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Ta, Robyn. I knew someone who lived in a Model Apartment. I also know that when emerging designers make it to Fashion Week, they use unpaid black models. I've seen this with my own eyes.

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Wow, this is all so deplorable. I can't even...

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The industry can just use AI generated "models", as long as you don't go counting fingers and toes.

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I hope this law gets passed and signed.

What a horrific set of conditions. I had no idea, and I am glad I read this article.

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This law needs to be federal!

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Thank you Robyn, including for the update on the ever-admirable Beverly Johnson.

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Damn! Dickens and DeSade in the 21st Century.

Go, Model Alliance! Thank you, Robyn!

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Now I’m glad I’ve never watched an episode of “America’s Next Top Model.”

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Terry Richardson git drummed out of the Upper East Side, moved to Woodstock and got run out of there. Moved to Roxbury and bought the house next to the radio station. Yes, I am doxxing him. Fuck him.

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The problem is that so much of what relates to beauty and women in general falls under the Rush Limbaugh mentality, as he said about then student Sandra Fluke, who was testifying for women's health care- men seem to think sex and beauty are "owed" to them and that models should be grateful that men are even paying attention to them:

So, Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal. If we are going to pay for your contraceptives, and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it, and I'll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.

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I modeled socks. On the radio.

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I have dated a model. This totally checks.

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This is long overdue. And I'll remind everyone that Fuckface von Clownstick ran a modelling agency for nearly 20 years and did pretty much every sketchy thing listed above.

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Not a model, but I did have my picture on 'W' back in the 80s. 🕺

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I can’t believe America’s Next Top Model is still on. Good for this though

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OT: It's called "protecting your resume"...

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻

https://davidlat.substack.com/p/judge-aileen-cannon-law-clerks-quit-on-her?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

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