Supermodel Ajak Deng is saddened there isn’t more work for dark skinned girls in Australia’. (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/australian-supermodel-ajak-dengs-manager-says-fashion-industry-prefers-to-spend-big-budgets-on-white-models/news-story/8a7d84b3ed2ebe34e2e95e3e8f2097a6?nk=cc4cd2bdce383fb249e3412af3435141-1456292411)
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MELBOURNE supermodel Ajak Deng’s manager says the Australian fashion industry prefers to spend big budgets on “caucasian girls” rather than “dark skinned” models.
Stephen Bucknall, of FRM Model Management, said he struggles to book Australian jobs for Deng, who has starred overseas for Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier and Valentino, and will feature in 2016 campaigns for Givenchy and Marc Jacobs.
Bucknall told Confidential: “Ajak has said to me many times, it saddens her there isn’t more work for dark skinned girls in Australia, as she would like to book more work here.
“The budgets probably aren’t big enough for (Deng), because she’s a big money earner, but they will spend the money on a Miranda Kerr or a Jess Hart.
“They’ll book the big caucasian girls, spend the big dollars, and fly them in from LA, but I’m yet to see them book a dark skinned girl in that way,” Bucknall said.
He added: “The Australian market doesn’t want to take the risk of using darker models as mainstream models. But if you go to New York, you’ll see African American, Asian, and all these diverse cultures. Australia just doesn’t get it.”
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High fashion model Ajak Deng announces that she has quit modelling and is moving back to Australia
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Deng came to Melbourne, Australia, in 2005, after her family fled Sudan as refugees. Her mother died of malaria in a refugee camp in Kenya whilst they were waiting to be resettled.
The model has previously been outspoken about racism she had encountered both in Australia and overseas. In 2014 she told Elle that she had experienced racism her 'entire life.'
'I go back to Melbourne and think I’m going home and someone will say “You don’t belong here” and I’m like “Well I grew up here. What do you mean I don’t belong here?' she told the magazine.
White out: Stephen Bucknell, Deng's manager, has said that the Australian fashion industry won't spend 'big money' on dark skinned models
In 2014 the model tweeted about racism in the international fashion industry, claiming that she was 'kicked out of Balmain for being black.'
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Deng followed up with a tweet saying 'I know a lot of black models would rather kiss someone's a** than being honest but guessed what? I do not gaged a damn f*** [sic].'
The tweet, and Deng's account, were later deleted.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3461002/Melbourne-model-Ajak-Deng-announces-Instagram-post-s-quit-modeling-moving-Australia.html
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This is so fucked up. She's absolutely beautiful.
n
i wish she would have stayed and pushed through
but i could only imagine how taxing it is to go through that
there needs to be more people behind the scenes to make things change
She's stunning.
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these speakin errors
giving up wont help
Quote from: GRAND SUPREME DIETRICH III on February 24, 2016, 02:07:33 AM
giving up wont help
not everyone can take that constantly though
Being told 'no' over and over again because your too dark
It's demoralising
why doesnt she move to another market?
Quote from: KippCarruthers on February 24, 2016, 08:32:37 AM
why doesnt she move to another market?
yea the business of dark skinned black models is booming in other areas
Quote from: Herbie on February 24, 2016, 08:49:18 AM
Quote from: KippCarruthers on February 24, 2016, 08:32:37 AM
why doesnt she move to another market?
yea the business of dark skinned black models is booming in other areas
i didnt say it was booming but they did preface the entire article by stating:
He added: ?The Australian market doesn?t want to take the risk of using darker models as mainstream models. But if you go to New York, you?ll see African American, Asian, and all these diverse cultures. Australia just doesn?t get it.?
Quote from: Coco on February 24, 2016, 05:17:29 AM
Quote from: GRAND SUPREME DIETRICH III on February 24, 2016, 02:07:33 AM
giving up wont help
not everyone can take that constantly though
Being told 'no' over and over again because your too dark
It's demoralising
Quote from: KippCarruthers on February 24, 2016, 08:55:09 AM
Quote from: Herbie on February 24, 2016, 08:49:18 AM
Quote from: KippCarruthers on February 24, 2016, 08:32:37 AM
why doesnt she move to another market?
yea the business of dark skinned black models is booming in other areas
i didnt say it was booming but they did preface the entire article by stating:
He added: ?The Australian market doesn?t want to take the risk of using darker models as mainstream models. But if you go to New York, you?ll see African American, Asian, and all these diverse cultures. Australia just doesn?t get it.?
ahh.
but did u skim over this part
QuoteThe model has previously been outspoken about racism she had encountered both in Australia and overseas.
