Transwomen, America's Next Top Model, and Storytelling

I'm so excited about America's Next Top Model this season having a transgender model competing that I'm actually going to watch it!

This is a whole new reality TV narrative. We know how long the bitchy girls last (right up to near the end, so they can create more drama) but we don't know what narrative they're going to put Isis (the transgender model) in. Will it be a simple story of the other girls' bigotry? Will she be there to make some of the girls look good because they accept her and are all extra tolerant 'n' shit? Will she be a sort of tragic translatto, accepted by neither, rejected by both, and anguished beyond all measure?

Or will this actually be a window for mainstream America to look in on transgendered life?

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Psych! Truthformation is not entertaining, folks! Truthiness is what's driving Americ@! But don't worry, we'll be keeping an eye on this down EnterBrainment way.

Any bets on what Isis' narrative will be? The season premieres on September 3 (that's next Wednesday!) In the meantime, watch her vid above or here.