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> What about the girl seeking $600 for her “personal development journey”? (Not much to ask, but she was so beautiful, I didn’t understand why she didn’t develo

by weisser 11y ago

> What about the girl seeking $600 for her “personal development journey”? (Not much to ask, but she was so beautiful, I didn’t understand why she didn’t develop herself into a model and make a whole lot more than that.) What a bizarre comment.

lumpypua 11y ago
Totally amateur models can easily make $50 or $100/hr for gigs. If you have a natural gift that gets paid like that and want some spare cash, why would you not use it?
- askafriend 11y ago
  I don't make that much doing Engineering. Maybe I should go model.
  - georgemcbay 11y ago
    You can't really compare the two because modelling isn't a consistent gig. You can easily make $50-100/hr doing it (assuming, of course, you are blessed with model looks), but you can't easily do it 40 hours a week.
    - Notlikely15 11y ago
      The goal is $600.
bdcravens 11y ago
I think it sets off the misogyny alarms, but I think the point remains: someone with a quality that could conceivably be used to meet a financial need opens up a valid criticism. We'd say the same if it were a developer asking for money, or a homeless person panhandling when they appear physically fit. I think there's a resistance when it's based on appearance, not skill, but I think there's plenty of models who would take exception to the idea that there isn't work and skill involved.
- kjackson 11y ago
  Misogyny? I do not think it means what you think it means.
  - mtinkerhess 11y ago
    Really? The article's suggestion that a good-looking woman should consider her looks her most employable asset sure set off alarm bells for me.
    - akerl_ 11y ago
      The article doesn't make the claim that it's her most employable asset, it's highlighting a trait that's visible from her page requesting donations, and would potentially remove the need to seek donations.
      - r-w 11y ago
        Not everyone is comfortable with selling their looks, so it’s not ironic for a good-looking person to ask for money.
    - kjackson 11y ago
      How is this "dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women." You don't know what misogny is. There are true misogynists out there doing real damage to women. But conflating real misogyny to what the author said, which is nowhere even close to misogyny, is actually undermining all the work people are doing to make people aware of real misogyny.
- sp332 11y ago
  I think it's an example of the "backlash" mentioned later in the article, "the sneaking suspicion that someone of considerable (or at least ample) means and/or connections is asking for help." Given that context, I can't tell if it was a serious remark.
- quadrangle 11y ago

by weisser 11y ago

lumpypua 11y ago

Totally amateur models can easily make $50 or $100/hr for gigs. If you have a natural gift that gets paid like that and want some spare cash, why would you not use it?

askafriend 11y ago
I don't make that much doing Engineering. Maybe I should go model.
- georgemcbay 11y ago
  You can't really compare the two because modelling isn't a consistent gig. You can easily make $50-100/hr doing it (assuming, of course, you are blessed with model looks), but you can't easily do it 40 hours a week.
  - Notlikely15 11y ago
    The goal is $600.

bdcravens 11y ago

I think it sets off the misogyny alarms, but I think the point remains: someone with a quality that could conceivably be used to meet a financial need opens up a valid criticism. We'd say the same if it were a developer asking for money, or a homeless person panhandling when they appear physically fit. I think there's a resistance when it's based on appearance, not skill, but I think there's plenty of models who would take exception to the idea that there isn't work and skill involved.

kjackson 11y ago
Misogyny? I do not think it means what you think it means.
- mtinkerhess 11y ago
  Really? The article's suggestion that a good-looking woman should consider her looks her most employable asset sure set off alarm bells for me.
  - akerl_ 11y ago
    The article doesn't make the claim that it's her most employable asset, it's highlighting a trait that's visible from her page requesting donations, and would potentially remove the need to seek donations.
    - r-w 11y ago
      Not everyone is comfortable with selling their looks, so it’s not ironic for a good-looking person to ask for money.
  - kjackson 11y ago
    How is this "dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women." You don't know what misogny is. There are true misogynists out there doing real damage to women. But conflating real misogyny to what the author said, which is nowhere even close to misogyny, is actually undermining all the work people are doing to make people aware of real misogyny.
sp332 11y ago
I think it's an example of the "backlash" mentioned later in the article, "the sneaking suspicion that someone of considerable (or at least ample) means and/or connections is asking for help." Given that context, I can't tell if it was a serious remark.
quadrangle 11y ago