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Even during Dream Academy, there was this narrative that Manon was benefiting from her looks and popularity instead of earning her place. But let’s be serious. Pretty privilege has NEVER been exclusive to Manon. So why was hers such a problem? Because the pretty girl getting all that love wasn’t the girl people expected it to be?

And since we’re here, let’s CLOCK the racial undertones. Because I genuinely believe part of the problem is that Manon’s pretty privilege TRUMPED theirs, and the gag is she’s a fucking BLACK WOMAN. Yes, she’s biracial, but she’s still Black, and I think some people are deeply uncomfortable watching a Black woman receive the type of admiration, favoritism, and attention society typically reserves for non-Black women.