree with Spav. There are plus-sized models, but no top model will ever by plus-sized. Men won't accept healthy-looking role models for their women.

Spav1

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:32:30 -0600

My point is NO ONE is strong enough to roll that stone up hill. If you want to be a "top model" you have to be thin. Right or wrong, that is the status quo. And no matter what I do, I don't enjoy qualifiers before or behind it. Like saying: "you are a pretty good driver...for a woman"

Shannon

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:23:59 -0600

And, if I were Sarah (the "real-size model") I would just make a real effort to lose 25 pounds so that I could be an actual model. or she could, you know, change the face of modeling as we know it. i hear report after report of 'models are too skinny,' but so far it's all lip service. she could change the way people look at and think of models, for the better. course, i haven't watched the show, so i don't know if she's strong enough to roll that stone uphill.

Ferdy

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:00:25 -0600

I used to be hooked on this show, but it has run its course. The models all look the same from cycle to cycle; Tyrant is more out of control than ever; the Jays are like nails on a chalkboard; and the challenges are so stupid and unrealistic. The drama of a 19-year-old cheating on her boyfriend or messing up someone else's bed is so juvenile. If my friend didn't want to use Wednesday ANTM as a get-together excuse away from her kid, I'd have bagged it long ago.

matty

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:00:21 -0600

"And, if I were Sarah (the "real-size model") I would just make a real effort to lose 25 pounds so that I could be an actual model. " *ducks, runs away*

Spav1

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:32:45 -0600

Preface this by saying that I LOVE ANTM but these are my two major problems with it: 1) No winner has ever achieved any kind of name recognition outside of the show. 2) They ALWAYS choose girls that are too old or too fat to be top models, keep them around for the way too long and then cut them for crazy reasons: "attitude" or whatever. I have a problem with Melrose making it all the way to the top two and then being told she is too old looking. Why keep her around that long anyway? And, if I were Sarah (the "real-size model") I would just make a real effort to lose 25 pounds so that I could be an actual model.