Model POV

Since 2017, Nestlé, as well as several other companies, have been facing multiple lawsuits in regards to child labour, which have been being continually dismissed by the court. The most recent one happened this year in 2021, with 8 different former child slaves seeking justice. Only to have it thrown out in the US Supreme Court because it “was not on US soil” (yet America- as well as the Ivory Coast in Africa, where these cocoa farms are- are part of the International Labour Organization). We break down why the Supreme Court’s dismissal is a refusal to hold big companies accountable, as well as the lawsuit itself.

In 1932 Shirley Temple starred in “Baby Burlesks”, a series of short films which feature her playing some very grown-up roles, but as a child. We talk about not only her roles, but also why it’s weird Hollywood would have her insinuate sex work as a toddler, as well as their weird obsession with over-sexual using children (and pre-teens as we have seen recently from Netflix) in general.

In this episode we quickly discuss supermodel Brooke Shields and her mother Teri Shields, and the controversial jobs/roles Brooke was playing growing up, such as shooting a nude editorial for Playboy at age 10 with the expressed permission of her mother.

I interviewed a photographer I worked with earlier this year following up on a conversation him & I had over a couple milkshakes at the Déjà Vu Café in Moose Jaw! He mentioned he doesn’t like to edit his clients, and in this episode he explains his reasoning for that :)

In this episode I summarize the investigation of Gérald Marie, former head of Elite Paris, and the extensive list of sexual assault/harassment allegations against him that led to him being suspended from Elite in 2000, and him currently being in the process of being prosecuted for his crimes against women and children in the industry.

I posted a question box on to my Instagram story this past week, so in this episode I will be answering them! Thanks for submitting!

I love Billie, I’m not even gonna lie. I’ve personally been a fan of her music since she started, I haven’t listened to her much recently but her new song, “Your Power”, came on the radio on my way back from work this week and I couldn’t help myself from appreciating how beautiful it sounded. I did some research afterwards, since the hosts were talking about the back story behind it a little bit, and unfortunately it happened to be inspired by some not-so-good experiences she had as a minor in the music industry. I thought it related to what I try to advocate for- so we are talking about it! I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again- you would never expect or anticipate abuse of any kind at a “regular” job.

Hello friends! In this episode we discuss how people’s programming from the media influences their ideals of beauty, as well as my own experience having ‘fit’ into that ideal (being thin) and being somewhat praised for it (when I shouldn’t be, since I literally am just skinny because of genetics). Don’t enforce beauty standards and realize that the best way to be beautiful is to be yourself!!

This is probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever had to research and record on here so far. Demi Lovato recently has been involved in some drama with a small business in LA called “The Bigg Chill” over some sugar-free cookies, dubbing the restaurant as “#DietCultureVultures” on her Instagram. Unsurprisingly, she has not gotten that much support in her heroic cause. Here’s my hot take on the incident as someone who has been recovering from an eating disorder herself for the past 4 years.

In this episode I explain how intricate the world of sex trafficking truly is, and we talk about the documentary “Eyes Of The Devil” on YouTube.