ANTM!!

Catfight!! This week's episode of America's Next Top Model opened with a serious girl fight. Every season catiness breaks out among the competitors of the show. This of course fits with society's usual stereotypes of girls never being able to get along with each other. After only a few episodes, the house has already split between "us" and "them." Celia called out Tahlia at the last elimination for wavering in her dedication to the competition. Tahlia and her group of friends in the house were of course outraged at this "backstabbing" move. Yet again, television portrays girls as two-faced. Of course, this disagreement ends up erupting into a yelling match in which Amita makes a total fool of herself. She tells Natalie that she is making herself look stupid. But, the irony is that Amita, who keeps yelling "you stupid, stupid, stupid" makes herself look incredibly idiotic. Whereas, Natalie portrays herself as being much more mature. Sarcasm, double-handed comments, head weaving and finger shaking filled the room. The show portrays what seems to be a very true stereotype involving girls and what it means to be feminine. The episode displays the catty, back-stabbing nature of girls.