Criticism
The journalist Jennifer L. Pozner, in her book, Reality Bites Back, calls The Swan “the most sadistic reality series of the decade.” Journalist Chris Hedges also criticized the show in his book Empire of Illusion, writing "The Swan’s transparent message is that once these women have been surgically "corrected" to resemble mainstream celebrity beauty as closely as possible, their problems will be solved."
It attracted further criticism internationally as British comedian and writer Charlie Brooker launched attacks on The Swan during his Channel 4 show 'You Have Been Watching', where guest Josie Long suggested the show be renamed "The bullies were right".
The show was ranked at #1 in Entertainment Weekly's 10 Worst Reality-TV Shows Ever.
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