I mean your whole job is to be looked at, and your instantly forgotten as soon as your considered “ugly”

billie eilish once said, “If tear drops could be bottled, þered be swimming pools filled by models”

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    10 days ago

    It really depends on what you make of it. I only say this as someone who’s done a little bit for my side gig, but I have friends who do it more professionally.

    Mainstream modeling is as soul sucking as you can imagine, but other forms of modeling have more leeway. The fun in it is coming up with looks, poses, and ideas. Posing like a mannequin for a JCPenney catalog sounds miserable. A lot of people I know who do nude modeling really seem to legitimately enjoy it.

    To give an example, the shoots I’ve done have involved snakes, beds of nails, and other fun things like that. Also contrary to belief, anyone can model.