Lauren - Cycle 10 - Page 195

Dax · 05-13-2008, 06:24 PM

Lauren's elimination for me is the prime example of why America's Next Top Model will never produce a true awkward edgy girl. It's the stupid Covergirl and Seventeen stuff. Lauren does not fit both of them and most of the really edgy girls are just not meant to do that. Heather, Lauren, Mollie Sue, I don't even know how Jaslene did it...

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baphomet · 05-13-2008, 06:27 PM

I'm a nomad... as im sure lauren is.. There is something very very liberating about selling or giving away all your stuff..Not freeloadig off of mommy and daddy and being fully self sufficent. there;s something remarkably gratifying about free living.

Being homeless is a about the only way to be absolutely free in this country.
it can completely change your perspective on humanity and life overall. as an artist.. i'm sure this benifted lauren.
It just takes so much guts and self-confidence to do something like this, like dicthing all your material possessions, or going to travel around......A lot of people I thought I could trust have tried talking me out of going travelling and are against me going and wont offer me support or anything.....Call me a dreamer for wanting to live my life differently and out of the comformist life of working 9-5 , living for the weekends, and getting tied down by morgages , credit cards , pension schemes etc etc.......fools!

In all honesty ...The fringes of society are often populated by a very intelligent crowd, who are above the system, know so, and are often reminded of why they don't need society. For some of them, a station in life that's lowly by most people's standards is a great cover for privacy. Fewer people bother you or even notice you in the first place. Theres nothing expected of you. you make things happen for myself; your fully responsible for your actions...not due to favours owed, so-called obligations or anything of the sort.

Lauren states. ''
I decided to become homeless. i didnt feel my home situation was stable and i wnated to find out who i was as a person. something i didnt think i could do living with my parents. i moved out when i was 13 for. it was astounding. I learned alot about the felonious arts. i also learned alot about myself.''

I never have been, nor will I ever fit or conform to the convenient mold and become a corporate robot. I always felt very much the outsider and honestly never have been able to relate to most of the so called normies of 9-5 lifestyle.

All my life, I've been searching for something, although not exactly sure what I wanted, I've always felt from a very young age what I didn't want. Aside from being involuntarily homeless, I look back and realise that I start to get restless working at a place more than 2 yrs. I get restless and start to feel stagnant, pick up and move on..
I guess I'm a free spirit. nothing beats the feeling of riding across the state on a train.., feeling the wind against my face, the sunlight on your back.. and camping out on the side of the road or some field somewhere for the night. Thankyou lauren for making this show cool... It makes me feel better knowing there's others that are perhaps not quite the conformist corporate type either. I could just never really relate to that type of "normie" standard crowd. Thanks again for this thread.. and i hope lauren sheds some light on this topic thats so often overlooked.

i know its hard for many people here to wrap their heads around this notion....That is there is other versions of 'success' in life......
Unfortunately, they fail to see it from my point of view. I'd honestly rather be dead then live such a fake plastic meaningless lifestyle.......Unfortunately, this is the common consensus: being a corporate robot and earning lots of money will make you happy and fulfilled.....I just cannot accept that way of life. It isn't even up for debate. I view that as a meaningless existence... But to each there own. Just me and o ur buddy laurne here are on the same boat.!..So this is why i bring up these points. in hopes of enlightening you all.owever, most people just cannot comprehend this, or a life or any other option outside of the 9-5, the indoctrinated lifestyle we are taught to follow.......I know this is very cliche to be a rebel!, but it is hard being truly different and non-comforming, cuz you will upset a lot of people(even people close to you) and a lot of people will try to thwart you. You need so much self-confidence and resolve.
It's incredibly tough and not for the weak of heart!!!
i guarantee you if you email lauren.. she will tell you it quite possibly could be ' one of the best experiences of my life.''
alternative travel (hithcing, trainhopping, etc.) can really introduce you to some interesting people/sights/feelings. Maybe this explains her art a bit more... a documentation of sorts.

lauren never said in that interview she had a loving family.. she said she had a great childhood...hm . remember the people interview.. .abusive past? Um i think laurens avvoiding a sob story. . .. she just avvoided going into detail there. .Quick answer.. no questions asked. move on. ya know.? Think about it... abusive past?... homeless by choice is just another way of saying she ranaway.

