Posts Tagged modeling

By Courtney Baxter • 11 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

50 years ago, today.

The stigma of loving transgender women.

“When people say women of color, am I included in that equation?”

Urban Outfitters #fail.

This is exceptionalism we don’t need.

One classroom, two genders.

Hollywood’s “sassy black lady” problem.

What Scandal gets right, and wrong.

9/11 and communities of color.

Aziz Ansari, Boom.

There’s no politician quite like her.

Mister Cee, hip-hop and tolerance.

“What people don’t realize is that most of these girls are adolescents.”

#4immigrantwomen

New fave Tumblr: Men Taking Up Too Much Space On The Train

Making isn’t frivolous.

On getting called out.

Miss America, what’s the verdict?

Debunking ...

50 years ago, today.

The stigma of loving transgender women.

“When people say women of color, am I included in that equation?”

Urban Outfitters #fail.

This is exceptionalism we don’t need.
By Alexandra Brodsky • 11 years ago

Quick Hit: Why are runways so white?

Spoiler: the answer is racism.

BuzzFeed invited five fashion show casting directors to talk about why almost every model we see walking down the runway are white. Some of their answers, like James Scully’s, won’t make you want to vomit: Scully’s conception of diversity is more meaningful than the common tokenism he calls out, though he seems more market- than ethics-driven. Inevitably, there are also the responses that will lead you screaming into the street.

My favorite (read: least favorite) is Barbara Nicoli’s lovely little explanation of why Asian women aren’t sexy:

It’s also true that, for example, Caucasians have a specific body type, black girls have a specific body shape, and Asian girls have a specific body shape. So I guess there ...

Spoiler: the answer is racism.

BuzzFeed invited five fashion show casting directors to talk about why almost every model we see walking down the runway are white. Some of their answers, like James Scully’s, won’t make you want ...
By Jos Truitt • 13 years ago

Nissan ad is offensive, not much else

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saoMA39lh3U

Transcript after the jump.

What is this craptastic ad even about? It just feels like a bunch of offensiveness strung together.

“Model vs. Model.” Oh I get it, cause car model, and also women are like objects so haha no. Also drag is hot, that’s just a fact, some things can’t be argued. So now we get the dude in a bikini punchline right? Oh no, they couldn’t even follow through on the transmisogyny right because there’s a woman they definitely want us to think is cisgender. And then there’s some more objectifying. Yay.

I don’t think this ad’s doing men any favors either by suggesting selling them a car is as easy as: Drag joke! Boobs! Buy something!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saoMA39lh3U

Transcript after the jump.

What is this craptastic ad even about? It just feels like a bunch of offensiveness strung together.

“Model vs. Model.” Oh I get it, cause car model, and also women are like objects so haha ...
By Jos Truitt • 13 years ago

Nissan ad is offensive, not much else

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saoMA39lh3U

Transcript after the jump.

What is this craptastic ad even about? It just feels like a bunch of offensiveness strung together.

“Model vs. Model.” Oh I get it, cause car model, and also women are like objects so haha no. Also drag is hot, that’s just a fact, some things can’t be argued. So now we get the dude in a bikini punchline right? Oh no, they couldn’t even follow through on the transmisogyny right because there’s a woman they definitely want us to think is cisgender. And then there’s some more objectifying. Yay.

I don’t think this ad’s doing men any favors either by suggesting selling them a car is as easy as: Drag joke! Boobs! Buy something!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saoMA39lh3U

Transcript after the jump.

What is this craptastic ad even about? It just feels like a bunch of offensiveness strung together.

“Model vs. Model.” Oh I get it, cause car model, and also women are like objects so haha ...
By Chloe Angyal • 13 years ago

“Miss TSA” calendar reminds us just how unsexy some “sexy” poses are

Especially the one in the second row, where the woman looks like she’s about to start doing tricep dips. It’s a nice reminder that in addition to all the makeup, lighting, airbrushing and photoshopping, making what’s considered to be a “sexy” photo also requires some really uncomfortable posing.

The photos were originally taken for another calendar that was designed to convince doctors to buy x-ray monitors. Both calendars are clearly meant as parodies, albeit crappy, sexist ones. But I appreciate these photos because they’re a reminder that, when you look at conventional definitions of “sexy” from a slightly different angle – in this case, from an angle that removes facial expression, hair, makeup, surrounding requisite beach or fur rug ...

Especially the one in the second row, where the woman looks like she’s about to start doing tricep dips. It’s a nice reminder that in addition to all the makeup, lighting, airbrushing and photoshopping, making what’s considered ...