Miscellaneous: Today, a model I've been working on for an art competition was...

By Swatted - 17/02/2015 06:39 - United States - Sparks

Today, a model I've been working on for an art competition was declined. They thought I was being insensitive and "rudely glorifying 9/11". My model was about the ending scene of King Kong. I spent twenty hours on that model. FML

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By Fuzy - 15/12/2008 03:24 - France

Today, my Art Director once again turned down a demo model (for an advertisement) that I'd been working on for a week. This time he took his belt off and started thrashing the model to pieces. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/01/2011 18:47 - Ireland

Today, I was taking my architecture project to school. I'd spent days preparing my little model house. I stepped outside with it in my hand, and right at that moment a gust of wind ripped it away. It's currently lying in my neighbour's garden, smashed to pieces. FML

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By offended - 07/04/2009 06:15 - United States

Today, I was putting the finishing touches on my portrait of a young boy in art class. I asked my teacher if she could help correct the bad parts of my portrait. She said, "Well that would take all day and I just don't have the time." She was serious. I thought this was my best work yet. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/09/2019 02:02

Today, despite filling all the parameters for a model employee and being praised by multiple people over the time I was working, I was fired because a client complained to my manager that I didn't seem to know what I was doing. FML

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By fuglyphotographer - 23/10/2011 18:05 - United Kingdom

Today, I uploaded my latest picture onto a photography website. It only got one comment, and even that was from someone advising me to never use the same hideous model ever again. It was a self-portrait. FML

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Hyperrealism

By Anonymous - 24/11/2012 01:29 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, I was rejected for a dream photography job that involves travelling all over the world, because according to the interviewer, half the photos in my nature portfolio were "blatantly photoshopped." I guess reality isn't realistic enough for some people. FML

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By averagemom4days - 07/09/2016 02:45 - United States - Roosevelt

Today, I spent a ridiculous amount of time working and reworking a design for a client. Eight hours and many tears later, she sends an email saying, "Let's go with the first design. I liked that one the most." FML

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By Ugh - 16/02/2009 05:45 - United States

Today, I submitted my picture to a rating website. It was rejected because I didn't clarify which person I was. The picture was of my dog and me. FML

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By fatty - 23/01/2010 21:44 - United States

Today, I asked my friend who is a fashion major why she didn't want to use me as a model for her senior project. She said my boobs were too big. I doubt it'd have been an issue if I were a girl. FML

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By BigFatLiar - 17/08/2022 06:00

Today, I had an assignment to make a Powerpoint of our summer, using our photos. Wanting to impress my classmates, and never having the opportunity to travel, I made one about a fake trip to NYC with pics from Google. My professor informed me that one of “my” pics of the city had the WTC towers in them. FML

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feven 32

Tuesday 17 February 2015 16:59

Maybe you should have given your model a title to clear up any misunderstanding

mentallizzard 19

Tuesday 17 February 2015 17:02

so the judges think one building with a gorilla on it represents the twin towers . . . I guess I need to touch up on my history then.

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feven 32

Tuesday 17 February 2015 16:59

Maybe you should have given your model a title to clear up any misunderstanding

emilyyy_maryyy 14

Friday 20 February 2015 11:46

But the Empire State Building has a distinct appearance. It's hard to confuse that with the Twin Towers.

rmllavaneras 19

Tuesday 17 February 2015 16:59

Do these people know the difference between Empire State and World Trade Center?

Jay0501 21

Tuesday 17 February 2015 17:01

Exactly what I was thinking. What does King Kong have to do with 9/11

Fayern 13

Tuesday 17 February 2015 17:44

Everything apparently.

kirasant 19

Tuesday 17 February 2015 20:30

I'm guessing that it was a building with planes around it was all they looked at. OP, if you can't explain their stupidity to them, go to the local press. This the sort of zero-tolerance garbage that news stations love. If they won't accept your entry, shame them for their brainlessness.

XxDevilxXGt 26

Tuesday 17 February 2015 21:10

That, or OP's model is very indiscernible.

IndianaJoe0321 19

Tuesday 17 February 2015 22:35

Maybe the OP based the model on the '76 remake which had Kong on the Twin Towers? Although I don't agree, the judges may have seen that and got offended.

redstone7693 29

Wednesday 18 February 2015 5:14

clearly they don't. they're Americans, and Americans are dumb.

lane1569 5

Tuesday 26 May 2015 7:28

New York City

cristy91 33

Tuesday 17 February 2015 17:00

That's horrible! What style was it completed in? If it was something were interpretation is really needed I can understand how they came to that conclusion. Maybe you could use the model for another competition or put it in your portfolio for future reference?