Miss Amber Rose.

ok. heres the thing. i never really "lived" for miss amber rose. i still dont. although i think she is l-vely and her style is KILLING the game, i cant pretend im following her every move. but what i am a fan of, is her drive to step out of an industry that has the ability to not only kill your rep, but make it extremely difficult to return to what most of you think is "normality", and manage to not give a fuck about the negativity and look good while doing it.

since amber has been dating kanye she has been, for the most part, everywhere he is, paps following her, uber exposure, and the fact that she is uniquely beautiful DOES seem to help.

we all know she is an EX stripper. and unfortunately for her, and some of the rest of us, the MEDIA will never let her forget this. no matter what is going on in kanye or amber's world-blogs and new mags everywhere will continue to keep the words "video model" and/or "stripper" scattered amongst the article.

i dont think it would matter as much if they were speaking of advancement, or achievement by her, but its usually in the context of something degrading, or taboo, something the media obviously will never neglect to report.

ok-so we know she was in the strip industry, we also know she did videos, and we also know she is not hiding it. so why do we continue to attempt pulling cards that are already out on the table? instead of just a simple "congratulations" in regard to her signing with FORD models, instead its "so i guess you have to be a stripper turned video model, to make it now-a-days." oh come on, you cant be serious, negative nancy! how can you only site an obvious negative(by social standards) and not let someone shine, or at the very least, give kudos for getting out of an industry that has such an awful stigma?

i find it almost criminal that people are side eyeing her success just because of her past, which she has POSITIVELY came out of. she is in a relationship with a man who l-ves her, appreciates her, and clearly is non judgemental (which is something all us women ask for) and she is no longer a part of the strip industry, and has signed to a very reputable modeling agency. so she has turned what many consider being a negative, STRIP, into a positive life turn around. do we have to taint it with cynicism and spite? so your mad? your mad that a part of her success is based off her beauty and not a college degree? or are your more concerned about the message that it sends, that being a stripper can lead to you having a rapper boyfriend and a ford contract..? ok, amber rose's story is not at all typical, for if it was, all us ladies in this industry would be on the arms of some great non judgemental man, chasing our dreams with him backing us 100%. but unfortunately, it is not that simple, we are not all THAT lucky. so no need to think this can or will happen to every video girl and/or exotic dancer. you can rest easy.

if amber has managed to find someone who gives a fuck about her enough to help her get where she wants and needs to be, who are we to try and rain on their pink parade? strippers deserve to be happy too. we deserve chances to better ourselves and grow. and the moment any of us try to do that, people want us to shut up, stay in our place, and just 2 step nude. and of course-these are the same folks that cant stop saying "you cant strip your whole life". hmm..whats a bitch to do? damned if you do, damned if you dont. (missjia.com)

bravo, miss rose.