baphomet · 05-13-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ILikeThat

Since Lauren left the show I kind of lost interest to it. I don't know why... May be it is not because of Lauren. I think her elimination made me rethink my connection to the show. It's all TV. Just it. And now I believe it has too many cycles. Good things cannot last forever. They either finish or get worse. I want ANTM to stop at some decent level.
But I'm still happy Lauren was there. She is a stunning model and a great person. And I enjoyed her interviews a lot!

yeah .. it did get boring huh? i really wanted to see laurens gladiatrix and castle pics!

baphomet · 05-13-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tove0wnzj00

She said she had a loving home, and Jersey isn't that far from New York City, so it's not as though her family was in California and she ran away to NYC - she could have still gone home pretty easily if she felt like it. What I think is basically this: if you have a loving home, stay in it. Instead of leaving a place where people are good for you, where you have food and a bed to sleep in, &c, try to help people [b]who don't have the choice to not be homeless

. i thik you missed my point. i said the show has her from NYC? shes originally from jersey right.... So. she ranway. Lauren has trainhopped and travelled, hitchhiked and stayed in squats... NOT JUST IN NYC.. you cant exactly run home so easily as you seem to be thinking. And if lauren had an abusive past.. shes a runaway...why would she rush to go home.?and why not live life!? you meet interesting faces along the away! screw the white picket fence mentality! im glad lauren realized what BS that is and bailed!

Roguesinx · 05-13-2008, 07:51 PM

I see what you mean, i hate to be tied down, wake up 6 go home 9... boring. But i definately see myself doing this when i am forced into the situation lke when you get married or have kids. I would trainhop if i had to but isn't it really dangerous?

I still admire her for ditching her crappy life and seeing the world from a different viewpoint because i love my parents and i don't want to scare them by leaving.

baphomet · 05-13-2008, 07:59 PM

daily news article!
'America's Next Top Model' contestants from Brooklyn not sour over ouster

amazonophile · 05-13-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by baphomet

daily news article!
'America's Next Top Model' contestants from Brooklyn not sour over ouster

Intresting article. I wish Lauren the best.

Fashion_Nazi · 05-13-2008, 11:34 PM

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"It's getting too gentrified," she said. "When I saw a Dunkin' Donuts come up in Bed-Stuy, I said, 'Oh no.'"

Is that such a bad thing? LOL

baphomet · 05-13-2008, 11:48 PM

uhm.... gentrification? Gentrification is the name of the game. It replaces the local corner store with a Starbucks and a low-rent apartment with a luxury condo. It evaporates the jobs that allow people to make ends meet.

it's much easier to control people when we're all watching the same T.V. shows, Listening to the same radio stations, going to the same movies, looking at the same billboards, eating the same food. and yes... dunkin donuts included.

nicfreakz · 05-13-2008, 11:59 PM

thanks for sharing the link baphomet ...

i'd always look for anything new about her ..

05-13-2008, 06:24 PM	#1941
Dax FORT Fogey Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 2,046	Re: Lauren - Cycle 10 Lauren's elimination for me is the prime example of why America's Next Top Model will never produce a true awkward edgy girl. It's the stupid Covergirl and Seventeen stuff. Lauren does not fit both of them and most of the really edgy girls are just not meant to do that. Heather, Lauren, Mollie Sue, I don't even know how Jaslene did it...

