Fashion’s wisest voice, Tavi, has finally come forward with her take on the Terry Richardson Sex Perv allegations and she has definitely not been impressed with “Uncle Terry’s” antics – nor the people within the fashion industry who have supported his work. In fact, Tavi has officially turned: no adorable iPhone self-portraits or self-deprecating wisecracks, her latest post is instead scathing and accusatory – more like the kind of drunken rant you’d have at your cheating ex-boyfriend just before crying loudly: “I knew you were gay” then darting away like a ferret in the night.
Here’s a few of my favourite lines from Tavi’s anti-Terry rant:
“lots of people in fashion, many people I really respect, have jumped to his defense. The most common arguments from these folks and Internet commentators point fingers at the barely legal girl who has been pressured into taking her clothes off for photos that will be published in magazines and online. Ah, blaming the victim. A personal favorite of mine!
“It’s fun! Uncle Terry said it’s fun and everyone likes it!” Know who didn’t say it’s fun and everyone likes it? The people who had the opposite of fun and did not like it at all!
“But it’s ART! He’s an ARTISTE!” OH, my bad! Sorry, I’ll just step out of your way and let you continue with your Disturbed Genius/Troubled Artist Technique of sexually harassing people, then!
“And, let’s clarify: you don’t love women just because you have sex with them and like taking pictures of their ladyparts.”
Go Tavi you little firecracker!
I still think her blog is written by her fashion-savvy parents/aunt though.