She's well aware this isn't just an "Australia" issue. Maybe it's more pronounced there but this is an issue that even Naomi and Tyra have spoken on.
Weird because there were a lot of dark skinned girls on the runway last year
Quote from: GRAND SUPREME DIETRICH III on February 24, 2016, 02:07:33 AM
giving up wont help
right... Unless she was jut over modeling period.
I would have stayed where they used that unique look.
sidenote: the difference between the "look" of african models and african american models are so different.
slavery really did change our features. :ohwow:
Quote from: Herbie on February 24, 2016, 09:11:10 AM
Quote from: KippCarruthers on February 24, 2016, 08:55:09 AM
Quote from: Herbie on February 24, 2016, 08:49:18 AM
Quote from: KippCarruthers on February 24, 2016, 08:32:37 AM
why doesnt she move to another market?
yea the business of dark skinned black models is booming in other areas
i didnt say it was booming but they did preface the entire article by stating:
He added: ?The Australian market doesn?t want to take the risk of using darker models as mainstream models. But if you go to New York, you?ll see African American, Asian, and all these diverse cultures. Australia just doesn?t get it.?
ahh.
but did u skim over this part
QuoteThe model has previously been outspoken about racism she had encountered both in Australia and overseas.
She's well aware this isn't just an "Australia" issue. Maybe it's more pronounced there but this is an issue that even Naomi and Tyra have spoken on.
yea but again,
she is gorgeous why not just move to another market.
U aren't doing anything but allowing the system to perpetuate itself by quitting.
Quote from: Myron on February 24, 2016, 09:52:52 AM
Quote from: GRAND SUPREME DIETRICH III on February 24, 2016, 02:07:33 AM
giving up wont help
slavery really did change our features. :ohwow:[/b]
I never really gave that much thought but your absolutely right
its not all about slavery :dead:
there are gorls walking around looking like they're straight out of west africa, fresh from the boat
with a history of slave rape blood in their history.
unless white blood is close, like a grandparent or at least one great great grandparent...the influence on our mess is usually not that noticeable.
really look into the different looks/countries in Africa.
they don't all look alike.
Quote from: Herbie on February 24, 2016, 11:01:24 AM
its not all about slavery :dead:
there are gorls walking around looking like they're straight out of west africa, fresh from the boat
with a history of slave rape blood in their history.
unless white blood is close, like a grandparent or at least one great great grandparent...the influence on our mess is usually not that noticeable.
really look into the different looks/countries in Africa.
they don't all look alike.
!!!
Quote from: Herbie on February 24, 2016, 11:01:24 AM
its not all about slavery :dead:
there are gorls walking around looking like they're straight out of west africa, fresh from the boat
with a history of slave rape blood in their history.
unless white blood is close, like a grandparent or at least one great great grandparent...the influence on our mess is usually not that noticeable.
really look into the different looks/countries in Africa.
they don't all look alike.
no im not talking about a light skin, green eyes mess. Even if the white , indian or other "blood" is far behind us. Blacks do not look like the girls that come from Congo, Sudan, Nigeria ect... even though those are our ancestors.
Look at Alek wec , Olushi, Ajak Deng... ( African representations of beauty )
and look at the American black representation of beauty. EVEN if the girl is a darker complexion the look is totally different.
Jessica White , Beverly peele , Madisin Rian
Even you Afro, would never give an african mess out. Black indian down
Quote from: Myron on February 24, 2016, 12:12:06 PM
Quote from: Herbie on February 24, 2016, 11:01:24 AM
its not all about slavery :dead:
there are gorls walking around looking like they're straight out of west africa, fresh from the boat
with a history of slave rape blood in their history.
unless white blood is close, like a grandparent or at least one great great grandparent...the influence on our mess is usually not that noticeable.
really look into the different looks/countries in Africa.
they don't all look alike.
no im not talking about a light skin, green eyes mess. Even if the white , indian or other "blood" is far behind us. Blacks do not look like the girls that come from Congo, Sudan, Nigeria ect... even though those are our ancestors.
Look at Alek wec , Olushi, Ajak Deng... ( African representations of beauty )
and look at the American black representation of beauty. EVEN if the girl is a darker complexion the look is totally different.
Jessica White , Beverly peele , Madisin Rian
Even you Afro, would never give an african mess out. Black indian down
the examples you listed apart from Oluchi, are from east Africa, their features are very different to west Africans and central Africans...where most of you guys come from
Jessica White and Beverley Peele for example, without the European wigs and nose jobs, def look West African
Oluchi who is Nigerian, could def pass for an African American IMO
You could place Madisin Rain in Cameroon or Sierra Leone and she would look the part :dead:
She is gorg tho
That pic is breathtaking :ohwow: