Holy CRAP Terry Richardson actually rocked it out with this shoot!

I have to tell you that sometimes I find Terry Richardson's work too sensationalist for its shock value... but, that said, don't you always find his work.. interesting?  Pushing the envelope?  INNOVATIVE??

Check out his new shoot "TONS OF FUN" for Vice Magazine this month.  It's amazing.  I LOVE IT. 
And you know what's pathetic?  The people who are saying that it's a bad portrayal of plus women, that it's racist, that it's not beautiful.  I am so tired of the general public flippin' complaining all the time!

I've been a plus model for 10 years, I'm with Ford Models and other successful agencies and I work, and I've been working for the entirety of my career.  So I speak from experience.  And you know what?  There's always a freaking critic out there.  When people take to the comment pages, it's always "she's too thin, she's not plus, she's been photoshopped" blah BLAH BLAH!  Well, as we all know- you can't keep everyone happy!

But let's look at these pics- the women look like they are feeling SEXY, and they are being shot by a world renowned photographer for an awesome magazine.  Who are YOU- (Certain blogs and magazines that shall remain nameless)- to say that they don't look gorgeous?  As someone who has lived through many a Memorial Day weekend in South Beach- trust me when I say these girls aren't leaving a lot to the imagination, but until you've seen a girl match her weave to her thong and heels walking down the middle of Washington Ave picking up boys- you haven't seen anything.  It's a twist on the typical- embrace it!  What some people see as skanky, others see as HOT!

Vice cast these girls from Full Figure Fashion Week- which is not an event where you're going to find many Ford or Wilhelmina girls- we are considered too small!  You have to be a size 16 + to even walk on those runways, and most of the girls are represented by smaller agencies that specialize in ACTUAL plus girls.

Wake up, world- beauty comes in all sizes.  And so does ART.
Are we supposed to say, okay, you can use plus girls, but ONLY if you make them look conventionally beautiful?  Oh, here's a unique idea- why don't we have them pose naked, or dress them in clothes form the 50's because, you know, that's when everyone looked like the chicks from mad men.
YAWWWWWN.

Well I'll stop bitching and post my fave pics.  And do yourself a favor and go buy VICE- if you haven't read it before, you are seriously missing out.  And support these girls!

TONS OF FUN

Photography by Terry Richardson

Published July, 2011

Read the rest at Vice Magazine: TONS OF FUN - Photography by Terry Richardson - Vice Magazine