As one person put it, “She even thanks Alex, but rightly calls out the institution for the fight that Black and brown models have to put in even to get nominated.” Others supported her viewpoint.
A further user commented: “Her comments regarding not wanting the award have NOTHING to do with Alex winning, and DEFINITELY nothing to do with Alex being trans.”
Someone wrote, “Anok Yai is my model of the year every year,” and then added, “Period,” in support of Anok. COMPLETE STOP.
“Anok Yai deserved to win more than anyone,” said another critic. A third person commented on the discussion: “Hot take: Anok was not being ‘shady’ towards Alex.
She basically said ‘it is what it is’ bc she’s been getting ROBBED of [the] model of the year for YEARS now and she’s accepted it.” Anok Yai asks to be excluded from nominations in the future.
