Reality check: America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse of contestants
- Written by Rebecca Trelease, Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
NetflixIf you’ve spent much time on the internet, you probably know how to yell “I was rooting for you!” The clip from “Cycle 4” (iykyk) of America’s Next Top Model which aired in 2005 went uncontrollably viral.
It became a foundational reality TV meme – an enduring moment that has fed pop culture for two...





