America's Next Top Model

America’s Next Top Model is a reality show watched by many people all over the country. It represents pop culture today as it depicts what is beautiful to teen girls. Shows like this one are one of the many causes of eating disorders in our society today. Tall skinny girls featured on this show become role models to young girls only because of their appearances. The models in this show make sacrifices to look pretty and view others as competition. This concept relays a dangerous underlying message to adolescent females who then believe it is their job to do the same.

This show not only represents today’s pop culture but also depicts young women as objects instead of human beings. They are treated as show pieces as they prepare for various photo shoots. Make-up, costumes, and props make their appearances appealing to the eye but no one actually gets to know them as people just by looking at their photos. The models in this show make themselves vulnerable to the male gaze. They allow for men to judge them on their appearances.

This show does not equally represent the female population in America as it only shows women who make their lives out of fashion and beauty. Models generally don’t focus too much ont their education when they can make a profit out of advertisements and fashion shows. All women do not have the same interests as these models. Many women are geeks in the sense that they would rather enjoy professions in other fields such as engineering or medicine. America’s Next Top Model stereotypes women to be beauty seekers when in reality some women find fashion to not be one of their top priorities.