...and now the dilemna... how to respond, how to respond. I sense a not fully developed ability to laugh at oneself. I shall review the previous minutes of the meeting here: to which you responded: Ba-zing..? nahhh... now, if I were in your shoes the conversation might have taken the following turn- observe: to which a few of us sitting in the bleachers might have snickered in support of the comeback, but you chose to be defensive and your ego was quite easily bruised by what was a relative verbal love tap. So I'm here at my keyboard deciding whether to further inflate your ego by saying, "Nice look kid, it can take you places and make you famous" OR the more RT appropriate "I'm sure middle aged agents are going to be all over that- don't know if it'll get you work though..." I don't want to bruise your ego but clearly it needs no further inflation. I don't know you and am not given to judging someone from their looks- particularly when I see such negative prejudice practiced in subtle ways to hurt people and keep them from getting ahead in life. I'm gambling that you're smart enough to understand that I'm not attacking you but I can't be comfortable kidding around with someone who has shown such a thin skin. I like people who will trade good natured barbs with me. They make me comfortable. In my book, true class is that air about a person which makes anyone who happens to be around them to be almost instantly perfectly comfortable. If someone has it they will carry it through the rest of their lives long after the seductively beautiful flower of youth has withered and died away. Few of us (if any) knew very much about you at all and you announce that you're going to a modeling agency... well congratulations to you- what's your name again? Kate Moss?
What a wonderful mataphor. I read your post with interest. I couldn't wait to see which way you swung in the end. I was both relieved and happy when I saw which side of the fence you put more weight on.
From what I've heard, read, and watched on TV the modeling industry is cutthroat and full of inflated egos... no place for someone with feelings so easily hurt. That kid had better get a thick skin and quick.
Reminds me of the Library Episode: ELAINE: Why do they call it a wedgie? GEORGE: Because the underwear is pulled up from the back and it wedges in. JERRY: They also have an atomic wedgie. Now the goal there is to actually get the waistband on top of the head. Very rare. ELAINE: Boys are sick. JERRY: Well what do girls do? ELAINE: We just tease someone 'til they develop an eating disorder.
Modelling is not all its cracked up to be! Its pretty shit actually. I did it for a while cos someone told me I looked good and gave me money to wear clothes and walk around. Anyway turns out I hated people looking at me! Thank god I got really fat and no one thought I looked good anymore and the clothes they wanted me to walk around in didn't fit!
Fat people can be models too. They can be the models no one cares about unless they eat cardboard boxes like Queen Latifah.
Gosh, now I'm feeling sorry for the kid! lol But then again he's the one who's going to be famous, rich, and I'm pussyless and po'.