I've worked in the modeling industry for several years and no several agents personally, and I can say Janice's attitude is not normal or accepted. Most major agencies do work with plus sized girls and treat them with respect, and (posted to Janice Dickinson really blew it.)
I disagree about the school comparison. I actually support voucher programs and universal healthcare. There's a big difference between education and healthcare. No one's going to die if they don't go to school, and voucher systems would not take schooling (posted to The Truth About Universal Health Care)
I don't know if you were being serious, but I disagree with your comment on the "tramp stamp" that are gotten by "skinny, slutty women". First of all, calling a woman a slut just because of what she wears (either (posted to Friday (tattooed) Feminist Fuck You: Ms. Liz Jones)
Plenty of women with lower back tattoos don't "show them off". The tattoo is only visible when they're "showing it off" so logically whenever a woman had hers covered up you wouldn't even know she has one. It strikes me (posted to Friday (tattooed) Feminist Fuck You: Ms. Liz Jones)
I think she was being sarcastic :) I thought of getting a lower-back tattoo because it'd be easy to cover, and, even though I ended up getting it between my shoulder blades, I'm still a little sensitive about people bashing (posted to Friday (tattooed) Feminist Fuck You: Ms. Liz Jones)
But it is true that the women who tend to get lower-back tattoos are women who are promiscuous and are not getting the tattoo for themselves, but rather to draw a man's attention to their ass. Really? Have you done (posted to Friday (tattooed) Feminist Fuck You: Ms. Liz Jones)
I don't know if you were being serious, but I disagree with your comment on the "tramp stamp" that are gotten by "skinny, slutty women". Facetious. (posted to Friday (tattooed) Feminist Fuck You: Ms. Liz Jones)
1. Since the comment about "that's why you never see fat chicks at parties" is blatantly false (because you DO see fat chicks at classy parties), the statement is what's that word... sarcastic. 2. By going to Art of the (posted to Friday (tattooed) Feminist Fuck You: Ms. Liz Jones)
The author of the original post seems to fall into the trap of thinking there's a "legitimate tramp stamp" (flowers/butterflies on the lower back) and that she doesn't have because it's not quite on her lower back. No. (posted to Friday (tattooed) Feminist Fuck You: Ms. Liz Jones)
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