Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - June 2015 | Page 13

name and their title as a model
or as anything else. This is a call
for pride in whatever or whichever we are.
I dream of a world where we
wouldn’t have to say:
- I’m an ebony model
- I’m a white model
- I’m an Asian model
- I’m a gay model
- I’m a lesbian model
- I’m a transgender model
The fashion industry is, was
and will be defined as a place
of freedom and acceptance. It
won’t matter if you’re gay or
straight, black or white. However, when we see a news title or
a magazine headline, we might
often encounter the words “X,
black model, did this” or “X,
famous plus size model, did
that”. WHY should it matter?
When you think model, you
think someone that enjoys
fashion and is able to promote it. That’s all it takes to be
a model. No, it doesn’t take a
certain skin colour, nor a certain sexuality, nowadays nor

even a certain weight. There
is and yes, should be some criteria for differentiating models
from clients, as our job is different and just like a doctor is
required to know how to use a
scalpel, we are required to look
a certain way.

- I’m a disabled model

But that has nothing to do with
what or who we are. It only has
to do with what we can do or
what we can learn. This is my
wake up call to everybody in
the Fashion Industry. This i 0