My first fear about that show would be that it would get into "Even disabled women can be conventionally beautiful!" which would present issues both with the "Even disabled women" part and with the not at all questioning conventional beauty standards.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hil R. - Nov 30, 2009 11:49:59 am PST #2026 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Vortex - Nov 30, 2009 12:09:20 pm PST #2027 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
that's my issue, Hil. That seems to be the focus. If you look at the website, it's women in traditional model/cheescake poses, but just in wheelchairs or coyly hiding a missing limb.
Stephanie - Nov 30, 2009 12:10:29 pm PST #2028 of 30000
Trust my rage
coyly hiding a missing limb.
If we just can't see the entire reason we cast her on this show, she might win!
§ ita § - Nov 30, 2009 12:12:10 pm PST #2029 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They need to have the woman who dressed as a real life Cherry Darling from Planet Terror. She wasn't coy about nuthin'.
Vortex - Nov 30, 2009 12:16:41 pm PST #2030 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I also have some issues with including deaf or hard of hearing models.
Trudy Booth - Nov 30, 2009 1:23:37 pm PST #2031 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I don't think Top Model shows (if they're anything like the American one) have any interest in broadening anything. It's just not what they do. Even the "petite cycle" wound up with a winner taller than a past winner. Eh.
Hil R. - Nov 30, 2009 2:16:33 pm PST #2032 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I went to the oral surgeon, who said that one of my wisdom teeth needs to come out now, and two others might cause problems later and he left it up to me whether to take them out now or wait and see. I took the wait and see option. Now I've got to decide whether I want nitrous oxide plus novocaine or just novocaine. I think I'm leaning toward the nitrous oxide. Tooth is coming out tomorrow morning.
Cashmere - Nov 30, 2009 2:21:24 pm PST #2033 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Hil, Go Nitrous! Choose Nitrous! You won't regret it.
Zenkitty - Nov 30, 2009 2:22:26 pm PST #2034 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hil, when it comes to surgery and pain, FEWER drugs are not the answer!
Cashmere - Nov 30, 2009 2:24:10 pm PST #2035 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I had Nitrous when I had my molars out and I can tell you that the process is NOT easy. The pain is only half the trauma when they're working on those large teeth. There is a lot of yanking, pulling, digging, etc. It's all a haze to me, thanks to the nitrous. I think I would have less pleasant memories without it.
Happy Birthday, Princess Emeline!