Apparently, during the ANTM auditions in New York this weekend, a handful of people were arrested due to unruly behaviour. This caused a media sensation. Maybe it was planned all along? After all, the Internet is already abuzz about how Cycle 13 is really only to satisfy the complaints of many women, who wanted to be on the show, but were not tall enough to be "real models." What's a "real model" anyway? Why do we only consider the women (girls, really) who walk down the runways of Fashion Week and appear in the spreads of fashion magazines like Vogue and Elle "real models"? While I do hope that Cycle 13 will showcase some petite designers (who, IMHO, deserve the media spotlight - many people don't seem to acknowledge their existence), I really hope that Tyra focuses more on print/commercial work, as that's what's mostly available to people of all heights. At the same time, I also hope that the show doesn't end up turning this into some kind of joke (as it seems to be right now, at least on the Internet). I think shorter people and their fashion issues need to be taken just as seriously as plus size issues. After all, we're supposed to accept "all body types," right? And being petite is a body type. Actually, being petite is made up of many body types!
(I also don't want people to think, based on what happened in New York), that petite women are crazy rioters either!
