TEDTALKS - CAMERON RUSSEL
A dissection of constructed beauty, a profession of ordinary insecurity.Cameron Russell has utilized her last decade to the exclusive world of modeling. Over a TEDTALKS late last year, the model tried to obtain a bit of social justice for individuals without a voice. Russell admits to winning a “genetic lottery”, in which many want to obtain yet exceptionally difficult to achieve. Confessions of how a perfect symmetry and slender frame has secured her a position in our beauty obsessed culture, thus consenting a fit bankroll for the beauty. Yet it is her insightful notions on the human condition, which charmed her audience.
“[Models] have the thinnest thighs and the shiniest hair and the coolest clothes, and they're the most physically insecure women probably on the planet.”
Halfway through the talk, it was safe to presume the model was biting the very hand that fed her. Cameron Russell has stomped catwalks, from the much favored Victoria’s Secret runway to luxury brands such as Chanel. She has appeared in numerous spreads and digital work. Russell speaks of how the industry had her looking exceedingly seductive at barely sixteen-years-old, and how it has continues to construct models to their bidding.
"The real way I became a model is I won a genetic lottery and I became the recipient of a legacy," she said at the TED conference.
Brave Russell tapped into the central concept of America, where hard work will guarantee success. The collective definition of success is money and power. In contrast to a caste system, this is what a meritocracy is and it is this unflinching supermodel who shocks the fashion industry with her speech at this fearless TED conference. She not only admits to receiving her career due to mere looks, she takes a unyielding stance against the objectifying fashion world. Her message of criticism against glamour and manipulation is rooted within her honest opinion.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re53vgaVFvI“Saying that you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying that you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It's out of your control and it's awesome — and it's not a career path.”Cameron runs the blog ArtRoots.info, dedicated to covering grassroots public art and political power. Furthermore, she's the director of The Big Bad Lab, which creates participatory art that aims to include people in radical demonstrations of positive social change. On top of that, she’s a co-founder of the new web-based magazine, Interrupt, about women, identity, the internet and taking action. Evidently, Russell did not make this a one-stop endeavor, as she delved further into her concerns by making an appearance within CNN, and posted a special article for the network about why she gave the talk at TED. Thereby, sealing up her humble views upon beauty with the kind of refreshing candor rarely found in today’s culture. Image Source: The Great Discontent