05-13-2008, 06:27 PM	#1942
baphomet FORT Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23	Re: Lauren - Cycle 10 I'm a nomad... as im sure lauren is.. There is something very very liberating about selling or giving away all your stuff..Not freeloadig off of mommy and daddy and being fully self sufficent. there;s something remarkably gratifying about free living. Being homeless is a about the only way to be absolutely free in this country. it can completely change your perspective on humanity and life overall. as an artist.. i'm sure this benifted lauren. It just takes so much guts and self-confidence to do something like this, like dicthing all your material possessions, or going to travel around......A lot of people I thought I could trust have tried talking me out of going travelling and are against me going and wont offer me support or anything.....Call me a dreamer for wanting to live my life differently and out of the comformist life of working 9-5 , living for the weekends, and getting tied down by morgages , credit cards , pension schemes etc etc.......fools! In all honesty ...The fringes of society are often populated by a very intelligent crowd, who are above the system, know so, and are often reminded of why they don't need society. For some of them, a station in life that's lowly by most people's standards is a great cover for privacy. Fewer people bother you or even notice you in the first place. Theres nothing expected of you. you make things happen for myself; your fully responsible for your actions...not due to favours owed, so-called obligations or anything of the sort. Lauren states. '' I decided to become homeless. i didnt feel my home situation was stable and i wnated to find out who i was as a person. something i didnt think i could do living with my parents. i moved out when i was 13 for. it was astounding. I learned alot about the felonious arts. i also learned alot about myself.'' I never have been, nor will I ever fit or conform to the convenient mold and become a corporate robot. I always felt very much the outsider and honestly never have been able to relate to most of the so called normies of 9-5 lifestyle. All my life, I've been searching for something, although not exactly sure what I wanted, I've always felt from a very young age what I didn't want. Aside from being involuntarily homeless, I look back and realise that I start to get restless working at a place more than 2 yrs. I get restless and start to feel stagnant, pick up and move on.. I guess I'm a free spirit. nothing beats the feeling of riding across the state on a train.., feeling the wind against my face, the sunlight on your back.. and camping out on the side of the road or some field somewhere for the night. Thankyou lauren for making this show cool... It makes me feel better knowing there's others that are perhaps not quite the conformist corporate type either. I could just never really relate to that type of "normie" standard crowd. Thanks again for this thread.. and i hope lauren sheds some light on this topic thats so often overlooked. i know its hard for many people here to wrap their heads around this notion....That is there is other versions of 'success' in life...... Unfortunately, they fail to see it from my point of view. I'd honestly rather be dead then live such a fake plastic meaningless lifestyle.......Unfortunately, this is the common consensus: being a corporate robot and earning lots of money will make you happy and fulfilled.....I just cannot accept that way of life. It isn't even up for debate. I view that as a meaningless existence... But to each there own. Just me and o ur buddy laurne here are on the same boat.!..So this is why i bring up these points. in hopes of enlightening you all.owever, most people just cannot comprehend this, or a life or any other option outside of the 9-5, the indoctrinated lifestyle we are taught to follow.......I know this is very cliche to be a rebel!, but it is hard being truly different and non-comforming, cuz you will upset a lot of people(even people close to you) and a lot of people will try to thwart you. You need so much self-confidence and resolve. It's incredibly tough and not for the weak of heart!!! i guarantee you if you email lauren.. she will tell you it quite possibly could be ' one of the best experiences of my life.'' alternative travel (hithcing, trainhopping, etc.) can really introduce you to some interesting people/sights/feelings. Maybe this explains her art a bit more... a documentation of sorts. lauren never said in that interview she had a loving family.. she said she had a great childhood...hm . remember the people interview.. .abusive past? Um i think laurens avvoiding a sob story. . .. she just avvoided going into detail there. .Quick answer.. no questions asked. move on. ya know.? Think about it... abusive past?... homeless by choice is just another way of saying she ranaway.

05-13-2008, 07:51 PM	#1945
Roguesinx FORT Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 27	Re: Lauren - Cycle 10 I see what you mean, i hate to be tied down, wake up 6 go home 9... boring. But i definately see myself doing this when i am forced into the situation lke when you get married or have kids. I would trainhop if i had to but isn't it really dangerous? I still admire her for ditching her crappy life and seeing the world from a different viewpoint because i love my parents and i don't want to scare them by leaving.

05-13-2008, 07:59 PM	#1946
baphomet FORT Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23	Re: Lauren - Cycle 10 daily news article! 'America's Next Top Model' contestants from Brooklyn not sour over ouster

05-13-2008, 11:48 PM	#1949
baphomet FORT Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23	Re: Lauren - Cycle 10 uhm.... gentrification? Gentrification is the name of the game. It replaces the local corner store with a Starbucks and a low-rent apartment with a luxury condo. It evaporates the jobs that allow people to make ends meet. it's much easier to control people when we're all watching the same T.V. shows, Listening to the same radio stations, going to the same movies, looking at the same billboards, eating the same food. and yes... dunkin donuts included.

05-13-2008, 11:59 PM	#1950
nicfreakz in my heart ! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: City Of Hell Posts: 672	Re: Lauren - Cycle 10 thanks for sharing the link baphomet ... i'd always look for anything new about her .. __________________ Lauren FanARTic - "I reallllyyy miss Lauren " "..distilled into one 95-pound, doe-eyed, bon mot tossing, label-whoring package of girlie evil"