“Possum Philosophy: It’s still a good time to thank a veteran - Southwest Virginia Today” plus 1 more |
Possum Philosophy: It’s still a good time to thank a veteran - Southwest Virginia Today Posted: 16 Nov 2010 03:21 PM PST By ROBERT "ROCKY" CAHILL/Columnist This column is my annual piece about Veterans Day. Although it is being written prior to the event, unfortunately it will not publish until afterward. I do regret this; however as my editor, Stephanie Porter-Nichols, and I agreed, there is no "bad" time to honor our veterans who have often sacrificed so much to preserve our nation, freedom and way of life. We both agreed it should be done everyday not just one day of the year. A freelance journalist, Robert "Rocky" Cahill writes regularly for the News & Messenger. His Possum Philosophy column appears in each Saturday edition. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
Model Diary: Dana Drori Talks Althusserian Philosophy - Blackbookmag.com Posted: 16 Nov 2010 02:17 PM PST
![]() I know I'm not saying anything new or shocking. It's the fact of the industry, and I knew it from the beginning. But what's shocking to me is how easily I have succumbed to its influence. I always thought that my personal life goals would keep me at a distance from the negative effects of my job. And they do, but not entirely. I am consistently immersed in an environment that perpetuates this treatment and understanding of models, that this is all I am, and it's with a concerted effort that I keep a sense of self, separate from the industry, thriving. On Sunday, Amelia and I walked along the High Line, expressing these frustrations while being acutely aware of how frivolous we sounded. It's a strange duality, because we are emotionally affected by the industry, but it's difficult to validate this to our confidantes back home because their realms of experience are so different that we just come off sounding vain and vapid. Amelia and I—we know we're fucking lucky. By some absurd chance in biology and in cultural aesthetics, we've been given great opportunities to travel and earn money. But it's easy to lose sight of that when the system breeds dissatisfaction by treating you as a disposable frame and nothing more. Five blondes, all the same measurements, are put on hold for a job. What sets one apart from the other? To the client, not much; it's a matter of taste. Modeling is a job where the clichéd adage "hard work pays off" does not necessarily apply. Because a girl can work very hard and do everything right, but her work ethic and her creativity and talent ultimately might not win out, when chance and taste are everything. I'm sure the supermodels will disagree with me. But if they had any experience of being just a model at first, while trying to pursue other careers, then they should empathize. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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