snarky

August 31, 2005

So, I’m a member of this modeling website where wannabe-models often post questions like “I’m 5′2 and 35 years old — do you think I could do high-fashion in Europe?” This particular discussion was about models with tattoos. I wrote:

I have a tattoo on my stomach and up over my left breast that is a picture of the nation of Armenia, with depictions of victims of famine and genocide. Over the bellybutton is a replica of a Purple Heart medal. Also, I like when models are so thin you can see their spines, so I had the outlines of my vertebra tattooed over my real vertebra up and down my back.

I also have a glass eye, but it’s never been a problem — the glass eye always points in one direction, so I just make sure to look the same direction in the photos. If the photographer’s like “Look over here,” I say, “Dude, it’s the whole head or nothing. What, do you hate disabled people?”

Overall, girls, there really are a lot of models with tattoos, hunchbacks, major surgical scars, pattern baldness, dwarfism, and cerebral palsy. The only important thing is to FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!

Posted by jen | Filed Under modeling 

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