Pass / Fail

[Shana A]

Pass / Fail
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: Opinions

http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2008/09/15/Opinions/Pass-Fail-3430813.shtml

America's first transgender model
Tyra Banks struck a welcome blow for inclusiveness when she picked a transgender model for the latest season of "America's Next Top Model." The model, Isis, has been subjected to verbal abuse by her co-contestants and almost got kicked off on the second episode, but we're cheering anyway; her presence is a remarkable testament to how far we've come in our definition of beauty. For jazzing up America's favorite fashion reality show, Banks and Isis get a Pass.