so apparently male models have to perform sexual favors to get put on

[Sbp]

I actually know a dude who quit modeling because he got sick of gay dudes trying him. He's an IT guy now. #6Certs.

 

[Duke Wy Lin]

Yall got jokes and wonder why mae sexual abuse isn't taken seriously

Dude volunteered for un-Harlemlike activities breh. Wasn't no abuse as far as his story goes. If he was drugged and raped it would be a different story.

He made a trade off. Could've left the industry and done something else for a living.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

They're just like the female models. Most fukk and suck to climb the ladder but some don't. That's the business but I heard it's calming down because of gatekeepers being afraid of metoo.

Truth.

If you're the 1% of the 1%....elite GOAT tier, you won't have to do anything weird because all the modeling agencies want you. You got leverage and can basically call your shot. Anyone below that tier may have to compromise themselves to get a shot.

Flip side is.....how many above average, fit/athletic men under age 30 between 6'0" and 6'4" exist? Pretty sure just being 6'2" puts you in like the 95th+ percentile for height. There aren't that many dudes with a legit shot at modeling high end fashion based on the criteria. Think Tyson is shorter but had well above average looks maybe?

 

[Fillerguy]

Dude volunteered for un-Harlemlike activities breh. Wasn't no abuse as far as his story goes. If he was drugged and raped it would be a different story.

He made a trade off. Could've left the industry and done something else for a living.

You have a poor understanding of the term "abuse". Good luck out there my guy.

 

[March Madness]

Any creepy old cacs offer you money?

Lol white dudes are weird on the set, thats not an exaggeration at all
…but really they are just trying to feel you out.


see what you’ll go for and what you won’t, etc etc
if U can hold frame you can dead that shyt right then and there


one-word replies, no smiling, no teeth showing etc etc
they’ll move on to somebody thats more responsive.


TheColi doesn’t want to hear it but IG really is your protection in Fashion
IG gives you the leverage to skip going to that “Networking Event”
IG gives you the leverage to take your ball (n/h) and go home.


Dapper Dan wouldn’t have had his resurgence if people didn’t have his back on IG, causing Gucci to do damage control to work with him.
15-20k followers and companies will bypass the agency completely and just come do business with you.


i was with a small modeling agency in DFW
IMO if it’s not a big Nyc/LA/Toronto agency you can probably out-work them lol


...but nah it ain’t the place for a heterosexual man...at all.
the Placements that get the most $$$ are dangled over your head like crazy.


i never made REAL money as a model, i always just got to keep the clothes…
IMO if you a good looking dude it’s other ways to take advantage of your looks truthfully.


once i made enough connections i pivoted to Apparel Industry which is more blue-collar work

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

It's a breh as well.

 

[NinoBrown]

Most of the modeling houses are for non-Harlem situations...Male and Female gotta get down on their knees to...pay tribute and rock the mic or eat the clam...

 

[Ironman]

Only 3 seconds in...

And that was enough for me..........................

If this isn't some me shyt

 

[Duke Wy Lin]

You have a poor understanding of the term "abuse". Good luck out there my guy.

You have a poor understanding of the concepts of accountability and human agency. How's it abuse if I offer you a deal and you accept? Unless you want to argue that the agents/designers involved were abusing their positions of power, which is a weak argument.

Ever heard of "concept creep"? Look it up. Guys like you dilute the meaning of terms like 'trauma' and 'abuse'.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Lol white dudes are weird on the set, thats not an exaggeration at all
…but really they are just trying to feel you out.


see what you’ll go for and what you won’t, etc etc
if U can hold frame you can dead that shyt right then and there


one-word replies, no smiling, no teeth showing etc etc
they’ll move on to somebody thats more responsive.


TheColi doesn’t want to hear it but IG really is your protection in Fashion
IG gives you the leverage to skip going to that “Networking Event”
IG gives you the leverage to take your ball (n/h) and go home.


Dapper Dan wouldn’t have had his resurgence if people didn’t have his back on IG, causing Gucci to do damage control to work with him.
15-20k followers and companies will bypass the agency completely and just come do business with you.


i was with a small modeling agency in DFW
IMO if it’s not a big Nyc/LA/Toronto agency you can probably out-work them lol


...but nah it ain’t the place for a heterosexual man...at all.
the Placements that get the most $$$ are dangled over your head like crazy.


i never made REAL money as a model, i always just got to keep the clothes…
IMO if you a good looking dude it’s other ways to take advantage of your looks truthfully.


once i made enough connections i pivoted to Apparel Industry which is more blue-collar work

My man lost his innocence for a pair of yeezy's and a von dutch hat

 

[Fillerguy]

You have a poor understanding of the concepts of accountability and human agency. How's it abuse if I offer you a deal and you accept? Unless you want to argue that the agents/designers involved were abusing their positions of power, which is a weak argument.

Ever heard of "concept creep"? Look it up. Guys like you dilute the meaning of terms like 'trauma' and 'abuse'.

Why would bring up this silly shyt without understanding what it means? It neither defines or refutes what is or isn't abuse.

For the those who are reading, concept creep is a term used to describe our current society's tendency to expand the trama/harm related concepts. For example, saying child reaping causes ptsd would've been laughable 60 years ago but our modern society leans into this argument.

Concept creep does not determine what is or isn't abuse. Nor does say it say it has an inherent negative or positive effect in society. It can go either way.

The fukk does this have to do with a male, anonymously saying, his superiors used their power of his livelyhood to maneuver him into sexual compromising positions? Yes he agreed to do it. The Africans agreed to capture and sell Africans to whites. The way Jews agreed to live in Jewish ghettos and knowingly walked in to trains that were leading to work camps. The way women get raped in India for showing a thigh.

What are we talking about here?

 

[MajesticLion]

Occupational hazard

Which is why we nah beg friend wid NUNNA dem out here, stick to the script

 

[T. Dubb Ya]

Thought this was common knowledge.. The fashion industry is nothing but a front for prostitution.. These same practices go down in Hollyweird, music industry and sports as well.. Pretty sure it goes down with these podcasters as well.. These industries are nothing but one big brothel.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Chi chi mon fi bun

 

[Swirv]

Photographer: There's so much talent to choose from. How bad do you want this shoot

Model: I'll do anything to work with you

Photographer: Anything

Model: Anything