Terry Richardson’s Work is Degrading to Women

[AtticusFinch]

WHY does Vogue US not plan on working with him again?
Do you think it more about money than conduct?

 

[fashionista-ta]

Surely it's about conduct ... I'm sure US Bazaar is not using more expensive photographers than US Vogue. Of course it could also be about the quality of his work ...

 

[AtticusFinch]

Surely it's about conduct ... I'm sure US Bazaar is not using more expensive photographers than US Vogue. Of course it could also be about the quality of his work ...

But then if Anna's the ruler of the universe why do any Vogue's use him?

 

[Benn98]

I think it's definitely more about conduct and the negativity his work will provoke. Other than his reputation, there's always that 'sex' and kitsch component in his work, and I can tell you now this doesn't suit the American Vogue aesthetic, which is probably why we see him in VP.

It's odd in itself that he still works for Harper's Bazaar because imo he adds NOTHING to that title.

 

[softgrey]

everyone who books terry richardson or works with him is guilty of being an enabler of sexual misconduct towards women...

 

[fashionista-ta]

everyone who books terry richardson or works with him is guilty of being an enabler of sexual misconduct towards women...

Absolutely agree.


What is Anna's official position ... does she have any real authority over other Vogues? Sometimes there's an editorial director (I don't recall the exact title) over a family of magazines, but typically that person doesn't I think actually edit any of the magazines personally? Not sure who that person is for the Vogue titles.

 

[dsamg]

everyone who books terry richardson or works with him is guilty of being an enabler of sexual misconduct towards women...

Disagree in the case of anyone who is helping out with this big shoot on Monday. .every girl who enters is an active social media and Internet user and is following terry on instagram, they know what the deal is, they just think it's
worth it for fame. Are we still supposed to be disgusted if something happens? I am never one to say anyone is asking for it but I am infuriated here that with all the press coverage on his behaviour last year, girls are not just putting up with it, they are tagging him in photos of them in their underwear and begging him to shoot them..

 

[Benn98]

Disagree in the case of anyone who is helping out with this big shoot on Monday. .every girl who enters is an active social media and Internet user and is following terry on instagram, they know what the deal is, they just think it's
worth it for fame. Are we still supposed to be disgusted if something happens? I am never one to say anyone is asking for it but I am infuriated here that with all the press coverage on his behaviour last year, girls are not just putting up with it, they are tagging him in photos of them in their underwear and begging him to shoot them..

Wow, I'm not shocked at the girls going that far (because you only need to go on Tinder or Kik to see what they get up to), but I'm concerned about how they're trivialising the public's perception of future victims, while also opening the floodgates for sl*t-shamers. It will become increasingly challenging for the next victim to step forward, and God forbid she's one of these brash lot. Jodie Foster should send each one of them a Putlocker link of her film, The Accused!

 

[tigerrouge]

It's the delusion that they won't fall prey to anything disadvantageous, not like those 'other girls'. Those girls were weak - but they're different, you know, they're smart. And they're ready to party with Uncle Terry, they won't be spoiling the scene, so nothing bad could possibly happen to them...

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Yes, just what I was thinking too ... goes right along with delusions of immortality.


I remember a friend in college who mentioned that until her senior year (when a mutual friend's mother died), she'd always believed that people's problems (and I imagine being a victim would qualify as a problem) were their own fault. I could not believe it, but a lot of sheltered people think that way.

 

[Wintergreen]

I don't know what I hate more, him or his work. Disgusting creep.

 

[Les_Sucettes]

It's not the girls fault, the finger has to be pointed straight to the fashion magazines and celebrities that collaborate with him, they are the one giving him a veneer of respectability. The girls are dying to be photographed by Terry because he's a famous fashion photographer not because he's a pornographer. He's been taking advantage of this blurring of lines for decades. He still has access to a large number of girls because he's feted by the mainstream, the pool of woman he would have contact with if he had to rely on his private work to get their attention would have been much smaller and I dare say would have implied a frank discussion of what was required of them.

 

[Benn98]

It's not the girls fault, the finger has to be pointed straight to the fashion magazines and celebrities that collaborate with him, they are the one giving him a veneer of respectability. The girls are dying to be photographed by Terry because he's a famous fashion photographer not because he's a pornographer. He's been taking advantage of this blurring of lines for decades. He still has access to a large number of girls because he's feted by the mainstream, the pool of woman he would have contact with if he had to rely on his private work to get their attention would have been much smaller and I dare say would have implied a frank discussion of what was required of them.

I do understand that, Les Sucettes, and I dont even want to get into fashion's laissez-faire attitude towards this creep (Update: his work recently appeared in Dior magazine). So I agree with you there - especially when the most polarising of celebrities seek him out for his services (The Kardashians, Miley C etc). But, after all the allegations, the media reports etc, can we completely absolve these girls if something bad does happen to them? And yes, I know how very close to victim-blaming I'm veering right now.......it's quite uncomfortable actually.

 

[Les_Sucettes]

But, after all the allegations, the media reports etc, can we completely absolve these girls if something bad does happen to them? And yes, I know how very close to victim-blaming I'm veering right now.......it's quite uncomfortable actually.

I understand Ben, but what are the testemonies of the victims worth for this immature girls if in the other side of the balance Terry has the seal of approval of mighty celebrities and magazines? They function like facilitators, i'm not at all shocked that young girls disregard all the bad publicity, first, because like fashionista said kids are reckless by nature and are under the impression they are unique, but mostly because they are reasurred by his still ongoing mainstream success. Go no further, the other day i saw a massive display for his book in a bookstore. It's this type of things that convince people already ready to be convinced.

 

[bun-bun]

I think we need to allow for the possibility that not 100% of the girls will go into this thinking that he's respectable and nothing will happen. I think there will be a small percentage of them that do know, that have followed the news stories, that don't buy into the magazine and celebrity endorsement hype but they either don't care or take their chances because money/fame/whatever is a greater outcome. And personally, I'm not going to blame them or dismiss them when their claims come out. Just because you know there's a probability something bad can happen and it ends up happening doesn't mean the perpetrator shouldn't be at fault anyway. Richardson would still be at fault in my eyes.

 

[fashionista-ta]

Agreed, he is 100% accountable for being the creep he is, regardless of what his reputation may be.


I hope he's paying attention to what's happening to Cosby. I just read that a lot of universities are revoking his honorary degrees. I've never even heard of that before.


I was looking at an old issue of O where he and Marion Jones among others were quoted on the topic of excellence. I bet no one's asking him for quotes these days. I don't believe they print magazines on his topic of expertise ... not aboveground anyway.

 

[modelista]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ild-younger-girlfriend-Alexandra-Bolotow.html

 

[Wintergreen]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ild-younger-girlfriend-Alexandra-Bolotow.html

First time in a while that I've enjoyed reading the Daily Mail comments section

Is this guy really 50...? He looks like a 1970s serial killer..!!!!

Couldn't be truer.

 

[tigerrouge]

'I think part of being a strong woman is owning the decisions that you’ve made in your life,' she told New York magazine for their cover story on the photographer in 2014.
'Trying to put the onus onto someone else for your own decisions is really cowardly and kind of dishonest.'

I'm sure both parents will continue to feel like that once it's their own kids in any similar situation.

 

[AtticusFinch]

Yes all those people saying the females in magazines promoting his work would NEVER permit their own daughter to work with him. But apparently everyone else's daughters are fair game.

Madeleine Albright — 'There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.