"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous"
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The intent feels pointedly industry-aware. Modeling, especially at Lima’s level, runs on power imbalances: young women expected to be agreeable, replaceable, and relentlessly “easy to work with,” while also projecting confidence. In that environment, “attitude” often becomes a coded accusation aimed at anyone who resists being managed. Lima’s subtext is savvy: real status means you can be calm because the infrastructure of fame already grants you boundaries. Your time gets protected, your mistakes get reframed, your “no” lands differently.
There’s also a quiet critique of how we read women in the public eye. When a famous man is blunt, it’s “no-nonsense.” When a not-yet-famous woman asserts herself, it’s “attitude.” Lima implies that the same behavior is judged through the lens of power, not personality.
It works because it’s both practical and slightly bleak: if you need an “attitude,” you’re probably negotiating for dignity. Fame, for better or worse, makes dignity automatic.
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