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Bridget Armstrong

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737 total appearances

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Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

But I don't know what conclusions she's come to.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

But I...

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

I do think she is not actually sorry.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And so that then made me think, why would she do this docuseries?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Like, if you don't have anything new to say.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

But I think the tease we got at the end is the answer.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Tyra has something to promote.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And when she said season 25 coming soon, I said, oh, okay, that's why.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Because I do think Tyra...

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

has a really unique understanding of what entertains audiences and what keeps the conversation going.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

I was like, maybe Tyra does get that, like, what she's saying is bullshit and it's not a real apology and she's not accountable.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And maybe she knows that's going to keep sparking conversation, right?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

Like, she knows that makes people angry.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

She knows we're going to talk about it even more.

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

upsetting and harmful stereotypes absolutely I think it really gets at the crux of Tyra's complicated legacy early last year so when we were just starting on production on the podcast Tyra got an award from Essence from Essence magazine and it was like a luminary award and she gave this speech and

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

She talked about how she had to fight for diversity on A&TM, right?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

When people did not think that the girl from the hood could be a model, right?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

When people didn't think that plus size models could be supermodels, right?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And what is that?

Infamous
Behind the Scenes of America’s Next Top Model

And Tyra actually, she refers to that also in the Netflix doc, Ken Mock does too.