Apparently Charlotte Free is totally supportive of notoriously creepy photographer Terry Richardson, she said this the other day:
"Terry likes to do sexy stuff, that's his shit. If you don't wanna be part of it, make it clear in the beginning. Don't willingly blow the man and get all mad and ashamed later…I hate when girls say 'but he asked me to.' You should have said no then, stupid bitch! There's plenty of other girls waiting in line, so he's not forcing you to do shit. When you make a choice you have to live with it - unless someone got you fucked up against your will."
While I agree with Charlotte, DO NOT DO ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT 100% COMFORTABLE WITH, I DO NOT agree with her condoning this man's practice of using his profession to get off. This business is so shady already because women are being exploited. People like Terry know these women want to be famous, and he uses that desire to get sexual favors.... ITS WRONG, it's perverted and it should be illegal in my mind. It should be illegal in order to protect these women who are slaves to their own dreams for fame, it should be illegal to protect the reputation of professional and respectful photographers, and it should be illegal because it seems like prostitution, having sex for a photo shoot is the same as having sex for money!
Models
Everyone wants to be a model, but the fact is, only select hardworking few can comfortably live life as just a model. The majority are people with other jobs, people who will never be published, and people who think they have what it takes. This is why models are so exploitable because they want to be full time but for a number of factors, would need a special boost to make it to that level. Con artists, rapists, molesters and porn producers prey on these models, offering them promises of money, fame, and other gigs, for a sexual price. Most often, once a model submits to their request, they are immediately dropped or they keep performing and never see the fruits of their labor. Models should think about not only the possibility that a person is using them for sex, but the mental consequences of using your body to get ahead, for instance, feelings of shame, regret and PTSD. Not to mention building a negative reputation is 100% easier than a positive one, and 100% harder to escape. Models who commit these sexual favors make it harder for the next model to be taken seriously. Charlotte mentions, if you won't do it, someone else will, but could you imagine a day when NO ONE does it? And creepers have to rely on their talent to book models? That will never happen if women don't start respecting themselves and saying NO when approached to perform sexual acts. These men gain their confidence when we give them our power.
Here is how to avoid these situations:
- Do not discuss or bargain when asked to perform a sexual favor, simply say NO
- If they persist, leave
- Research your photographer
- Inform friends and family of who and where you are shooting with
- Meet in a public place the first time
- Trust your gut feelings
- Know how to protect yourself
Photographers
Real photographers who don't use their profession to get laid must hate guys like Terry, he gives the industry a bad name. These people make it hard for artists to collaborate when they keep hearing stories of photographers taking nudes and doing what they wish with them. In order to maintain a good reputation and protect yourself with these tips:
- Have release forms for models
- Avoid sexual conversations
- Do not stare or comment when a model is changing
- Work at the model's comfort level
- Allow escorts
- Meet in public places
Modeling can be fun and creative but there is a dark underside that borders on prostitution that could lead from private photos leaked on the internet to being kidnapped into a human trafficking ring.
Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings. It has been perpetrated mainly for the purposes of sexual slavery or forced labor; other purposes include extraction of organs or tissues[1][2] and even surrogacy and ova removal[3
Would you be surprised that it happens EVERYDAY?
Human traffickers easily find these vulnerable individuals because they prey on the victims’ low level of economic, psychological and educational well being. Some fall prey due to the promise of lucrative jobs to escape poverty. The lure of a better future in a foreign country can be an attractive enticement to the down trodden and disadvantaged.
A 20 year old woman from Guatemala became a prostitute because of a debt which jumped from $5,000 to $30,000. She was illegally smuggled the US, thinking that she would get a housekeeping job. She was forced to deliver 25 tricks per day for the next 9 months.
A developmentally disabled girl who had difficulty making friends was approached and befriended by another woman at Santa Rosa Junior College and later disappeared. She was forced into prostitution by her captors. The search for her ended 18 months later after her mother saw her being advertised on craiglist.com.
Bottom line, handle these requests with an authoritative NO and leave if you feel uncomfortable, fame is not worth your conscious or morals, and you can easily get yourself in deep trouble when you entertain creepy potential rapists.
More Info on Modeling and Potential Dangers:
Modeling and Human Trafficking
Social Media and Human Trafficking
For more information on Human Trafficking visit: http://www.humantrafficking.org/
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