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Shot by Karen Woo for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Shot by Karen Woo for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

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WE Are not models because fashion said we couldn't be.

 

so fuck fashion.

 

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia Resort 2019

Wearing Adam Selman for Le Specs, Golf Wang, Cos, Commes Des Garcon Play x Converse Shot by GQ for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Adam Selman for Le Specs, Golf Wang, Cos, Commes Des Garcon Play x Converse

Shot by GQ for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Adam Selman for Le Specs, Golf Wang, Cos Shot by Raymond Cheng for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Adam Selman for Le Specs, Golf Wang, Cos

Shot by Raymond Cheng for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Adam Selman for Le Specs, Golf Wang, Cos Shot by The Iconic for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Adam Selman for Le Specs, Golf Wang, Cos

Shot by The Iconic for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Acne Studios, H&M, Cos, Sans Beast Shot by ASOS Australia for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Acne Studios, H&M, Cos, Sans Beast

Shot by ASOS Australia for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Louis Vuitton, Sans Beast Cos Shot by Danny Woo for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Louis Vuitton, Sans Beast Cos

Shot by Danny Woo for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing FILA USA, Cos, Adidas, Balenciaga Shot by ASOS Australia at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing FILA USA, Cos, Adidas, Balenciaga

Shot by ASOS Australia at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Louis Vuitton, Sans Beast, Cos, Balmain Shot by Danny Woo at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Wearing Louis Vuitton, Sans Beast, Cos, Balmain

Shot by Danny Woo at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia

Humiliate, REduce, DEstroy

Everyday Racism in Australia 

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Equality and justice are not naturally produced through the passage of time; they must be procured through hard work and determination. We Are Not Models is about writing yourself into existence and reshaping the world in your image - not for hetero-normative, rich, white people, but for yourself. We strive to bring people together to share knowledge and experience, find solidarity and make voices heard. If you are weird, excited, opinionated, loud, emotional and brave, you can find places below to connect, share knowledge and make your voices heard. 

 

 

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Please join us in remembering the people of Christchurch. They. Are. Us. In times of tragedy we need to come together and take a stand against racism. Come join us at Town Hall Square, Sydney, Thursday 21st March, 5:30pm.

 

 

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Be a useless person, but pretty🌞. 📸: @m_aloraifan
This past Wednesday, I stood in Row 5, Seat 8 at the Sydney Town Hall and became an Australian citizen. Less than 24 hours later, Priya and Nades, a Tamil man and Tamil woman just like my parents, were forcibly taken from a Melbourne detention centre, separated into two white vans and taken to Melbourne airport to be deported back into the hands of the genocidal Sri Lankan state government. The very same one my parents, and many others like them, fled decades ago. . . . At the ceremony, amongst 120 odd people from 38 different countries, I sang the hollow words of the Australian national anthem - ‘For those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share’ knowing that I was one of the lucky ones. That the ‘right’ caste, western passport, social capital, law school education obtained at a predominantly white institution, the right support network – a culmination of privilege that was bought for me through the sacrifices of my parents –made me somehow worthy to stay in this country. But Priya, Nades, and their two Australian born children Tharuniga and Kopiga , who were loved by their community, worked hard and had become a part of the fabric of Biloela were deemed not worthy. . . . They are currently sitting in a detention centre on Christmas Island awaiting a decision as to whether they will be returned to the threat of violence they were trying to escape. The Australian Government’s treatment of Tamils and other asylum seekers is not only hypocritical but also amounts to refoulement under the UN refugee convention. Please show up for this family tomorrow at Martin Place (Sydney) at 1pm, demand immediate moratorium on both forced deportations and so called voluntary returns and bring this family back to Biloela.
We like getting intimate in public 👫
Precision of language was always a fickle thing for me. Born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, speech was never my forté. My ‘D’s sounded like ‘G’s, and no amount of speech therapy was going to correct how I pronounced my ‘N’s. Having moved to Canada as a 7 year old, I was also playing catch up with my English, learning social norms and greetings from Archie Comics and after school episodes of X-Men and Sailor Moon. This double whammy of language barriers has manifested the paradox I live in today, that I still struggle to string together decent sentences despite it being the language I now think in. I grew up reading the most beautiful prose, lyrics, and phrases - finding form to thoughts that I could never find the words to articulate myself. And when I did have the right words, for a long time, I deliberately chose not to use them, never owning the words that belonged to me. So to see my Tamil name, the same one I used to evade at coffee shops to avoid clunky conversations, printed in a book about my thoughts, feelings and experiences is pretty fucking cool - that I have finally found the words, the courage to now own them, and write myself into existence. NB: my words will not be on par with the legends in this book but hey, it’s a start and I made it in lol. Thanks to everyone who’s picked up a copy🥰😘. #sydney #melbourne #brisbane #perth
The deeper the V, the closer to God⚡️. [heading out of the @justincassin show] 📸: @jeremyhansen #wearenotmodels #perth #brisbane #sydney #melbourne
I’ve arrived [to the @thurleyofficial show]. Brad Pitt has been cancelled! 📸: @raymond__cheng #wearenotmodels #perth #brisbane #sydney #melbourne
I think I’m going to be calling in thicc for work tomorrow😷. #wearenotmodels #perth #brisbane #sydney #melbourne
I don’t believe in shooting stars, I believe in shoes and cars. 📸: @raymond__cheng #wearenotmodels #perth #brisbane #sydney #melbourne
For the next little while, proceeds from the F*ck Pauline Hanson shirts will be going to the Christchurch Victims Fund instead of the ASRC // I wrote this almost two years ago explaining (read: justifying) why this t-shirt exists and the aggressive stance it takes against Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party. Whilst we always enjoy healthy debate and nutting out nuanced views, it’s become increasingly exhausting having to justify the humanity of indigenous/brown/queer/muslim lives at every juncture, and to be frank, having to argue with the tailbone of the political spectrum, a part of #auspol that serves no purpose in modern day Australia. Pauline Hanson represents and symbolises everything that is antithetical to the Australian Values Statement that many of us have embodied since immigrating to this incredible country. How do you reason your humanity and explain to someone why they should respect you and treat you with dignity. In these circumstances, a simple F*CK Pauline Hanson fashion statement is necessary. Of course, Pauline Hanson is only a representative of the wider problem of opportunist political xenophobes fear mongering and so in saying F*CK you to her, we say F*CK you to them all. Hey Fraser Anning👋🏾. If we refuse to buy what she is selling – her ideas, her perception of people, and her notion of humanity, another Australia is possible. #wearenotmodels #perth #brisbane #sydney #melbourne
Maybe I’m getting yelled at by the cops for being on the street, maybe they just want to know where I got my tote 🤷🏾‍♂️ (I obviously told them www.wearenotmodels.com)
Category is...[no age limit, just be rich]. Seriously though, I want this chair. #wearenotmodels #perth #brisbane #sydney #melbourne
It’s not a walk of shame if you walk away with his wallet🤫. #wearenotmodels #perth #brisbane #sydney #melbourne
 
 
 
 
 

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